Review | Disc Jockey, Bread and Roses Theatre ⋆⋆⋆

Review | Disc Jockey, Bread and Roses Theatre ⋆⋆⋆

Tiwai Muza and Joseph Ward’s Disc Jockey is an honest depiction of how recreational drug use can easily slip into a dangerous and uncontrollable habit. It’s a cautionary tale which makes its audience reflect on whether an addiction-related downfall could happen to anyone we know. DJ (Tiwai Muza), who coincidentally also likes to DJ as [...]

Review | The Glow, Royal Court Theatre ⋆⋆⋆

Review | The Glow, Royal Court Theatre ⋆⋆⋆

I was kindly invited to review The Glow for londontheatre.co.uk. You can read the review by clicking the link below. https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/the-glow-review-royal-court Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan The Glow is running at the Royal Court Theatre until 5 March 2022 at the time of writing. https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/theglow/

Review | Trouble in Mind, National Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

Review | Trouble in Mind, National Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

I was kindly invited to review Trouble in Mind for londontheatre.co.uk. You can read the review by clicking the link below. https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/trouble-in-mind-at-the-national-theatre-review Photo Credit: Johan Persson Trouble in Mind is running at the National Theatre to 29 January 2022 at the time of writing.

Review | Hymn, Almeida Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

Review | Hymn, Almeida Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

I was kindly invited to write a one-off review for the Evening Standard after their main critic was unfortunately pinged and had to self-isolate. You can read the review by clicking the link below. A big thanks to Nancy Durrant for the opportunity! https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/hymn-review-almeida-theatre-london-adrian-lester-danny-sapani-b948402.html Photo Credit: Marc Brenner Hymn is running at the Almeida Theatre [...]

Review | J’Ouvert, Harold Pinter Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

Review | J’Ouvert, Harold Pinter Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

In J’Ouvert, London’s Notting Hill Carnival has been brought to life on the West End stage with an impressive cast of four women. Yasmin Joseph’s show meaningfully captures the reality of the carnival experience in twenty-first century London whilst remaining undeniably fun. Under the direction of Rebekah Murrell, it bursts with colour, music and joy; [...]

Review | seven methods of killing kylie jenner, Royal Court Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

Review | seven methods of killing kylie jenner, Royal Court Theatre ⋆⋆⋆⋆

No, the show’s provocative title is not clickbait. When Cleo (Leanne Henlon), a dark-skinned Black woman, learns that Kylie Jenner has been announced as a ‘self-made billionaire’, she is outraged. To express this anger, Cleo describes in darkly comic detail via an anonymous Twitter account the various ways in which she’d like to kill the [...]