10+ hour, 47+ min ago  (294+ words) Sidling on in a dressing gown, with a series of stop-start musical intros, Aisling Bea affects an air of goofy spontaneity and reactive chaos, her mile-a-minute, chatty delivery in keeping with the (not altogether unsurprising) ADHD diagnosis she received during…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (528+ words) Writers: Harry Murdoch and G. G. Director: Harry Murdoch When a play lasts an hour and you are implored by the director not to tell the secrets of the big reveal which comes 15-20 minutes before the end, it doesn't leave too much…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (479+ words) Stuck in Transit " Old Red Lion Playhouse, London'The Reviews Hub Stuck in Transit " Old Red Lion Playhouse, London Writer and Director: Mayuresh Mishra Most people would probably agree that the purpose of theatre is to communicate something; sometimes it is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (237+ words) Nathan Scott-Dunn's Un-Expecting offers a lyrical deep-dive into the chaos, comedy, and consequences of two strangers hurtling into modern parenthood. While the unplanned pregnancy trope is well-worn territory, Scott-Dunn's script injects fresh energy into the premise through a rhythmic pulse…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (639+ words) Space Gravy is like one massive sketch " the ultimate sketch " with all the bizarre jokes connected by the story's absurd internal logic, forming a narrative about trying to make YASA (Yorkshire Aeronautics and Space Administration) the first organisation to land…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (227+ words) This pleasingly grown-up play depends on words, suggestion and action rather than gimmickry. It dates from 1935, when it is set, and wears the test of time rather well. Each of the three titular old ladies has a room in a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (435+ words) A love story across the divide is hard to resist, from Romeo and Juliet to West Side Story, to Malorie Blackman's famous novel of 25 years ago " Noughts & Crosses. Northern Stage's young audience last night were entranced by Sabrina Mahfouz's stage…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (212+ words) Writers: David Edgar, David Greig, Cat Goscovitch, Jonathan Myerson, Natalka Vorozhbit (translated by Sasha Dugdale) Directors: Nicolas Kent and Victoria Gartner Ukraine Unbroken is a night of five short plays about modern Ukraine, tracing the history from the Maidan Uprising…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (450+ words) The Quiet Men " Bewley's Caf" Theatre, Dublin'The Reviews Hub The Quiet Men " Bewley's Caf" Theatre, Dublin Writer: Morgan C Jones The Quiet Men is a biographical piece of work about the lives of Irish movie stars and brothers Arthur Shields…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (504+ words) Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell " The Coach & Horses, London'The Reviews Hub Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell " The Coach & Horses, London There is something undeniably pleasing about watching Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell in the very pub in which it is set. The Coach…...