51 stories by "Lydia Lakemoore"
Firebird tells the excruciating tale of a fourteen-year-old girl named Tia who we see groomed into a Asian sex ring and brutally abused. Tia, played by Callie Cooke, is lured into the car of…
The language of John Godber's latest work Shafted! is simple and conversational. Godber confessed, during the post-show discussion, that this is the first draft of his play because he wants …
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama presents an abstract trio of Pinter, taking scenes from Harold Pinter’s One for the Road, The New World Order and Mountain Language and bringing…
What if Adolf Hilter were a contestant in the Big Brother house? What if his outspoken manner and aggressive insanity made him popular with the viewing public? What if he won? These are the …
Two people, an unshaved male, dirty and unkempt, along with a young woman in a similarly dishevelled manner, embrace one other on a grimy and stained matress. I initially surmised the pair t…
The Tabard Theatre is a wonderfully intimate and welcoming space and Sigurd The Dragon Slayer is a fitting choice for their festive production. Aimed at children from pre- to junior school, …
Pantomimes immediately welcome you into the spirit of Christmas. With catchy songs, brightly-coloured sets, and always a 'happily ever after', it’s hard not to get wrapped up in the me…
Triumphantly delivered with energy and pride Beryl is a northern masterpiece. Let me begin by expressing how wonderfully refreshing it is to see regional theatre giving London a run for i…
This newest opera by Georg Friedrich Haas can be described as little other than sombre. Embracing the idea of life and death, it tells of a character " Johannes, played by Christoph Pohl …
Last night I was treated to one of the most delightful shows I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. Gigi is a play based on a French novel written in the early 1940s, which on the face of i…
The Rose of Jericho is the latest work by playwright Alex Martinez, and is a brutal and honest biography of an ex-army soldier. In the form of an aggressive and unapologetic one-man play, Ke…
This evening I witnessed a piece of history, an untold piece of history, a heartbreaking piece of history. The Screenwriter’s Daughter is factually based on the lives of American scree…
Outsiders is a play inspired and based on Camus’s novel The Stranger ,or L'Etranger. The play focuses on two of the book’s background characters, Marie and Sumaya. Here we see th…
bloominauschwitz is an intriguing one man play based on Joyce's Ulysses. The story follows the tale's pivotal character Leopold Bloom. We see him travel through time exploring his roots as a…
The Wyrd Sisters Theatre Company was founded in 2013 with a goal to produce classical works with a twist. They often gender switched main characters aiming to cast the right personality to a…
Blood Wedding, based on a newspaper account of a wedding in Spain in 1928, shot Lorca to huge success in the world of the arts. The plot centres on a kind and honourable gentleman of a villa…
This intimate three-hander centres around Mr M, played by Anthony Ofoegbu, a passionate teacher at the all-black school in 'the location', one of the segregated black areas in South Africa. …
Do we stereotype gay men? Do we think we understand the conventions of a gay relationship? Are there even conventions to a gay relationship? F*cking Men explores and opposes what many may th…
Many people think you need to completely suspend your imagination in order to fully appreciate a magic show. Maybe I should try to do this, but I do not. After all I am a critic, and althoug…
The Southbank Centre plays host to two wonderful and talented groups of musicians who are heavily influenced by the Eastern Carnatic style of music. Carnatic Strings is split into two halves…
The story of To Kill A Mockingbird encompasses many different aspects of growing up that children have to go through on their long journey to adulthood. It is 1930s America and we watch thre…
We are in some unknown years into the future, capital punishment is legal, and the law states that the victim has the final say in how their offender is killed. Three unnamed characters are …
An Audience with Jimmy Savile is possibly one of the most shocking plays currently showing in London. Steeped in horrifying truths, scandalous admissions and cruel honesty this is a ground-b…
It is always a liberating moment when browsing the literature in your programme to come across a blunt and brutally honest quotation by such a master as Sir Peter Hall. As the first director…
Battersea Odyssey is a collection of untold community stories, merged together into a piece of promenade theatre. Light Box Theatre, based in Battersea, collaborated with local people to …
