384 stories by "Daniel Perks"
Rachel (Maddie Rice) is grounded, bubbly and immediately likeable. She is simultaneously nervous, terrified and anxious with every breath. As she narrates her story, she jumps between these …
We are thrown between hilarity and horror without knowing why. All that is given away is that Villain has a dark side, be it a crime that Rachel has committed, been witness to, or been a vic…
Molly is shit with words and her tits are too small. In many ways a shy and withdrawn teenager, in so many others full of bravado and confidence that she has developed by necessity to live i…
Rosa Maggiora's block set, while crisp and clean, seems altogether out of place for this production " too futuristic and alternative compared with the more traditional story of a girl that s…
Rosa Maggiora's block set, while crisp and clean, seems altogether out of place for this production " too futuristic and alternative compared with a more traditional story of a girl that str…
Pairing director Jamie Lloyd with writer Philip Ridley seems almost guaranteed to produce a hit " a vibrant director that appeals to a youthful, diverse audience and a writer who found fame …
Ian is a lightbulb. Nora, Dora and Kat are like moths to his flame " light-up trainers, hair in bunches and white dungarees drawn into his heady mix of strobe and smoke and thumping house mu…
London's leading awards in the theatre calendar for Off-West End productions, The Offies Finalists for the 2016 season have been revealed, with south London venues Southwark Playhouse and th…
A selection of teeth (or maybe they're just stones) crop up throughout Anna Beecher's story, talismans for Nicholas (Daniel Holme) to hold dear, treasure and covet.
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Necessity may be a play about inventors and mothers, but there is nothing deep and meaningful in its story, acting or overall realisation " the related English proverb is most definitely a m…
Those that are no longer with us leave so much more behind, as those that remain are bereft, frantic and forever scarred by the hole in their life once filled with laughter, love and light. …
Over the course of an hour, Love Thy Monster compares Sellman-Leava's romantic life with his latest professional acting role, interspersed with Shakespeare, Mike Tyson and Patrick Stewart fo…
12 days, eight shows, one director " The Pensive Federation celebrates its fifth anniversary with a series of showcase pieces that are written, rehearsed and performed in such a short space …
Alexander Zeldin's world premiere of Love is by no means a stereotypical interpretation of the emotion. Natasha Jenkins presents a semi-immersive set, a run-down, stark social housing unit t…
There are at least 30 pop and RnB songs shoe-horned into the production of 2 Become 1, averaging one song every two minutes. For the quintessential 90's child, that's a stacked scoop of nost…
Alexander Zeldin's world premiere of Love is by no means a stereotypical interpretation of the emotion. Natasha Jenkins presents a semi-immersive set, a run-down, stark social housing unit t…
12 days, eight shows, one director " The Pensive Federation celebrates its fifth anniversary with a series of showcase pieces that are written, rehearsed and performed in such a short space …
Director Gary Condes and actor Charles Dorfman honour the original era and setting of LUV, reiterating its message in a theatre scene where traditional absurdist plays are seen less and less…
There are at least 30 pop and RnB songs shoe-horned into the production of 2 Become 1, averaging one song every two minutes. For the quintessential 90's child, that's a stacked scoop of nost…
The emotional potential of an opera aria, or even a lament, is perfectly placed to convey the anguish and nonsense surrounding grief " a concept that is ultimately impossible to describe des…
StoneCrabs Theatre has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its 2017 Stomping Ground Festival.
Even though Kit now feels happier than ever before, he is still an outsider, desperate to be part of the gang. But then, when looking around the locker room, who isn't seeking approval from …
Samantha Ellis isn't a conventionally romantic writer; her 2014 book How To Be A Heroine rips apart those pre-conceived literary feminine icons and exposes them for who they really are.
It takes seasoned performer Matt Henry (Olivier award winner, Best Actor In a Musical) as feisty drag queen Lola to kick Kinky Boots back into high gear. Ultimately this musical works best w…
Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey's set is a brilliant white, harsh, flickering, fluorescent lighting occupied by glass cages and nowhere to hide. It resembles an otherworldly waiting room cum detent…
