Review: Building The Wall, Park Theatre
The Park Theatre is hosting the UK premiere of the American play Building The Wall this month. Written by Robert Schenkkan a month before the presidential elect...
Merel van 't Hooft
Review: Mayfly, Orange Tree Theatre
Joe White’s debut play Mayfly at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond condenses the lives of four people in a small village into one fateful Sunday, which marks ...
Review: Quiz, Noël Coward Theatre
It’s hard to find a show out there that doesn’t, in some way or other, reflect on or critique our society. After all, holding up a mirror to its audience is a q...
Review: Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine, Roundhouse (Circus Fest)
Contemporary circus group Pirates of the Carabina opened the Roundhouse’s Circus Fest with a show tongue-twistingly titled Relentless Unstoppable Human Machine....
Review: Big Bad, The Vault Festival
The Vaults’ Pit stage, with its dark, murky cellar vibe, perfectly sets the scene for what is about to unfold there. A woman, blood-stained and chained to both ...
Merel van 't Hooft
Merel van ‘t Hooft is a Dutch emerging theatre maker currently based in Dublin. She studied an MA Collaborative Theatre Making in association with Frantic Assembly in the UK, and loves musical and physical theatre. Apart from doing thespian stuff, she works as a copywriter and translator, and spends the rest of her time reading, playing guitar or cuddling her cat.