950 stories by "Laura Kressly"
Katie is a fairly average eighteen-year-old living a life busy with A-levels, uni applications and her older boyfriend, Abe. She's not sure what she wants to do with the rest of her life, bu…
You could easily classify this production as "the one with the robot" but there is more to Spillikin, currently on tour throughout the UK. Despite the high level of artificial intelligence o…
John Stanley's dark comedy could easily descend into poverty porn, but he avoids this pitfall with a focus on detailed characterisation and the consequences of drug addiction, both of which …
It's St Patrick's Day at an Irish pub in London. We've been there for awhile, but the night is young. There's a five-strong band more focused on arguing the facts of Irish history than playi…
As the Welsh part of Celtic Trilogy at the VAULT Festival, Over The Limit Theatre with Siren has arguably saved the best to last.
Shows incorporating technology have become more and more common recently. This experimental show, Celebration, Florida, features two unrehearsed performers wearing headphones.
On arriving at the front door of Latvian House I am met by a very smart, besuited Italian butler who refuses to let me in and won't really give me a clear reason as to why. Had the performan…
In 2012, The RSC drew ire for its Orphan of Zhao casting in which there were a whole three East Asian actors. Though the production went ahead, RSC artistic director Greg Doran showed willin…
Nonsense. Complete and utter, glorious, nonsense. This was Brendan Murphy's very first outing of Bagmanimous and it was an hour of brilliantly silly joy.
The stage set consists of a table littered with various paraphernalia: bottles of alcohol, drugs, a teddy bear and a mounted dildo. The action takes place in this space over the period of a …
Theatre company Rusted Dust have done a Columbo with the title " there's Nazis, there's murder, there's the station's first female Detective Constable. Buried in The Many Crimes of Hector Ca…
Ebi, Bess and Hannah are homeless, living in tents in Archway. The three have a mutually beneficial relationship " nineteen-year-old Hannah has older and wiser people looking after her, and …
The fetishism of absorbing someone else's life and making it your own is the theme explored in Swifties, particularly how to give your world meaning when everything seems so dismal.
Tristan is the stuff of Cornish legends. The Robin Hood-esque figure who lives along the Helford River gives much needed gifts to local people the moment they reach utter despair " or so peo…
Still very much finding its feet and theatricality, Freak is an engaging lecture with a charming, historical bent.
Rob and Paul are best mates, albeit total polar opposites. They share a cozy bachelor pad where they engage in typical mid-20s, male behaviour " drinking, weight lifting, discussing women in…
A couple of miles along the Essex coast from Clacton, is the village of Jaywick. Jaywick has the distinction of being the most deprived area of Britain.
It's evident that there are great intentions and thorough research behind the piece. It's also clear that the creators have much skill and experience in making theatre.
Dominic Cavendish can rest assured: he will not lose the opportunity to see his favourite (white) male actors in leading Shakespearean roles.
As populism rises and fascists are tightening national borders with physical walls and stricter immigration regulations, the revolution is gaining speed. Theatre isn't standing by, either.
A long lost Kafka play is having its premiere on Broadway. Two big Hollywood action stars are playing the leads, but the fickle nature of unseen Bruce means they've had to cast Harry as an u…
This revival of Michael John LaChiusa's musical The Wild Party unfortunately lives up to its original reception. Dripping with sex, booze and jazz, there are some great tunes but little subs…
This type of act would work better on the screen, however I feel like I've definitely seen it before. The jokes seem too similar to 'The Catherine Tate Show', and the concept of the piece is…
Alice spent most of her teen years locked in a second floor spare bedroom, kidnapped by a man she never names. Deprived of her adolescence, the young woman is largely left to figure out how …
Boy Stroke Girl offers a thought-provoking concept: can you fall in love with someone without knowing their gender? What a brilliant idea to discuss on stage.
