51 stories by "Lydia Lakemoore"
The London theatre scene never ceases to amaze me. Squeezed above a pub, in a swelteringly hot room set above the rumbles of bankers freed from a day of trouble causing, we are presented wit…
Catch Me is the London Premier of Flip Fabrique's circus show Attrape Moi. Direct from Quebec, where the circus art is rife and celebrated, they are renowned for their flips, tricks, stunts,…
Martin Crimp's The Treatment is so current that I struggle to believe it was written over twenty years ago. Set in New York, we follow the lives of individuals in a small group, who come tog…
Moonchild Theatre’s new piece, written by is filled with intelligence and wit. Pluto, our protagonist and personification of the planet (if we can call it that), poignantly communicate…
Natives is a new written piece by Glenn Waldron that follows three teenagers on one day of their lives " their fourteenth birthday. Coldly but aptly named A, B, and C, these characters colle…
Political theatre can be somewhat consuming with a thin line between conveying a message and attempting to shove an entire ideology down one's throat in the mere space of an hour. Much to my…
I will start by stating that one woman (or man) plays are one of my all-time favourite genres of theatre. They are often the most intimate or revealing pieces. And if done well can also be s…
Four actor-musicians set the scene. Dressed up as blue birds they sing a merry tune to welcome in the morning, before one is promptly shot by a large air rifle that protrudes from the stage.…
Us/Them is an immensely powerful and affecting piece of devised theatre. Winner of a Fringe First at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival the play was originally designed as a children's sh…
Aboard a quaint little barge, that moors in the waters of Little Venice during the winter months, I am surprised to find a fully functioning theatre complete with stage, lighting rig, and ma…
From the man who brought us An Audience With Jimmy Savile, possibly London's most talked about play of 2015, Jonathan Maitland returns to the Park Theatre with Deny, Deny, Deny, another curr…
Silence Faces bring something completely different to the London scene. Follow Suit is an unusual mash-up of absurdist theatre combining elements of mine and clowning. Four characters (or pe…
The Royal Opera House hosts an utterly triumphant revival of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's production of Gioachino Rossini and Cesare Sterbini's classic opera Il barbiere di Siviglia (t…
The story of Lorca's classic Yerma is relatively well known. It is frequently performed at different theatres around the country often with a few modern twists and sometimes we see an una…
What an exciting prospect this play looked at first glance. Twelth Night, Shakespeare's comedy classic, performed solely by a team of London's most exciting comedians. Oh dear, what a terrif…
Last night I was treated to one of the most curious little plays I have ever seen. I use the word curious as I am, admittedly, trying to determine exactly why I was so enthralled. Nancy Harr…
Most of us will be familiar with the term IVF as a process used for the conception of a baby. But few of us are familiar with what the actual reality of that term entails. The latest play by…
This is a traditionally staged, loyal to style, West End version of Hobson's Choice. It has every bell and whistle that the producers could throw at it; a big, beautiful set, gorgeous cos…
Were we lied to? Was it legal? Was it wrong? Was it avoidable? What were the consequences? Chilcot answers none of these questions. Chilcot cleverly presents you with seemingly neutral and u…
Here All Night is an evening of what can only be described in laymans terms, as a Beckett appreciation event. It consists of a variety of extracts from Beckett’s music and texts, coher…
The power of Scenes From 68* Years lies not in showing us war, bombs and battles, but in its observations of human suffering in the every day lives of people affected by conflict. Somehow th…
Haram Iran is possibly the most current play on the London scene right now. Set in modern day Iran it follows the story of two 15-year-old boys who are convicted under Sharia law for the cri…
Every mother loves talking about her own child. This is what is presented to us in Punching the Sky, where a mother rambles on about her own marvellous offspring. It is Lizi Patch's personal…
The world premiere of any new show automatically brings with it a certain level of anticipation and excitement. The world premiere of a new musical featuring star performers, going up at a l…
The Cause is written in three segments separated by both time and location. Firstly we are presented with Sandor Teleki (Tony Wredden), a painter of Hungarian heritage, and Margit (Angela Di…
