Gruesome Playground Injuries

Gruesome Playground Injuries

Michael HollandFeb 18, 2025

Humorous and heartbreaking Two 8-year-olds meet in the nurse’s office at their elementary school. Kayleen has a stomach ache, Doug has just ridden his…

Sad Book brought to life by Andrea Walker

Sad Book brought to life by Andrea Walker

Michael HollandFeb 17, 2025

“I had never read anything that spoke to my own mental health, sadness, and depression, the way these words and these pages did.” Andrea…

Review: Three Sisters – The Globe

Review: Three Sisters – The Globe

Michael HollandFeb 15, 2025

Is knowledge important or superfluous? A big production in a compact space, Chekhov’s Three Sisters offers no doubling up of roles, one role per…

The Seagull

The Seagull

Michael HollandFeb 15, 2025

Cate Blanchett stars as Arkadina, a celebrated actress whose larger-than-life presence dominates both the stage and her personal relationships.  Arriving at her family’s country…

Review: More Life – Royal Court

Review: More Life – Royal Court

Michael HollandFeb 14, 2025

Live forever or switch off? It is 1803, and murderers are hung, spirited away and dissected by surgeons seeking to know more about the…

Life With OCD in Wimbledon

Life With OCD in Wimbledon

Michael HollandFeb 14, 2025

Onnen Productions, a theatre company that portrays queer and Welsh stories, are debuting in London with ‘12’ an original drama about OCD. A one-woman…

Ryan Moves Onwards With Retrograde

Ryan Moves Onwards With Retrograde

Michael HollandFeb 14, 2025

Interview With a Lewisham Legend One of the most exciting writers around right now is Ryan Calais Cameron, who has pushed against boundaries and…

Humbled by Heroes on the Bermondsey Mile

Humbled by Heroes on the Bermondsey Mile

Michael HollandFeb 14, 2025

Portraits of Today’s Everyday Heroes When a collaboration between protein drink maker ‘For Goodness Shakes’ and Marvel Studios come together to mark the release…

Review: Churchill in Moscow – Orange Tree Theatre

Review: Churchill in Moscow – Orange Tree Theatre

Michael HollandFeb 14, 2025

Cleverly littered with historical detail Tom Littler’s production of Howard Benton’s Churchill in Moscow gives the audience a front-row seat at the very unsteady,…

Review: The Value of Names – White Bear Theatre

Review: The Value of Names – White Bear Theatre

Michael HollandFeb 14, 2025

Laden with quips and schtick Many in the UK are not aware of Jeremy Sweet’s writing – A playwright, journalist and theatre historian whose…

Son of a Bitch 

Son of a Bitch 

Michael HollandFeb 13, 2025

When a mother is captured on film calling her son the c-bomb in a split-second of rage, she questions the expectations and regrets that…

Manhunt at the Royal Court

Manhunt at the Royal Court

Michael HollandFeb 13, 2025

Robert Icke’s Manhunt tells the story of Raoul Moat: the man at the heart of one of the most infamous manhunts of the century.…