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Fourthwall’s Favourites: February

JBR — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:20:09 +0000

January 2012 has already thrown us some gems – the wonderful Faction Theatre company have been playing their ambitious repertory season to sell-out audiences, The Bee delighted our reviewer at Soho Theatre, Phil Matthews, Fourthwall’s Editorial Director Read more ...

Review: Mogadishu – Lyric Hammersmith ***

PKM — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:19:02 +0000

Mogadishu accurately reflects many of the current issues that underpin many of Britain’s state schools, tackling the sombre consequences of false allegations within this system. Enmeshed in an ambiguous location, the story focuses on the repercussions of an incident wherein sympathetic teacher Amanda is pushed to the ground by a young, black s Read more ...

Review: Twisted Tales – Lyric Hammersmith ****

JBR — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:22:56 +0000

A glowing clock face hangs in mid-air; smoke fills the auditorium; a train carriage jolts out of the darkness and comes to a halt downstage. Certainly a fascinating and eerie start to an evening of stories that are most definitely twisted.

The train, where three sturdy bowler-clad Englishmen make their daily commute, is the setting that l Read more ...

Review: Dick Whittington & His Cat – Lyric Hammersmith ****

JBR — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:14:04 +0000

The enduring appeal of pantomime, a peculiarly British theatrical form, is that while ostensibly aimed at children, there is enough in there for adults to enjoy.

And this is where Dick Whittington and His Cat, the Lyric Hammersmith pantomime triumphs. Among the gloriously terrible jokes that have pre-teens rolling in the aisles, Read more ...

Spring Awakening set for a UK tour in spring 2011

PKM — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:13:11 +0000

The UK production of Spring Awakening arrived at the Lyric Hammersmith in early 2009 with much fanfare. It received rave five star reviews and quickly embraced a West End transfer to the Novello Theatre just weeks later.

But the uncertainty of the industry reared its ugly head when producers were forced to post early closing noti Read more ...

Review: Blasted – Lyric Hammersmith ****

PKM — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:12:00 +0000

Sarah Kane’s work is usually the province of textual study, her words confined to student reading lists, so it is a treat to see Blasted performed on a British stage. Brutal and uncompromising, treat may appear an incongruous word to describe Kane’s shocking first play, but if you long for theatre that will engender a visceral and q Read more ...

Interview: The Girl Dunne Good

PKM — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:28:05 +0000

“Do you mind if I have a bit of my croissant while we chat?” Clare Dunne asks in a lilting Irish brogue, “only I haven't had any dinner really.”

Dunne is, in her own words, shattered. Not surprising as she is in the first week of a much talked about production of Chekhov's Three Sisters at the Lyri Read more ...

Q&A: Filter Theatre’s Ollie Dimsdale

PKM — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:37:15 +0000

What was the impetus for choosing Three Sisters?
Chekhov’s Three Sisters is awash with references of sound, both literal and reflective. We are primarily a devising company, conceiving and creating shows from scratch. Whilst devising at the National Theatre Studio with Read more ...