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Reviews & Features


Review: In Some Dark Valley
(PR Invite) Written by Robert Bailey, In Some Dark Valley: The Testimony of Reverend Brand is a 65-minute solo show set in post–Cold War Appalachia.
Lorna
Apr 22 min read


Review: Something Clean
(PR Invite) Written by Selina Fillinger, directed by Alex Stroming and produced by T. Regina Theatre Co, this 90-minute play follows Charlotte — a mother and wife - trying to come to terms with her son’s actions, which have led to his imprisonment.
Lorna
Mar 303 min read


Review: Looking For: Female Flatmates
(PR Invite) What happens when four complete strangers move in together in a London flat? It’s a scenario many of us can relate to, and this play captures it brilliantly.
lornatheatrelandad
Mar 292 min read


Review: The Long Christmas Dinner & Pullman Car Hiawatha
(PR Invite) This performance brought together two one-act plays by Thornton Wilder, staged back to back over the course of the evening.
Lorna
Mar 282 min read


Review: Panacea
(PR Invite) Written by Andrew Singer (a research scientist in the UK) and Christina James (a founder member of Bloodline Theatre), the play follows Professor Augustus Jamieson (Gus), a microbiologist on the brink of eradicating rabies and averting future pandemics with a new self-spreading vaccine for bats.
lornatheatrelandad
Mar 212 min read


Review: That's Not My Name
(PR Invite) Written by Sammy Trotman, That’s Not My Name is a 75-minute show that offers a raw and honest look at mental health.
Lorna
Mar 202 min read


Review: Children Of The Night
(PR Invite) Set in late 90s Doncaster, Children of the Night is a nostalgic and heartfelt look at working-class life on the cusp of a new millennium.
lornatheatrelandad
Mar 141 min read


Review: You Killed My Cat
(PR Invite) Written by Morgane Rogers, You Killed My Cat is a new 50-minute play produced by Poor Penny Productions.
The play opens with Mary alone in her kitchen, clearly on edge, when a stranger turns up at her door claiming he’s found her missing cat — or at least part of it.
Lorna
Feb 32 min read


Review: Olive Boy
(PR Invite) Based on a true story, this 75-minute play explores love, loss, and the reality of living with grief.
Lorna
Jan 171 min read


Review: Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Hilarious, chaotic and silly — all the ingredients of a fabulous Mischief show.
Lorna
Jan 82 min read


Review: Little Miss Christmas
(PR Invite) Following a 2024 run at the Alphabetti Theatre, Little Miss Christmas has landed in London for the Christmas season.
Lorna
Dec 14, 20251 min read


Review: The Last Self Tape
(PR Invite) Written and performed by Ailun Zhou in her debut solo show, this 65-minute piece takes an honest look at what it’s like for actors trying to navigate auditions now that so much of the industry relies on self-tapes in a post-Covid world.
lornatheatrelandad
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Review: Starfish
(PR Invite) Written by Richard Fitchett, Starfish follows Tim and Cheryl, a couple who return home one evening to an unsettling surprise — the smell of food cooking, dishes freshly washed, and a toilet flushing upstairs.
lornatheatrelandad
Nov 13, 20252 min read


Review: How To Give Up On Your Dreams
(PR Invite) Since she was a kid, Meg dreamed of being a dancer — specifically a Radio City Rockette and a Broadway star.
Lorna
Nov 7, 20252 min read


Review: Jamless
(PR Invite) Walking into the intimate theatre space above the pub, the set immediately draws you in - an attic filled with stacked boxes and memories.
Lorna
Nov 6, 20252 min read


Review: Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl
(PR Invite) If social situations make your stomach flip or you’ve ever wished to fit in, you may relate to this. Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl, written and performed by Isabel Renner, is a 70-minute solo show that invites us into her character’s world — and the reality of living with shyness.
Lorna
Oct 28, 20252 min read


Review: Project: Walter
(PR Invite) Written by Filip Holacky, this exciting new musical follows Walter, a rising ballet star delivering flawless performances—until he wakes up in a lab. Confused, he discovers he’s been kidnapped by “The Foundry”…and he’s not human. He’s an android. Haunted by memories of a life he thought was real, he fights to reclaim his identity.
Lorna
Oct 2, 20252 min read


Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (The New Rep)
(PR Invite) A Midsummer Night’s Dream marks the final show of The New Rep’s first season at the Golden Goose Theatre in Camberwell. This 90-minute production is directed by David Knight and Richard Pepper.
Lorna
Sep 25, 20252 min read


Review: Death Of The West
(PR Invite) Written by Adam Spy, this new Western play takes you on a dark, funny and emotional journey, following three men coming to terms with a changing world. It explores loyalty, friendship, violence and loss and asks the question - “what survives when the West itself dies”.
Lorna
Sep 20, 20252 min read


Review: The Warp and The Weft
(PR Invite) Devised and directed by Izzy Ponsford, and performed by Fool Moon Theatre Company, The Warp and The Weft is a beautifully put together 60-minute show that weaves together eight different stories, ranging from mythology to lived experience.
Lorna
Sep 19, 20252 min read
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