Review: Mood Music, The Old Vic
Propelled by the anxious collision of psychological expression and repression, Mood Music interrogates the boundaries of creative ownership and the extent to wh...
Joe Penhall
Review: Blue/Orange, Young Vic
Whoever commissioned Blue/Orange’s revival at The Young Vic is an evil genius. Has there ever been a more appropriate piece of theatre to represent today’s poli...
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Love and Understanding
As hinted at by the title, the theme of Joe Penhall’s play is unspectacular, as familiar as its triangular set up. Stressed young doctors Neal and Rachel are st...
Review: Birthday
Ed and Lisa, pregnant with their second child, are in the hospital preparing for a caesarian section. However, Lisa won’t be the one giving birth, as Ed has...
Review: Haunted Child
As a subject, religious fanaticism – particularly of the cultish variety – can not be an easy one to write about whilst retaining a sense of honesty, realis...