Thursday, 26 February 2009
Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Camden New Journal
Catholic guilt is all the rage at the moment. Having recently watched Meryl Streep’s pursed performance in Doubt, I was looking forward to some lighter convent-school capers in Once a Catholic. Unfortunately, I think I laughed more watching Doubt...
http://www.thecnj.co.uk/review/2009/022609/theatre022609_02.html
Saturday, 21 February 2009
RESOLUTION! DANCE FESTIVALThe Place
Resolution! Review
The Resolution! festival, billed as the biggest new dance platform in the UK, drew to a close this week. I've been reviewing a one-off triple bill every week, under the guidance of top critic Donald Hutera. Catch up on our reviews here:
http://www.theplace.org.uk/16607/resolution-review-2009/fri-20-feb.html
http://www.theplace.org.uk/16488/resolution-review-2009/sat-14-feb.html
http://www.theplace.org.uk/16420/resolution-review-2009/fri-6-feb.html
http://www.theplace.org.uk/16094/resolution-review-2009/fri-23-jan.html
http://www.theplace.org.uk/15916/resolution-review-2009/mon-12-jan.html
http://www.theplace.org.uk/15857/resolution-review-2009/tue-6-jan.html
Monday, 16 February 2009
MR WRIGHT IS ALL WRONGMy mother is obsessed with surnames. It’s the first question she’ll ask about my latest hot date. To her, it’s right up there with having good prospects, your own home and nice shoes – and rightly so. No, not because it conveys a certain class or ancestry, or even because it goes well with my first name, but because it could have a major impact on the future of my children...
http://admin.thelondonpaper.com/talk/columnists/the-columnist/eileen-strong-takes-a-closer-look-at-the-school-register
THE CARAVANRoyal Court Theatre
whatsonstage.com
The prospect of spending a cold February evening in a caravan was not an appealing one, even if it was parked in the salubrious area of Sloane Square. The Caravan is a documentary theatre piece on the UK’s 2007 floods, performed in a slightly shabby caravan, to a cramped audience of just eight...
http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/offwestend/?p=1029
CASANOVAKing's Head Theatre
Camden New Journal
It’s a wonder the Carry On team never turned their attention to the true tale of the notorious Casanova. Not only does it have great alliterative potential, but the exploits of the 18th-century philanderer are ripe for such treatment...
http://www.thecnj.co.uk/review/2009/021209/theatre021209_01.html
