Little Lark of London

“Two hours of utter nonsense!” Written by John Nicholson and Steven Canny and directed by Orla O’Loughlin, The Time Machine starts with the simple concept of being a three-hander of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, performed by Michael (Michael Dylan), Amy (Amy Revelle)  and Dave Wells (Dave Hearn). Yes, Dave Wells.  Dave is a…

After being named one of the top-rated comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this past August, comedian Ian Smith has been taking his show, Crushing, on a tour across the UK. A few weeks ago, Smith announced that, due to popular demand, more dates would be added to the tour. Recently, I had the opportunity…

“You need to get real” Will we ever see a day in which Artificial Intelligence has feelings? Would you ever go on a date with Siri? Would you ever have sex with a robot? Writers Tom Hodgson and Harrison Trott have created Wifi-Sexual as a way of answering some of these questions. Directed by Holly-Anne…

“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…