Category: Theatre Reviews – Archive

June 27, 2021 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Ensemble Theatre, June 16 6/10 Now listen closely, because I’m only going to say this once. A man called Kipps is played by an anonymous professional actor who, in turn, is played by Garth Holcombe, and a character called Actor is played by the real Kipps (who’s not an actor),…

June 23, 2021 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Old Fitz Theatre, June 13 9/10 One perfect moment. Perhaps that’s as much as we can ever expect, but it’s enough. It comes when Winnie speaks of a time when she was not buried up to her waist: “when I had… the use of my legs”. Suddenly her smile and…

June 17, 2021 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Capitol Theatre, June 10 8/10 When Gander International Airport’s boss, Reg Wright, heard that Irene Sankoff and David Hein were creating Come from Away, he said, “You’re writing a show about giving people sandwiches? Good luck with that!” Someone else might have wished them luck writing a musical with no…