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Reviews & Features


Review: The Flutter Paradox
(PR Invite) The story follows Gina, who is destined to have a child that will save half the human race — if her life unfolds according to plan. However, when she unexpectedly meets Archie, her future begins to shift, creating a “flutter” that alters the course of her destiny.
Lorna
Jul 133 min read


Review: The Extraordinary Life Of A Rat Racer
(PR Invite) Written by Chiara Fumanti, The Extraordinary Life Of A Rat Racer is a gripping 50-minute play following Eva, a teacher and single mother whose traumatic past threatens to derail her every move.
Lorna
Jul 23 min read


Review: Who Do They Think They Are?
(PR Invite) Written and produced by Liz Tait, Who Do They Think They Are? follows four middle-aged college friends as they reunite for a dance workshop.
Lorna
Jun 213 min read


Review: Tabula Rasa
(PR Invite) Written by Ella Brock and presented by Blank Slate Theatre Company, Tabula Rasa is a 60-minute psychological comedy-thriller.
Lorna
Jun 124 min read


Review: Pillow Talk
(PR Invite) Written and directed by Rufaro Museva-Sauti, Pillow Talk follows Ben and Rachel, a couple who have been together for eight years and tell each other everything... or do they?
Lorna
Jun 102 min read


Review: Drunk Girls Cry Here
(PR Invite) Written by Eva Regan, Drunk Girls Cry Here is an approximately 60-minute (according to the website) play, primarily set in the ladies’ toilet of a pub.
lornatheatrelandad
May 163 min read


Review: The Sneeze
(PR Invite) The New Rep are back at Golden Goose Theatre — this time with their production of Michael Frayn’s adaptation of Chekhov’s The Sneeze.
Lorna
May 153 min read


Review: The Last Black Messiah
(PR Invite) Set in the 90s, this 80-minute two-hander from Emeka Agada takes the audience on a tense journey through revolution, identity and justice.
Lorna
May 132 min read


Review: The Psychic
Audiences are asked to keep the secrets, so very little can be said about the specifics of the show itself.
So, was it worth the trip to York?
Yes — I really enjoyed this.
Lorna
May 92 min read


Review: The Fastest Clock in the Universe
(PR Invite) This Cellar Door Theatre Company production is full of drama, twists and turns, and builds to a dramatic conclusion.
Lorna
May 93 min read


Review: Don't Panic
(PR Invite) Written by Taylor Carmen, Don’t Panic is a 50-minute play produced by Roman Cowboy Productions.
Lorna
Apr 143 min read


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
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