Little Lark of London

“Come and drink and sing and laugh and dance and make love and sniff the rich bouquet of this perfectly manicured Utopia” For one night only, Jazz Emu and his band, The Cosmique Perfectión, took over Clapham Grand, transforming it into a paradise of funky jazz music, whimsical lighting and a lot of disco balls.…

“Jess Wildgoose is an optimist, honestly.” After seeing the Voloz Collective’s incredible production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this past August, I was looking forward to seeing their second show, The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose, which was playing at Pleasance London as a part of…

During my time at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, one of my favourite shows was Alexander Bennett’s I Can’t Stand the Man Myself, a comedy show about facing your critical inner voice. Recently, I had the chance to chat with Alexander about I Can’t Stand the Man, Myself. We discussed how he started in the world…

“Good God, I needed that!” Are you a theatre fan in New York City? Do you love slapstick comedy? Want to laugh until it hurts? Then do I have the show for you! Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields (who also performed in the original production), Mischief’s The Play That Goes Wrong…

A disco musical about a dictator’s wife – not what you’d be expecting from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, but that’s exactly what Here Lies Love is. The show, originally a concept album from Byrne in 2010 and then a full production in 2013, tells the story of Imelda Marcos (Jaygee Macapugay), former first lady…

“Choose your own narrative, build your own story, learn the hidden secrets of a tale well trodden, as we find out what happens when man dares to play God” Note: This review contains some spoilers for Frankenstein: An Immersive Show From the moment Frankenstein: An Immersive Show begins, one can tell that it is going…

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Walking into Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show, the atmosphere is immediately unsettling. Thompson and Ello are standing center stage on top of a white structure, seemingly perfect wedding cake toppers staring at the crowd. As I took my seat, I found Thompson blankly staring at me, looking like a Barbie with her…

⭐⭐⭐ “Everyone you meet is performing a magic trick” From the very beginning of the show, Unbelievable makes it clear that audience participation is going to play a major role. One cast member, Yolando Ovide, wandered around the auditorium, asking people for their wedding rings for a trick later on in the show. A screen…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Am I an American? Or am I an American’t?” Walking into the Southwark Playhouse to the Police Cops: The Musical set is like being thrown into an 80s movie about America. Designed by Andrew Exeter, it is a tribute to the time and place the show is set in, giving audience members a sense…

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…