17 stories by "Rachael Smith"
It's hard out there for comedians; everyone's a critic and with Twitter these days you can cut down someone's long-slaved over act in 30Â seconds and 140 characters. On top of that, it's 2…
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered" (Corinthians 13:4-5). If…
The General Election is taking place in less than three weeks and in London you can barely move for politically-themed theatre seasons and performances " with this many candidates it's going…
As we take our seats in the New Wimbledon Theatre, before we've even had time to take off our jackets, my friend and I are accosted by the bright beaming face of a woman in a silver jumpsuit…
It is difficult to write about a flamenco concert without spewing clichés about the passion, the emotional intensity and the infectious rhythms: I'll try to keep them to a minimum but I mak…
Debuting an intimate two-hander that reflects on thirty years of married life, using an 'in real life' married couple, has the potential for great success as well as tremendous disaster. The…
I never expected that at this early stage of my 20s I'd have started planning my funeral. Last night, along with a group of strangers, I got to talking about my post-mortem preferences " fro…
When I was a GCSE drama student everyone wanted to make shows about drug abuse, mental illness and inappropriate sexual relationships " all in the name of causing a stir and being 'edgy'. It…
Thomas Monckton blusters onto the stage in a flurry of grandeur, his wiry hair stood on end and his coat tails billowing behind him " the maestro has arrived! The audience eagerly awaits his…
As the lights of the Purcell Room fade an electro-synth soundtrack begins to echo around the auditorium. A shadowy figure emerges from the darkness; a mountain of a man (Joseph Quimby) carry…
"We've got to roar and cheer and stuff," a lady sat two rows in front of me emphatically instructed her companion just before Slightly Fat Features took the stage last Tuesday evening, "it&#…
In Zagreb stands an old, ivy-covered mansion. It has housed the Kos family for over seventy years, and there has not been a male child born into the Kos family for four generations. This is …
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Lovers, fighters and philosophists! Take your seats for story of The Nutcracker as you've never seen it before. There are sword fights, golden bathtu…
If you were enjoying the glorious sunshine on the 21Â June this year with a leisurely stroll around the sumptuous streets of Kensington and Chelsea you might have seen the absurdist sight …
After its success with 2013’s Responsible Other, Made By Brick returns with another original piece, this time in collaboration with playwright Daniel Anderson. Saxon Court is …
It's not every Sunday that you escape the dreary London rain with a bit of family friendly LGBT theatre, but on one particular grey Sunday afternoon that's exactly where I found myself. Last…
Is it a play? Is it a gig? No – it's some kind of hybrid live music story-telling experience brought to you by nabokov and director Joe Murphy! Symphony is a collaboration with three o…
