Tag: satire
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One Man, Two Guvnors, National Theatre
Thursday 2nd April 2020
reviewNT Live’s excellent film of this masterpiece of farce is now available for free …
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The Special Relationship, Soho Theatre
Tuesday 3rd March 2020
reviewVerbatim account of transatlantic deportation is an uneven mix of fact and farce…
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The Claim, Shoreditch Town Hall
Monday 24th February 2020
reviewReturn of the quietly satirical but powerfully experiential criticism of the UK’…
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Baby Reindeer
Saturday 2nd November 2019
blogText of the day: “I could do my best to intellectualise the shame I felt with he…
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A History of Water in the Middle East, Royal Court
Monday 14th October 2019
reviewFeminist account of British imperialism is energetic and passionate, but rather …
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Mephisto [A Rhapsody], Gate Theatre
Thursday 10th October 2019
reviewFrench meta-theatrical update of Klaus Mann’s classic novel has some brilliant m…
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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Trafalgar Studios
Wednesday 2nd October 2019
reviewSharp and starry revival of Peter Nichols’s taboo-busting fantasia is pretty mag…
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The Night of the Iguana
Thursday 8th August 2019
blogText of the day: “How calmly does the olive branch/ Observe the sky begin to bla…
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White Pearl, Royal Court
Thursday 16th May 2019
reviewNew satire about the cosmetics industry and race plays with stereotypes, but is …
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