Welcome to Little Lark of London!
Hello! My name is Kat and I am an American who has moved to London and is writing about her experiences with the culture of the city. My main focus is theatre in and around London but I am also fascinated by music, museums, and quirky sites! I have also written for a range of publications including BroadwayWorld UK and Curtain Call Magazine.
Profile Picture and Cover Art Illustrated by Kelly Lin Hayes
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INTERVIEW: “That’s all we really want to give people – a good night out”: Nathan Parkinson on Police Cops: The Musical
I’ve been a fan of Police Cops since seeing Badass Be Thy Name at the VAULT Festival back in February, so as soon as I saw they were putting on a full-length musical at the Southwark Playhouse, I knew I had to see it. Police Cops: The Musical is an absolutely brilliant show which takes…
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REVIEW: The Old Man and the Pool ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Have you thought about what will happen after you die? Have you ever had to write your own will? Does the thought of death leave you with a shortness of breath, afraid to face your own mortality? Mike Birbiglia’s The Old Man and the Pool takes on these questions in a comedic tale of swimming,…
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REVIEW – Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Who knew solving a murder would be so hard?” Kathy and Stella are the best of friends and one of their favourite things to do is talk about murders on their podcast. Known as “Hull’s least successful true crime podcasters,” they are obsessed with true crime author Felicia Taylor (The Miranda Priestly of True…
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REVIEW – Public – The Musical
⭐⭐⭐ What happens when four strangers are trapped for an hour in a public, gender-neutral toilet? You get an hour-long show called Public – The Musical. The four people that are stuck together are Finley (Hugo Rolland), an anxious man desperately trying to call someone, Laura (Alicia Corrales), a nonbinary person worrying over their relationship, …
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REVIEW – Amy Matthews: I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amy Matthews: I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders starts with an intense mix of sounds and lights, throwing the audience into the chaos that Matthews has felt over the past year, before Matthews herself takes to the stage and immediately lightens the tone. The show is about dissociation, a mental health issue that…
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REVIEW – Sing, River ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Have you ever wondered about what is at the bottom of the River Thames? Of course, we hear stories of all sorts of things being tossed into the water, and mudlarks walk around when the tide is low, picking up objects that have washed ashore. But what if there was something more powerful under the…
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