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Miss Myrtle’s Garden Review | Powerfully Emotional, Sensitive, Honest and Poignant

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Bush Theatre is a venue known for showcasing stories that are not only hugely emotive but are also impactful and explore themes and issues being faced daily. Miss Myrtle’s Garden, currently making its world debut at London’s Bush Theatre, is no exception to this. Poster image for Miss Myrte's Garden. All photo credits and rights … Continue reading Miss Myrtle’s Garden Review | Powerfully Emotional, Sensitive, Honest and Poignant

The Great Gatsby Musical Review | Captivating, Spectacular, Gatsby to the Nth Degree

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Disclaimer: I wrote this review shortly after seeing the show for the first time and intended to share it after press night. When I saw the reviews, I initially decided not to publish it as my opinion largely contrasts with the majority. Now I have decided to share my review. The Great Gatsby is a … Continue reading The Great Gatsby Musical Review | Captivating, Spectacular, Gatsby to the Nth Degree

Theatre News | Pentabus Announces Their 2025 National Writers

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Following the applications being opened for Pentabus' National Writers, Pentabus have now announced the 8 emerging writers who will join the Pentabus National Young Writers Development Programme! The 8 writers are... Roisin Ann Bonar, a Welsh actor and writer who started off in Pentabus Local Young Writers and played Tor on the S4C series Anfamol. … Continue reading Theatre News | Pentabus Announces Their 2025 National Writers

An Interview With Tana Sirois: Creator of UnTethered, a Play About OCD & Queerness – Making it’s UK Debut!

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UnTethered is a one-woman, autobiographical play that has been played in DasDas in Istanbul, Turkey, Thespis Theatre in Queens, NY as well as The Tank NYC in Manhattan, and is now gearing up to make its debut here in the UK! All poster image rights to original owners. Running for one night only on March … Continue reading An Interview With Tana Sirois: Creator of UnTethered, a Play About OCD & Queerness – Making it’s UK Debut!

Theatre News | RepresentAsian Is Headed To The West End!

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Following six hugely successful sold-out shows at the Phoenix Arts Club in Soho, RepresentAsian is headed to the West End and a much bigger theatre...for one night only, on Monday the 28th of April 2025, RepresentAsian: An Evening of Asian Talent will be held at the Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue! With a star-studded cast, … Continue reading Theatre News | RepresentAsian Is Headed To The West End!

Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew | A Special And Memorable Play That Leaves A Lasting Impact | Review

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Rights to poster go to original owners In a time where LGBTQ+ rights are seemingly a consistent matter of debate, Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew is a new British play making its world debut at Bush Theatre that demonstrates the importance of amplifying queer voices, theatre, and why allyship is so important - even more so … Continue reading Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew | A Special And Memorable Play That Leaves A Lasting Impact | Review

Surfacing | A Haunting and Poignant Piece of Theatre | Review

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A dark exploration of one therapist's own personal struggles with her mental health, Surfacing is a chilling play currently running at Omnibus Theatre until 1st June before going on to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud until 8th June.  Disclaimer: I was gifted press tickets to the show in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts in this … Continue reading Surfacing | A Haunting and Poignant Piece of Theatre | Review

Just For One Day | A Crucial Piece of Theatre, Unlike Anything Ever Before | Theatre Review

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Live Aid. One of, if not the biggest and most memorable cultural event of the past half-century. A flag-bearing event for a hugely important cause, and now the story of the latest production to take over the stage at London’s Old Vic Theatre. With the world as it is, there may never be a more … Continue reading Just For One Day | A Crucial Piece of Theatre, Unlike Anything Ever Before | Theatre Review

Can’t Wait To Leave | A Thought-Provoking Show With Lots of Potential | Theatre Review

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Running until 26th February, Can’t Wait To Leave is a new British play brought to you by Stephen Leach. The one-man play is currently making its world premiere at Waterloo East Theatre. There are not many complex and crucial themes the play does not cover, and what starts as a mostly amusing play about one … Continue reading Can’t Wait To Leave | A Thought-Provoking Show With Lots of Potential | Theatre Review

Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte at The Vaults Festival | A One Man Comedy Show That Has Stayed In My Memory for All The Right Reasons | Theatre Review

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Running for only two shows and still a work in progress, Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte is Sanjay Lago's first show making its Vaults Festival debut. The Vaults Festival is once again demonstrating that for new theatre, you don’t need to have a perfectly polished show, it can still be rough around the … Continue reading Love Me Like a Chai Tea Latte at The Vaults Festival | A One Man Comedy Show That Has Stayed In My Memory for All The Right Reasons | Theatre Review