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Jacob Storms’ Tennessee Rising: The Dawn of Tennessee Williams 5*****
August 9, 2023 | one4reviewThis entertaining play is an hour of catnip for Tennessee Williams fans. Jacob Storm, who wrote the piece and plays the title role, gives a charming account of Williams’ life from childhood to the brink of his first major … Read More
Shadow Boxing – 5*****
August 9, 2023 | one4reviewThis mesmerising play by James Gaddas tells the story of Flynn, a conflicted boxer whose internal struggles are physically demonstrated as he floats balletically across the stage one minute, then stamps on the ground violently the next to demonstrate … Read More
Raising Kane – 4****
August 9, 2023 | one4reviewOn a black and white set, David Shopland enters the stage as Orson Welles with grey face, grey gloves and a black suit creating a scene reminiscent of the cinematography of Welles’ magnum opus, Citizen Kane. For the first … Read More
Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical 5*****
August 9, 2023 | one4review
Shamilton is a brilliant hour of improvised musical comedy presented by this extraordinarily talented group of six comedy/improvisation artists. They are accompanied by a drummer and keyboard player, known as the band The Shamiltones.
Taking their inspiration from the … Read More
BENJAMIN ALBOROUGH Absolute Monopoly 4.5****
August 9, 2023 | one4reviewThe classic board game Monopoly is well known around the world, there are various versions of the game but what one were we going to get this time? The all but full auditorium waited with eager anticipation as Benjamin entered … Read More
Grubby Little Mitts: Hello, Hi 4.5****
August 9, 2023 | one4review
It is never easy after winning awards with a debut show which would have been long in the making, to manage to create a follow-up show of the same calibre. But Grubby Little Mitts have achieved the near impossible: … Read More
Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground 4.5****
August 8, 2023 | one4reviewWritten and performed by acclaimed Fringe regular, Alison Skilbeck, this new one-woman play looks at six very different people during the pandemic, all coping with lockdown in different ways during one year on an unnamed London common.
Manifest Destiny’s Child – 4.5****
August 8, 2023 | one4reviewManifest Destiny’s Child is an entertaining and enthralling dive into the margins of the political world of the US and is based on true events. Trump is President, much to the dismay of the liberal elite. Dennis Trainor – … Read More
Hive – 3.5***
August 8, 2023 | one4reviewIn Hive, the line between reality and the eldritch is deftly treaded. With the looming silhouette of a demolition site acting as its canvas, the stark simplicity of a lone ladder with an affixed light bulb introduces us to … Read More
Angel Monster – 3***
August 8, 2023 | one4reviewAngel Monster, the name itself portends a duality of angelic grace and monstrous power. As we enter we’re greeted with “It’s that time of the month already, isn’t it?” at the door, the audience is thrust into an immersive … Read More
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