Adler & Gibb (Unicorn Theatre, 2nd September 2016)

It always feels unusual to be leaving a theatre having loved and disliked a play at the same time. After watching the performance and...

The Rorschach Test (Barn Theatre, 23rd June 2016)

The Rorschach test, although very recognisable in image, may be unfamiliar by name - just as this play offers that gorgeous possibility...

X (Royal Court Theatre, 6th April 2016)

X originally appealed to me as an avid fan of dystopian sci-fi, although I was also drawn by the excellent reviews for McDowell's Pomona....

Coming Up (Watford Palace Theatre, 13th October 2015)

After reading the reviews for Neil D'Souza's new play Coming Up, I was very surprised by the tidal wave of reviews that it received that...

Doctor Foster (BBC One, 7th October 2015)

How fitting that in the week after Vicky Featherstone claims "We haven’t seen a female Hamlet. People haven’t written those plays yet....

An Inspector Calls (BBC One, 13th September 2015)

The BBC's adaptation of An Inspector Calls may have been as 'subtle as a sledgehammer' 1 in its political motives, with the Inspector's...

Sunny Afternoon (Harold Pinter Theatre, 26th August 2015)

It's immediately clear why Sunny Afternoon took home the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, with its two lead characters winning Best...

Constellations (Trafalgar Studios, 30th July 2015)

With a set and concept this beautiful, it was almost impossible to live up to my expectations. The concept is almost inperceptable - The...

hang (Royal Court Theatre, 18th July 2015)

Unbelievably, for the first time in my life, I find myself agreeing with Quentin Letts on something. For most of hang's opening dialogue,...

Carmen Disruption (Almeida Theatre, 19th May 2015)

In the programme for Carmen Disruption sits an article called 'Life of Solitude: A Loneliness Crisis is Looming', an article on how...

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