Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich: Martina Laird was nominated for Best Actress at the Evening Standard Awards when this production, with its themes of hard life and tough love in Trinidad, ran at the National Theatre in 2012. Here she reprises proud, careworn ghetto matriarch Sophia with another riveting portrayal, showing how attuned she is to the character's fortitude and vulnerabilities. Read the full review