I’ve been pleasantly surprised by my ability to steer clear of pandemic fiction and non-fiction throughout lockdown. However, when the opportunity to read and review Afterland by Lauren Beukes I just had to make an exception. I’ll discuss this further below, but the concept of this sounded so intriguing that I just had to giveContinue reading “Afterland by Lauren Beukes:⭐️⭐️⭐️Non-Spoiler Review”
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Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review
Brett Morris describes Prokofiev’s ballet score for Romeo and Juliet as “arguably the greatest romantic ballet score of the 20th century”. Matthew Bourne, on the other hand, has chosen to emphasise the tragedy of Shakespeare’s classic love story as he supplants the tale from fair Verona into an institution in the not too distant future.Continue reading “Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review”
Review: Cabaret
Cabaret is one of those shows where I keep hearing the name but I’ve never gotten around to checking it out at all. Honestly, before this performance, I’d only heard the beginning parts of the opening song as it was sung by Alan Cummings as part of the opening to the 2015 Tony Awards. So,Continue reading “Review: Cabaret”
Blood Brothers Review
I can’t describe my excitement when I found out, back in the beginning of March, that Blood Brothers was going to tour and return to Cardiff’s New Theatre. I instantly booked tickets and was lucky enough to get some for opening night. Starting its setting around the 1960s Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers follows the fraternalContinue reading “Blood Brothers Review”
Review: Around the World in 80 Days
One of my favourite things about being a theatre reviewer is the opportunity it gives me to go and see something completely new, which I know nothing about beforehand. This production was certainly one of those as I made my way to Cardiff’s New Theatre to see Around the World in 80 Days. I willContinue reading “Review: Around the World in 80 Days”
Vicky Lord 