Review: Kindertransport, Chickenshed Southgate
Chickenshed is a truly inspirational theatre company, well known for its education and outreach work, and its commitment to integration and inclusivity. Knowing...
Laura Gilbert
Review: Diary of a Madman, Gate Theatre
Diary of a Madman returns to London after an incredibly successful Edinburgh run – ranked amongst the best plays of the Fringe. Entering the Gate Theatre, one p...
Review: The Trial, Jack Studio Theatre
Entering the Brockley Jack Studio, the audience also enters into the emotional world of Joseph K, as we watch the production’s sole actor Brendan O’Rourke crawl...
Review: Villain, Soho Theatre
Villain is a one-woman show with a clear aim: to show audience members that social workers are, in fact, people. Writer and director Martin Murphy, an indivi...
Review: How to Win Against History, Ovalhouse Theatre
It was a packed auditorium, and a very warm evening: the perfect excuse for spectators to grumble about shared body heat and the scent of one or two undeodouris...
Review: High As Sugar, King’s Head Theatre
High As Sugar was a play of many parts. There were musical numbers, scenes of reminiscent story-telling, conversations with unseen strangers and audience intera...
Laura Gilbert
Laura Gilbert is a longstanding lover of theatre, most likely to be found expounding on the merits of interactive performance, the versatility of Renaissance revenge tragedy or the necessity of watching her new favourite macabre musical.