What is there to say about this umpteenth production of King Lear? Well, it’s pretty unique and I believe the uniqueness of it stems from Jonathan Pryce’s ability to sustain the lighter moments before reaching Lear’s eventual tragic demise. The Almeida isn’t the largest space but Tom Scutt’s design makes full use of it with […]
Australia took over The Hackney Picture House for three days last week. Formally known as London Australian Film Festival and held annually at the Barbican, this smorgasbord board of Australian celluloid now in a new incarnation, has partnered with Picture House. Melissa Palleschi popped over to see what all the fuss was about. Hackney Picturehouse […]
If you are a fan of the roaring twenties then don’t miss the chance to spend an hour with Zelda. Zelda is a monologue written and performed by Kelly Burke who shows us that in the age of gin and jazz, things weren’t always swinging. In fact, Burke has written a fascinating and insightful piece […]
The Paradigm Theatre Company opens their repertoire season with “The Inappropriateness of Love” written by Sarah Pitard and directed by Cat Robey. Paradigm’s aim is to create work without boundaries and Pitard’s writing fits the bill. In Pitard’s latest offering, she gives us an Anglo-American cast of characters who are intertwined in a never-ending search […]
