521 stories by "Shanine Salmon"
Snuff Box Theatre's Blush transfers to the Soho Theatre after a sell-out run in Edinburgh. This modern-day morality tale explores five interconnected stories of revenge porn, sex, cyberspace…
As a long time enjoyer of the horror and comedy horror genres, I was disappointed by the thinness of Living a Little. Ironically for a play about Zombie flesh eaters, there just wasn't enoug…
The audience can't ignore the fact this show is performed naked but the nudity becomes a blank canvass as Rowley can move between characters without props or other limitations. This is a hig…
When a musical makes its European debut nearly 40 years after its American debut you question the quality but in Ballroom, this tale of love after love, audiences are treated to a fun show w…
After last year's two sold-out shows, WEST END BARES, theatre's hottest annual fundraiser, is returning on Sunday 29 October 2017 to The Novello Theatre at 7 pm and 9.30 pm in aid of the Mak…
It is an unknown year, country etc. but the audience, as citizens of ProxC, is in a dystopia which deems you a criminal for murder, corruption, hacking, gambling and getting pregnant. The sh…
The hour-long interactive show follows two women stranded in a city-destroying dust storm after missing an emergency evacuation. Together, Scarlet and Olive must survive until rescue comes, …
There were a lot of things to enjoy about this new musical. The use of a small cast- most of which were also very talented band members- was impressive, with seamless role changes and transi…
Romanian playwright Alexandra Badea's The Pulverised (translated by Lucy Phelps from French to English) is an example of what can be done when monologue linked with monologue to create a co…
Dennis Potter is one of Britain's most beloved and controversial playwrights, with Brimstone and Treacle being famous for having its television debut postponed by the BBC for nearly a decade…
This is a play that has really grown on me. So much so that I am adding an additional ½ star to my original review. The play hasn't changed much " though there has been a change in cast, …
It's quite audacious to put on a play looking at the way a rapacious middle-class media takes the stories of the working class, chews them up and regurgitates them as entertainment in Isling…
What makes Unwin's piece so powerful is not only a story of humanising and dehumanising that will be familiar to anyone that has followed coverage of disability benefits and cuts to disabled…
When a playwright has seemingly overnight success with one of their more recent works it seems natural to go back to a previously acclaimed work but when that work feels underdeveloped and l…
For anyone unfamiliar with ASMR, it isn't just about sound, it is about the feelings ("tingles") you get from certain sounds and situations. It is far more sensory than your standard theatre…
It's fair to say that I went along to Cat " (The Play!!!) expecting something light and fluffy. The press release promised "a playful and cheeky homage to the world of musical theatre", and …
I went through a period of being obsessed with Greece's bailout referendum in 2015. It wasn't because I was a politics geek but mainly to do with my crush of Vanis Varoufakis, the country's …
In his playtext introduction, Nuclear War writer Simon Stephens talks about the tyranny of authorial intent, sharing the responsibility of interpreting the text amongst the cast, and "kickin…
ictoria Sheldon stars and writes this 45-minute piece about Mischa (Kate Gwynn, who is also producer), a young refugee who has been promised citizenship (and an escape for her family in her …
The action of the play concerns 2 lowly Imperial guards at the building site of the new Taj Mahal. They get to do the dawn shift, and chatter aimlessly about their duties and the Emperor's g…
Waters once again focuses on a real-life event, the emergence of the SDP after a disastrous Labour Party Special Conference in January 1981, where it was clear that those on the centre-left …
Have you ever had a night in with the girls and found yourself singing along to Britney into your hairbrush and dancing on the sofa, pretending to be a girl group from the '90s? Don't lie, w…
Beginning with a single altercation between two members of the cast, the performance quickly develops beyond a brawl featuring nearly everyone in the troupe to a sequence of acrobatic set pi…
Matthew Bugg's musical sees him play actor, musician, producer, director and composer/lyricist. Is it too many hats for one man to wear or does Mr Bugg manage to get the balance, just right?
This 150th-anniversary production of T.W. Robertson's Caste is unsure whether it wants to be a Victorian farce or a more naturalistic drama. The story still feels relevant today, can two peo…
