Tag: metaphor
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The Shitheads
Thursday 26th February 2026
blogFavourite stage direction: “All of the characters are early human beings.”
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Lost Atoms
Friday 20th February 2026
blogText of the day: “Lots of folk tales start with a foolish act.”
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The Shitheads, Royal Court
Thursday 12th February 2026
reviewNew play about the prehistoric past searches for relevance, but only finds a rea…
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Deaf Republic, Royal Court
Thursday 4th September 2025
reviewStaging of Ukrainian-American Ilya Kaminsky’s anti-war poems is too meta-theatri…
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Apex Predator, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 31st March 2025
reviewNew play about motherhood and vampirism is disappointingly incoherent: poor writ…
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The Habits, Hampstead Theatre
Tuesday 11th March 2025
reviewEnchanting new play about the game of Dungeons & Dragons explores the relationsh…
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Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew, Bush Theatre
Tuesday 25th February 2025
reviewCoral Wylie’s tender and original debut is about memory, gardening and the black…
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Burnt-Up Love, Finborough Theatre
Thursday 31st October 2024
reviewChé Walker’s latest fringe cracker: crime and redemption in a shining gem of a s…
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The Real Thing, Old Vic
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
reviewSpirited and highly enjoyable revival of Tom Stoppard’s semi-autobiographical lo…
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