At Home He Feels Like A Tourist

Category: Acting

• Acting Culture Dreams Fiction London Myths Stories Theatre Truth

  The Antipodes at the National Theatre review ****

  The Antipodes National Theatre Dorfman, 23rd November 2019 I’ll tell you what. That Annie Baker backs herself. Here is another long play, near 2 hours straight through, where, visually, nothing much happens, bar a properly weird interlude, and dense with word. And this time it is a story about stories,…

  January 14, 2020
• Acting Culture Education Institution London Theatre

  Shook at the Southwark Playhouse review *****

  Shook Southwark Playhouse, 16th November 2019 The Papatango New Writing Prize is apparently the biggest of its kind in the UK, offering its winner the guarantee of a production and a commission to support a follow up play. The Funeral Director, Hanna, Trestle, Foxfinder, and especially Matt Grinter’s Orca, have…

  December 12, 2019
• Acting Agency Authorship Class Comedy Culture Fiction Literature London Love Theatre

  The Watsons at the Menier Chocolate Factory review *****

  The Watsons Menier Chocolate Factory, 16th November 2019 Fannyed about and failed to book this when it came to Chichester. Wasn’t about to make the same mistake again so quick off the mark when the transfer to the MCF was announced and a three line whip to include the SO…

  December 10, 2019
• Acting Culture Education Friendship London Performance Relationship Theatre

  Little Baby Jesus at the Orange Tree Theatre review ****

  Little Baby Jesus Orange Tree Theatre, 28th October 2019 No flies on this. Arinze Kene’s coming of age play which first appeared at the OvalHouse in 2011 is high octane stuff. Which here, under the direction of this year’s winner of the JMK Award, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, and a committed cast…

  November 29, 2019
• Acting Crime Culture Family Fiction Film Literature London Theatre Thriller

  The Lovely Bones at the Rose Theatre Kingston review *****

  The Lovely Bones Rose Theatre Kingston, 26th October 2019 The Lovely Bones, co-produced by Birmingham Rep, Royal and Derngate, Northern Stage and Liverpool Everyman, is just to wrap up its tour in Chichester. If you saw it good on you. If you didn’t then make sure you sign up for…

  November 27, 2019
• Acting Culture Film Jazz London Manchester Relationship Theatre

  A Taste of Honey at Richmond Theatre review ***

  A Taste Of Honey Richmond Theatre, 9th October 2019 Not quite sure I know how a production such as this is taken under the wing of the National Theatre, and let’s face it it’s none of my business anyway. But I do think I can work out why this particular…

  November 17, 2019
• Acting Culture History Horror Morality Power Theatre Uganda

  The Last King of Scotland at the Sheffield Crucible review *****

  The Last King of Scotland Crucible Sheffield, 28th September 2019 The Tourist generally agrees with all those smart people paid to review theatrical productions. That is a) because they now what they are doing, they are experts with experience and should be listened to, rather than some halfwit with his/her…

  November 7, 2019
• Acting Crime Culture Family London Theatre

  Mother of Him at the Park Theatre ****

  Mother of Him Park Theatre, 19th September 2019 I confess that the main motivation for seeing Mother of Him was Tracy-Ann Oberman. You will probably know her from her many, and varied, TV roles but she is also a feted stage actor. However until now I had only seen her…

  November 1, 2019
• Acting Culture Film London Mexico Relationship Religion Theatre

  The Night of the Iguana at the Noel Coward Theatre review ***

  The Night of the Iguana Noel Coward Theatre, 16th September 2019 Last minute purchase. Just about worthwhile. The Night of the Iguana is not normally considered one of Tennessee William’s greatest hits, and I am certainly no TW completist, but the cast, the director, James Macdonald, the designer, Rae Smith,…

  October 25, 2019
• Acting Culture London Power Race Theatre USA

  Until the Flood at the Arcola Theatre *****

  Until the Flood Arcola Theatre, 10th September 2019 I am in awe of actors, and indeed other performers, who are prepared to step out on a stage alone to entertain, inspire and educate us. A one character monologue is tricky enough. To present multiple characters surely more so. To inhabit…

  October 14, 2019