REVIEW: A Monster Calls, Old Vic Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Sophie Adnitt reviews Sally Cookson’s production of A Monster Calls which is now playingt at the Old Vic.
Sophie Adnitt reviews Sally Cookson’s production of A Monster Calls which is now playingt at the Old Vic.
Sophie Adnitt reviews A Lesson From Auschwitz by James Hyland at the Time and Leisure Studio Wimbledon.
Sophie Adnitt reviews Nine Foot Nine presented at the Bunker Theatre as part of the Breaking Out Festival.
Sophie Adnitt reviews West End Eurovision, a special event benefiting TheatreMad held at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. West End Eurovision Shaftesbury Theatre 22nd April 2018 Five stars More about TheatreMad I thought I was ready for West End Eurovision. Why wouldn’t I? I love theatre and I love Eurovision, and all the necessary camp that comes with both. Plus this year’s contestants (after the competition taking a four year hiatus) had been selected from a brilliant bunch of shows, and it was all for a great cause – the Make A Difference Trust, supporting those with HIV and AIDS. But let me tell you. I was not ready for West End Eurovision. In a packed out Shaftesbury Theatre (usually home to Motown the Musical) things kicked off in style with guest vocalists Carl Mullaney and Emma Lindars performing a medley of past Eurovision hits, complete with back up dancers, pyrotechnics and … Read more
Sophie Adnitt reviews Philip Ridley’s Angry at Southwark Playhouse “Startling, unsettling, but deeply fascinating, Angry is a worthy addition to the world of Ridley.”
Even after the cuts and despite the top quality nature of every other production element, The Divide, with its patchy and problematic script is still not ready for public consumption.
As a tool to start conversations, as well as being a decently entertaining piece of theatre, How To Be A Kid is a high quality, endearing and surprisingly complex production.
We asked our review team to nominate their 2017 theatre highlights. Sophie Adnitt nominated her favourites.