I am fortunate enough to see all sorts of performances across London. Read below to see my reviews, as well as my features, interviews and more.
Fear of 13 – Donmar Warehouse, London (first posted on The Reviews Hub 13.10.24)
It’s a bold splash for Tim Sheader’s inaugural production in his new role as artistic director, and it’s surprisingly funny for a show about death row…
A production that starts with a passionate harmonica duet is setting up for quite the show, and A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First delivers. Dynamic duo Xhloe and Natasha provide a forcefully physical, witty, and moving tale of boyhood, war, and Scout’s Honour…
Wiesenthal – King’s Head Theatre, London (first posted on Reviews Hub 5/09/24)
The life of Simon Wiesenthal has been recreated many times – in books, in feature films, and in characters portrayed by Lawrence Olivier. But in Wiesenthal at Islington’s
Kings Head Theatre, he is one man on stage, telling his story of holocaust survival, and Nazi hunting in the name of justice…
Fangirls – Lyric Hammersmith (first published on Reviews Hub 24/07/24)
It’s familiar territory for those who were teens when Zayn Malik left One Direction, when #CutForBeiber trended, and when aligning yourself to a particular boy-band designated your social grouping. It’s the electrifying madness of being a supporter, a megafan, a fangirl of a pop star…
Crazy Smooth: In my Body – Southbank Centre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 19/07/24)
‘B-boy for life’: the electric joy of street dance faces the physical realities of getting older. Crazy Smooth: In My Body is a dynamic and exciting intergenerational exploration of the reality of ageing in hip-hop.
‘Gravity is a law that doesn’t apply’ declares legendary b-boy Crazy Smooth, choreographer of In My Body, a show part of Southbank Centre’s International Performance and Dace Programme. This promise is certainly fulfilled. Smooth’s collection of effervescent dancers spins a vortex through the air and across the floor with mesmerising dexterity. They dance intently to ethereal, sometimes thumping, beats; at other times they move simply to the sound of their breath and the encouragement from the audience…
Knives and Forks – Riverside Studios (first published on Reviews Hub 17/07/24)
With secrets scrawled on walls, affectionate bickering inside a friendly flat-share suddenly becomes a whirl through time as a friendship faces the impenetrable complexities of illness, mortality and grief. Knives and Forks from Band of Sisters Theatre is an eerie and mostly moving homage to female friendship, and love through illness.
The Finellis Musical – Wonderville, London (first published on Reviews Hub 06/06/24)
The overall feel is unpolished, under-rehearsed even. Many of the jokes don’t land and all the cast oscillates between inconsistent accents and generic mafia sayings; there are only so many repetitions of ‘forget about it’ before all dialogue is rendered meaningless. It leaves a profoundly awkward feeling amongst the audience for the entirety of the production…
Queer Diary – Rich Mix, London (first published on Reviews Hub 02/06/24)
Did you keep a diary as a teenager? Would you read it in front of a crowd? With leather-bound journals and frayed A4 notebooks in hand, a group of queer people do just that in Shoreditch’s Rich Mix venue. For wholesome, nostalgic fun, strap in for Queer Diary, a night of wistful recollections of juvenile relationships, insecurities, heartbreak and hilarity.
Would you take a pill to fall in love? Not Quite Ready Productions’ Taking A Love Pill At The End of the World asks this question and more in a brilliant two-hander at Islington’s Hope Theatre.
Writer/director Sam Smithson sets the scene with two people who actively seem to hate each other. Igg (Charlotte East) is vindictive and distant, Tom (James Baxter-Derrington) is inconsiderate and infuriating. As raging fires are still a mostly distant thought, the couple are in the depths of counselling to revive a relationship that is overcome with anger and resentment…
Blizzard – Soho Theatre (first published on Reviews Hub 10/05/24)
Surreal and in the true form of eccentric, writer and performer Emily Woof plunges Soho Theatre mid-conversation into a story of a woman preparing to deliver a lecture. She’s standing in for her neuroscientist husband, pet name ‘Dotty’, who can’t make it to Switzerland to give a keynote speech on his life’s work about neuropathic ‘avalanches’ in the brain. But as the lecture builds up, her very grasp on life seems to crumble with it…
Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse For England – it’s a title that speaks for itself. That infamous picture from the 2020 Euros spawns Alex Hill’s brilliant one-man show, an excellently witty script and irresistible performance that explores so much more than just the beautiful game.
Polite, courteous, restrained British theatre etiquette is rightly out the window from the outset of this show. Writer and performer Alex Hill has the audience by the foot-balls (please forgive the pun), after just one round of chanting. Immediately the crowd (no longer just the audience) of Southwark Playhouse are unthinkingly singing along, cheering and jeering while protagonist, 18-year-old Billy necks pints of beer on stage. Billy is football-mad, and with best mate Adam he hasn’t ever missed a match day for their beloved AFC Wimbledon….
The Cord – Bush Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 19/04/24)
It is amongst the sleepy haze of the new-born phase that Bijan Sheibani’s new production The Cord emerges, providing a gripping and intimate look at family relationships.
Sheibani is coming off the back of his place in the writing room of Netflix’s hit One Day, and not to forget his titan reputation from directing some of the most well-received productions in the last few years, namely the NT’s Barber Shop Chronicles. Sheibani’s writing debut came at The Bush in 2019, and five years later Sheibani somewhat rises to the expectations that set with this new production…
Iain Stirling: Relevant – Hackney Empire, London (first published on Reviews Hub 14/04/24)
‘Don’t you hate when people…’ Relevant in name, relevant in nature, comedian Iain Stirling goes for familiarly anecdotal and simply funny gags in his new tour, drawing laughs from the Hackney Empire but failing to hold the energy…
Promising young creative…
Photographer Kara Hakanson on her work, life, and the visa application process as a stimulus, or dampener on creativity…
‘To be fair, my life has been put on hold for this visa…’
Kara Hakanson suddenly finds herself wading through British bureaucracy to prove the worth of her artistic talent.
Photographer, Actor, Director (she wears too many hats to mention) Kara came to the UK at the end of 2019, and after a yearlong COVID based blip, she graduated from Drama Centre London in 2022 and has been working as a multi-faceted creative for two years since.
Now, Kara has to document her achievements to prove herself to be a ‘potential leader’ in her field of work, something that will be judged by Arts Council England as part of the Global Talent Visa.
Aside from the paperwork, I’m interested in how this effects Kara creatively. She appreciates how the admin side of things has forced her to reflect:
‘On the one hand it’s been oddly nice going back and documenting what I’ve done…’
‘On the other hand, it’s strange to have to prove to someone I have ‘exceptional promise’ in a field that’s so subjective.’
Subjective, perhaps. But I think from any angle, Kara’s visual work is particularly striking.
Titling a collection of photos Minnesconsin, Kara takes pride in the perspective her small-town upbringing brings her art, living on the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota and bounding between both when she returns to visit.
On a domestic level there is a particular play on light, on home comforts that seem alive in her US based work, and with it a forensic, yet playful intimacy.
She is able to capture suggestive moments, for example, capturing a protest whilst working with Patagonia.
‘I like to capture the emotion I am feeling.’
There’s a particular sweet quaintness to her ‘England’ photos, and some from her European travels as well, to me it spells out an emotional difference in each location.
‘Light influences my work a lot, so the different seasons in each location really affects that. In the UK there’s always green, but Wisconsin in the depths of Winter, it’s completely different.’
Kara agrees on my assessment of the differences between each location, but she’s suddenly taken aback –
‘It’s interesting you say that, now I’m thinking about the images…two very similar photos of a bedroom of the afternoon light, they’re kind of saying the same thing. But they’re completely different parts of the world.’
Kara shoots on 35mm, in homage to her dad.
‘I always called him the family paparazzi…(but) when he started switching to digital that’s when I started going toward film.
‘I like to think I’ve taken over the family paparazzi role.’
Whilst sifting through decades of photos, Kara decided to focus on what she took in 2020 to encapsulate in a photobook, hopefully coming out at the end of this year.
‘It’s that classic artist thing, when you see a work of art and think, I could’ve done that. Yeah, you could, so why haven’t you?’
But Kara’s talents stretch past shooting on film, and into other mediums. After the look of panic in her eyes subsides after I tell her about Netflix’s Twin Flames documentary, Kara tells me about her burgeoning company, Twin Flame Creations (void of strange romance cults, thankfully).
With photographer friend Saskia O’Hara, the two have united their interest in the fantasy genre and are using multi-media skills to fill what they see is a gap in the market –
‘When it comes to the UK, oddly enough given the medieval and folklore tradition, there’s a gap in the market for content creation, especially with women behind the camera.’
Twin Flame Creations offer everything from, book cover images, bespoke photography, tailored video content, but also a space for people who just love fantasy and want to dress up and take nice photos.
Fantasy is absolutely having its moment, Kara drops the names of authors like Sarah J Maas, Rebecca Yarros, who’s exploding popularity and cult followings are representative of fantasy’s shifting place culture as we speak. From highly anticipated TV specials, the British Library featuring an entire exhibition just on modern manifestations of the genre, it’s hard to see how Twin Flame Creations won’t have appeal.
‘With all the multi-media avenues that people have to promote their work, we wanted to be able to offer that as well’.
Kara tells me she’s been meditating on the issue of her visa, ‘Whatever happens, happens.’
The threat of being sent back over the pond weighs on her. But whether it’s from here in the Big-Smoke, or back in the Midwest, I’m sure Kara Hakanson will have ‘exceptional promise’ to demonstrate in all her chosen fields.
Coming Clean – Turbine Theatre, London (first posted on Reviews Hub 03/04/24)
As trains thunder overtop the arches of the recently renovated Battersea Power Station, the dedicated creative space of the Turbine Theatre now plays host to Coming Clean, a witty, gay domestic comedy-drama that tells a story of love, fidelity and trust in 1980s London. A mostly compelling watch that falters at points brings fresh laughs at others…
Skunlip – The George Tavern, London (first posted on Reviews Hub 28/03/24)
The first theatrical performance for over a decade in the attic of the historic music venue Stepney Green’s George Tavern, Spiel’s Skunlip, is a play about the intersection of art and biography with wit, humour, and an excellent live musical score…
The Queen is Mad – Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London (first posted on Reviews Hub 22/03/24)
A 16th-century Spanish queen, labelled ‘mad’ by peers and by history, is given a new life in this new musical, now debuting in North London’s Lion and Unicorn Theatre. With witty songs, lilting melodies and compelling storytelling, The Queen is Mad asks if ‘Joanna la Loca’ wasn’t in fact mad, but full of rage?
A West-End debut from Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran sees the witty, moving and honest Instructions For a Teenage Armageddon hit the Garrick Theatre this March, taking over the stage of the hit For Black Boys… on Sundays only. Noticing the multitude of one-woman shows hitting the stage, writer Rosie Day tasked herself with writing a ‘one Teen show’, and in this, she rises to the challenge…
It’s 1980s film Airplane meets Team America, meets something entirely unique. Hilarious is not a word used lightly but when it comes to the all-singing, all-dancing Police Cops: The Musical now playing at Southwark Playhouse Elephant…
Dad is not my friend – Cockpit Theatre (first posted on Reviews Hub 15/03/24)
Three teens, a school project, and an omniscient AI. What could possibly go wrong? Kinth Square Theatre Company brings, Dad is Not My Friend to London’s Cockpit Theatre, providing an intriguing high-tech concept that unfortunately misses the mark…
Oedipus Electronica – Brixton House (first posted on Reviews Hub, 08/03/24)
Mother, father son: it’s Oedipus Rex but in a rugged modern setting. Theatre Company Pecho Mama brings to Brixton a Greek tragedy transposed into a modern meta-dramatic matrix of sound and light, reminding London audiences why this remix of a classical text comes in the shadow of rave reviews….
Castle of Joy – Barbican (first posted on Reviews Hub, 29/02/24)
Part English, part Faroese, this mix of physical theatre, storytelling, foley artistry and shadow art doesn’t need to be in one language to communicate its message. Unique, creative, and moving, Faroese theatre group Det Ferösche Compagnie’s Castle of Joy is a powerful tale of one boy’s ability to imagine and to have hope…
Jab – Finborough Theatre, London (First posted on Reviews Hub, 23/02/24)
As a pandemic unfolds, a marriage breaks down. James McDermott’s new production Jab sees a pandemic setting provide the catalyst for the breakdown of a relationship of 29 years. The outside world descends into chaos whilst the sanctity and safety of home becomes a battleground for bickering, anger, anti-vaxxers, and heartbreak. Punchy, funny and moving, Jab is a solid dark comedy debuting in West London’s Finborough Theatre.
In Conversation with Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic
The Zoom camera spins around to show stacks of boxes, suitcases, piles of props, even a dog cage; it’s the paraphernalia for Charlie Vero-Martin’s revival of Picnic, set to be an absurdist one-woman show with laughs, puppets, and a dark twist.
Soph Galustian: Hey Mammas – Soho Theatre, London
By raising one singular eyebrow, Soph Galustian is communicating a message to a TikTok audience of over 200,000; without saying anything, they know what she’s saying. But for a London audience, Galustian has broken it out of the internet sphere, and with excellent polish and skill she takes her expressive face to the stage in all-new stand-up show, part of Soho Theatre’s Rising Festival. If an on-screen career weren’t proof already of Galustian’s comedy chops, her onstage presence is undeniable, and hugely enjoyable.
Jessica Fostekew: Mettle – Soho Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub)
No stranger to our TV screens, nor the stage, Jessica Fostekew is a comic you can trust for some big laughs, and her new show Mettle does not disappoint. A hilariously frenetic tour through CrossFit, ageing, ULEZ and more, Fostekew comes to Soho Theatre with another excellent evening of anecdotal comedy.
Five Percent – Etcetera Theatre, London
‘Your life will never be the same again’. The refrain heard over and over by teenager Lydia, reeling after an awful attack and trying to pick up the pieces. Reclaim Production’s Five Percent is a stark and moving portrayal of life after trauma, the discovery of identity and the journey through deciding what ‘justice’ actually means.
Queer Planet – Camden People’s Theatre (first published on Reviews Hub 21/01/24)
Through the jungle mist emerges a budding wildlife expert, khaki-adorned and about to embark on a raucous romp through the animal kingdom, but not as we traditionally know it. Forget David Attenborough, Bi-Curious George, host of Queer Planet, has swept the wildlife scene, teaching audiences in Camden how the Animal Kingdom, queer to its core, has much to teach us about diversity, and how it is essential to our survival…
Indestructible – Omnibus Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 19/01/24)
My work is about being brave’ – an artist is faced with a new challenge. Indestructible, now hosted in Clapham Common’s Omnibus Theatre, is a unique, poignant and startlingly witty meditation on women in art, the woman as the muse and guilt by association, and the results are highly thought-provoking and entirely engrossing.
Transgression – White Bear Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 18/01/24)
‘Your grizzly transgressions!’ cries a scorned woman as her marriage collapses. Transgressions, hosted at Kennington’s cosy White Bear Theatre, covers a complex quadruple of couples that questions patriarchy, parenthood and pregnancy, but unfortunately fails to find its mark…
Kim’s Convenience – Park Theatre, London (first published on A Young(ish) Perspective 15/01/24)
It’s a play that inspired a Netflix series. Not the other way around. After its debut over a decade ago, Kim’s Convenience makes its European premier at Finsbury Park’s Park Theatre. Playwright Ines Choi calls it a ‘love letter to my Apppa and Umma’ who emigrated from Korea to Canada in the 70s, and it’s UK rendition remains to be funny, heart-warming and meaningful…
Double Act – Lion and Unicorn, London (first published on Reviews Hub 11/01/24)
Suicide is not a lightly held subject, but in the hands of Double Act it is so compassionately and realistically felt, that it is hard to break focus. This January north-west London holds one of the most simplistically profound ruminations on what is a rarely touched-on topic. An important piece, and an essential watch…
One Year Itch – Barons Court Theatre, London (first published on Youngish Perspective
Traversing the world of modern dating is a treacherous landscape; familiar to many, cringe inducing for more. One Year Itch covers one woman on that journey, a tale that includes chastity, temptation, games of Snooker and clandestine meetings with A-list actors. Andrew Phipps’ punchy new play, in short, provides an endearing and entertaining 75 minutes, set in west London’s cosiest theatre space…
There’s nothing like a good round of call and response of ‘Steve Porters’ / ‘Lock up your daughters’ to start a show off right. That’s how Steve Porters, self-taught feminist from Guildford, Surrey, introduces himself at his show, or lecture in How to Flirt: The Ted XXX-mas Edition now playing at Soho Theatre…
Aladdin – Hackney Empire, London (first published on Reviews Hub 1/12/23)
Panto season is well and truly upon us, and Clive Rowe is set to be one of Panto’s highest achievers, entering from stage left onto his 16th panto at Hackney Empire, this year as both star and director….
£1 Thursdays – Finborough Theatre, London (first published on A Youngish Perspective 3/12/23)
The formative experience of clubbing as a teenager is a right of passage. Kat Rose-Martin’s hilarious new show captures this experience fully, from the club bathroom, to the dance floor, to the escapism of drinking vodka and dancing the night away. Funny, stark and emotional, £1 Thursdays is a beautiful coming of age story that will make you laugh and cry.
Kat Rose-Martin’s writing oscillates effortlessly from hilarious vodka filled exchanges and emotionally loaded conversations…
Treason – Alexandra Palace Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 10/11/23)
Remember, remember, the 5th of November, where instead of burning effigies and fireworks, Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot are reimagined in an all-singing all-dancing musical. Alexandra Palace hosts Treason, a historical musical recreation that sees a solid concept album fail to become full-length musical…
Alex and Maggie Go Ghost Hunting – The Space, London (first published on Reviews Hub 2/11/23)
The tall ceilings and high draughty windows of The Space on the Isle of Dogs are the perfect setting to be transported to an abandoned school in a sleepy Yorkshire town. Here, two troubled siblings embark on a ghost-hunting expedition, where it’s more than just the afterlife that’s being disturbed. Although faltering, Alex and Maggie Go Ghost Hunting from To The Ocean production company is a solid attempt at an emotional delve into familial love, the price of Domino’s pizza and the afterlife.
Oh No! Urooj Ashfaq – Soho Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 2/11/23)
‘In India I’m edgy, in London I’m boring’ – that is Ashfaq’s opening comment for the London transfer of her Edinburgh show Oh No. Although perhaps not as provocative as some Brits on the UK circuit, Ashfaq weaponizes her parents’ divorce, her boyfriend, her therapist and more to succeed in presenting an hour of delightful colloquial storytelling and effortless laughs…
Abishek and Nirmal: The Reel to Real – Soho Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 2/11/23)
In the beginning, there was nothing, and when the universe eventually came about, humans and animals kept it going by having lots of sex. And to have sex, you have to date. That is Abishek Kumar and Nirmal Pillai’s reasoning for their high-energy show The Reel to Real – Crowd Work Tour now showing at Soho Theatre, a hilariously interactive performance covering 21st-century love, dating, and marriage…
Sputnik Sweetheart – Arcola Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 31/10/23
‘Adapting Murakami’s Sputnik Sweetheart is like trying to draw the moon towards you and write with it’- that is what adaptor Bryony Lavery says of a new theatrical version of the shorter, slightly lesser attended work of Haruki Murakami, Japan’s bestselling living novelist. The result in Dalston’s Arcola theatre is a hypnotic, heartbreaking rendition of the story that hurtles through space, discovering desire, unrequited love and loneliness on the way…
Ripper – Courtyard Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 21/10/23
Just the name, Jack the Ripper, conjures up the vivid, well-established reputation of the East End’s most notorious serial killer. Hunts for his identity, motive, and every detail about the infamous murders on the streets of London have been rehashed in every type of media you can think of. In a solid attempt at a fresh look at the enduring mystery of Jack the Ripper, Prudencia Productions’ rendition of Ripper reimagines the hunt for his identity, and explores why, even after all these years, we can’t look away….
House of Flamenka – Peacock Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 19/10/23
While it’s not a pure homage to the traditions of Flamenco dance, House of Flamenka is impressive and seriously entertaining. If you’re in the mood for a bit of flamboyant fun and a hugely enjoyable evening of dance, you need look no further than Arlene Phillips’ House of Flamenka...
Song of Songs – Barbican, London
One of the most sought-after choreographers and a Pulitzer prize-winning composer pair for an intimate artistic interpretation of a biblical poem. Song of Songs sees Pam Tanowitz partner her own company with the musical creations of David Lang in a refined, beautiful dance performance that captivates but leaves the audience yearning for more.
MOS – Barbican, Umbrella Dance Festival
Smashed, repeated, caressed, slammed – two performers take to the stage to co-exist with objects and produce noises that act as their organic soundtrack. The UK premiere of Ioanna Paraskevopoulou’s MOS, as part of Dance Umbrella’s festival, is an incredibly unique, exciting and, at times, profoundly moving triumph that blends, dance, crafted sound design and moving image.
Othello – Riverside Studios, London (first published on Reviews Hub 08/10/23)
400 years after the publication of Shakespeare’s first folio, Othello’s terrifying descent into murderous paranoia is reimagined in a fresh and imaginative production at Riverside Studios Director Sinéad Rushe offers an intimate and captivating, but at times faltering, production of Othello that impresses in equal measure to its disappointments.
Foil Arms & Hog: Hogwash – London Palladium (first published on Reviews Hub 06/10/23
Their almost one billion online views have pulled in fans from all over, enough to fill the London Palladium. But a scroll down their YouTube page would only give you a small taste of the mastery the three comedy pros bring to their on-stage performance, where they really shine. Foil Arms & Hog’s established show Hogwash is a full-length foray into comedic genius, excellent crowd work and suitcase impersonation…
Ian Smith: Crushing – Soho Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 03/10/23)
Impressively Smith makes physical comedy work and manages to avoid becoming painful in a MacIntyre-esque way. A man struggling to navigate life and becoming infuriated by its contradictions is not a unique stand-up persona, but in Smith’s capable hands, the comedy is self-aware and entirely effective.
It’s refreshing to see a comic that relies purely on the ability to be funny, without shock factor, without bad-talking a relationship, without obvious references to pop culture. Smith is effortless and the audience returns the favour. Crushing is a fabulous mix of anecdotal and observational comedy with a touch of physical elements. It is not to be missed…
Violence and Son – Golden Goose Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 31/08/23)
The Doctor has stepped into his blue telephone box and travelled to a new destination, but instead of another universe in time, it’s the middle of Wales, and instead of a Time Lord, it’s a 17-year-old boy. Fricative Theatre’s production Violence and Son sees a Doctor Who-loving teen forced to unite with his estranged father after his mother’s death, with funny, explosive, and haunting consequences. Unphased by the hefty challenge of Gary Owen’s award-winning 2015 text, the direction and performances align in the Golden Goose Theatre for an absorbing recreation…
Birth, marriage, death: key milestones of life and the focus of An Arc: A Trilogy of New Jewish Plays. In the intimate studio of Soho Theatre, The Arc promises and delivers on three distinct pieces of new Jewish writing that are touching and laced with humour, perfect for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences alike…
What links nostalgic theme parks and a malevolent alien puppet? Invasion! An Alien Musical is a hilarious musical journey through an attempted coup on humanity and a bonding of a family unit…
2-Faces – Barons Court Theatre, London (first published on Reviews Hub 27/07/23)
A high-stakes art theft and a fierce investigation, 2-Faces is a wild but fiddly comedy that unfortunately leaves the audience wanting more…
Scorched – Riverside Studio, London (first published on Reviews Hub 23/07/23)
Would you like your potatoes mashed, fried, or roasted? That is the framing question of Scorched, a bizarre and captivating depiction of a couple’s spiralling relationship as the pair attempts normalcy in the backdrop of disaster…
Character Flaw – Streatham Space Project, London (first published on Reviews Hub 07/07/23)
Have you ever lost your keys? Got on the wrong train? Forgotten about the bath? Everyone’s done that at least once or twice, but for people with ADHD, it’s a daily battle. Such is the subject matter in Character Flaw, a rip-roaring adventure through the intricacies of living with ADHD and finding joy in a diagnosis…
From the Daughter of a Dictator – Theatro Technis, London (first published on Reviews Hub 04/07/23)
A tale that travels all the way from the streets of Baghdad to Beirut, to the UK via Berlin is a significant challenge. But From The Daughter of a Dictator is a triumph in storytelling that takes an unflinching look at migration and navigates a cacophonous world full of injustice and hope…
A monkey, a screaming swede, or the face of Jesus? Behold! The Monkey Jesus is a rambunctious comedy and an artful reconstruction of the events that led up to a viral sensation, based (with some embellishments) on true events. Just the right amount of laughter, and God, make this production a success…
Full review HERE
Dulcie Godfrey 