By Paul T Davies Boris and Sergey's Preposterous Improvisation Experiment. Pulse Festival, New Wolsey Theatre. 10 June 2017 4 Stars And here is a great way to close the Pulse Festival, Flabb…
By Paul T Davies Golem Pulse Festival, New Wolsey Theatre 10 June 2017 4 Stars Very much thought of as the jewel in the crown of this year's Pulse Festival, 1927's Golem is a show that has r…
By Paul T Davies Nuclear Family Pulse Festival, New Wolsey Theatre. 10 June 2017 3 Stars Presented as an inquiry into the meltdown of Ashtown Nuclear Plant, this interactive piece by Sunday'…
By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Kiss Me at Trafalgar Studios “this small, yet powerful play, is well worth catching.” Book Now! This post REVIEW: Kiss Me, Trafalgar Studio…
By Paul T Davies The Events Mercury Theatre Colchester. 6 June 2017 5 Stars BOOK TICKETS The Events is playwright David Greig's response to the terrorist attack in Norway in 2011, when a far…
By Paul T Davies Tell Me Anything New Wolsey Theatre (Pulse Festival) 2 June 2017 3 Stars Pulse Festival Information One of the unique features of the Wolsey's Pulse Festival is the Suitcase…
By Paul T Davies Outstanding writing, beautiful acting and strong direction- it feels like it shouldn't be as simple as that to create theatrical magic. But here the company of Killology hav…
By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews A View From The Bridge at St Martin’s Church Colchester “this is a true and gripping rendition of Miller's play, and bodes well for future …
By Paul T Davies The 17th Pulse Festival at the Wolsey Theatre is almost upon us, and, once again, a huge range of contemporary performance is being presented across the 10-day festival, fro…
By Paul T Davies There is a great depth of performance and artistic power that makes Salome a mesmerising, at times hypnotic, evening. This post REVIEW: Salome, National Theatre âœÂ✅
By Paul T Davies Crisply directed by Scott Hurran, on a highly effective set, Hidden is a sharp 75 minutes and is a play of gentle revelations. This post REVIEW: Hidden, Mercury Theatre Colc…
By Paul T Davies Let's be clear about this, Angels in America is not a play. It's an event, the equivalent of box set binge viewing. This brilliantly acted production takes days to process a…
By Paul T Davies It's hard to avoid the word 'epic' when discussing Tony Kushner's play, the sweep and ambition is still broad and astonishing. This post REVIEW: Angels In America Part One, …
By Paul T Davies There is little drama, and no dramatic stakes are raised, and for that reason it may struggle to be remembered in the lexicon of gay drama. However, that is also the strengt…
By Paul T Davies We are going to have to find a new word for disabled, as this company rubs the President's face in that word. This is a wonderful production- feel it, hear it, but, above al…
By Paul T Davies This is thought provoking production, and is a vivid and valuable starting point for serious discussion and action This post REVIEW: The Chemsex Monologues. Kings Head Theat…
By Paul T Davies One of the best elements of the evening was us, the audience, the British, still laughing at ourselves and appreciating the irony of the lies politicians speak and the truth…
By Paul T Davies It hasn't helped this production also that current West End farce mega-hit The Play That Goes Wrong visited this venue just a few weeks ago, underlining further how archaic …
By Paul T Davies This is a play that never feels the need to shout or become hysterical, yet brims with anger, passion and love, and tunes in with our own questioning of national identity. T…
By Paul T Davies This piece isn't going to change the face of theatre, but it delivers what it is required to do, and is as entertaining as the excellent wedding band that occasionally, unex…
By Paul T Davies Overall, despite a good cast and production values, the play doesn't reach the heights it could have. This post REVIEW: Ugly Lies The Bone, National Theatre âœÂâœÂ✅
By Paul T Davies The production of A Clockwork Orange is a kind of Berkoff ballet, true to the spirit of the source material, but imprinted with an originality that will stay with you after …
By Paul T Davies Catch this extraordinary production on its tour; it has a quiet anger that says more than a hundred plays that shout for your attention. This post REVIEW: Pink Mist, New Wol…
By Paul T Davies With the epic Angels in America at the National on the horizon, this feels like a perfect curtain raiser, where HIV characters are centre stage, a hilarious and poignant pla…
By Paul T Davies A thoroughly entertaining evening, blood-thirsty and hilarious, this production will appeal to the devil in you. This post REVIEW: The White Devil, Sam Wanamaker Theatre âŅ