★★★★★ We’re treated to traditional Afghan music and instrumentation live on stage, which goes a long way to establishing the setting. The staging itself is minimal and makes great use of a lighting and descending partitions to communicate the environment effectively. It’s a less is more approach that delivers most effectively.
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★★★★☆ The story revolves around Lenni, a woman who can hear voices on a daily basis. Her partner, Jay, is dead, and Lenni can’t remember how it happened. Through an exploration of recent events in her life, she is slowly reminded of the truth she has forgotten.
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★★★★☆ Christmas Eve is a timely reminder that, being jealous of our democracy, we must at all times remain vigilant, never assuming the arguments are being made for us or that those charged with protecting us know what it is they protect. It is a well-polished gem of a play with fine acting to set it off.
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★★★☆☆ Tied together with artificial heart-string moments, Nativity! The Musical is entertaining and often amusing, but it comes across as obvious pandering and relies on the cast and crew to redeem it . . . With more time and attention spent on the writing it could easily have been a five-star show.
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★★★★★ In this intelligent, funny and electrifying play Duncan Macmillan takes us into the unfamiliar and neglected world of rehab. Going down with cold turkey and then being built back up again might not seem as exhilarating a ride as the highs that drink and drugs bring, but the kicks are real and the shot in the arm makes us sit up and take notice.
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★★★★★ Attempting to understand Beckett’s writing is akin to learning to appreciate the Higg’s Boson. It’s the dark matter that sometimes counts for more than what’s immediately visible. . . .
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