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Theatre reviews

A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God (Whoever Reads This First)

Xhloe and Natasha have achieved a kind of legendary status;  they are remarkable performers and writers who create such curious and dynamic storylines and relationships within their theatre pieces, combining elements of clowning, physical theater in order to explore broader themes, building and improving on the strength of their previous shows.  Their latest work A Letter to Lyndon B. Johnson or God (Whoever Reads This First) is no different, as with this show they break their own record of imaginative storytelling yet again.

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Macbeth Sleep No More

William Shakespeare’s plays have been staged and re-staged time and time again, in many different forms, settings, genres, each theater company trying to bring something new to an age-old and familiar story. Shadow Road’s Macbeth Sleep No More is the latest attempt at trying to present a new interpretation of a story so old that it has its own superstition attached to it. 

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In The Sick Of It

The National Health Service has been a significant part of the British national, social and political consciousness when it was first established in 1948. Since then, budget cuts, privatization, staff shortages, long waiting lists, underpayment of staff and the COVID-19 pandemic has knocked it off its footing. Wake The Beast’s In The Sick Of It is a verbatim theatre piece devised from interviews with NHS staff across different departments, about their experiences working for the NHS.  

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Jamie Finn: Nobody’s Talking About Jamie (Taylor’s Version)

Friendship break-ups are more common than we think and we don’t talk about them. In Nobody’s Talking About Jamie (Taylor’s Version) Jamie Finn blows the lid on this topic and brings it into the light (onstage), and explores the idea how someone can be the most important part of your life to suddenly not having a role in it. 

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A Giant On The Bridge

A Giant On The Bridge is such a moving show. There’s a real humanity that is expressed in every moment, whether it’s through spoken word or song. Developed by the Distant Voices Community - a group that explores crime, punishment and reintegration through song-writing and other art forms- and devised by Liam Hurley and  Jo Mango, who alongside  Louis Abbott, Raveloe and Solareye act in various roles and provide musical and vocal accompaniment throughout the show. A Giant On The Bridge is an exploration of the experience of coming home from prison, told from the point of view of inmates and their families. 

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No One Is Coming To Save Us

Academically speaking,  climate change is considered a ‘complex problem’. This means that there isn’t a simple solution, and will require actions from a cross-section of international actors to solve, an abstract problem with no one solution. This is the challenge that Lewis Hetherington’s No One Is Coming To Save US faces, as it brings a relatively abstract concept to life onstage. 

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Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party

Nuclear power has never had a better soundtrack than with Elastic Fantastic’s Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party, where activism, hedonism and techno meet. Written and performed by Jack Mace, Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party is a rollercoaster of a story. 

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Bonnie and Clyde The Musical : Filmed Live

Not finished raising a little hell, Bonnie and Clyde is back once again with a live concert version filmed at the Royal Theatre Drury Lane in January 2022. Directed by Nick Winston with music by Frank Wildhorn, book by Ivan Menchell and lyrics by Don Black, this live concert version of Bonnie and Clyde is a simply  brilliant example and celebration - not only of this musical and the genre - but for the accessibility and love for theater. 

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