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Writer: August Strindberg Adaptor: Emily Juniper Director: Mark Leipacher Reviewer: Deborah Klayman The Public Reviews Rating: Strindberg’s Miss Julie is a play that has truly stood the test of time – the themes of power and lust versus love are universal and enduring, as are its naturalistic style and eloquent text. When a play is this well [...]

As The Iron Lady brings the story of the only female Prime Minister to cinemas across the country, it’s not only on the big screen that the intricacies of power and gender are being examined. From private relationships to public power games, this week’s top picks all touch on the often delicate theme of gender [...]

As The Faction Theatre company draw to the end of their second week of full time rehearsals for their inaugural London Repertory Season at the New Diorama Theatre, Assistant Director Rachel Valentine-Smith shares her thoughts at the past week and just how important the actors Imagination really is… We are approaching the end of week two and, as [...]

Writer: Federico Garcia Lorca Director: Zahra Sabri Reviewer: Carmel Doohan The Public Reviews Rating: This performance, in the black box of the New Diorama Theatre, was sold out. It is not the usual line up for a sold out show: Federico Garcia Lorca’s Spanish play has been translated into Farsi and is being performed as a work of [...]

Mention puppets and the immediate associations are probably Pinocchio, Jim Henson and children’s shows, but this re-emerging art form has just as much to offer adults as kids. Puppetry is on top form in the capital this week thanks to the second Suspense London Puppetry Festival, proving that puppets can be very grown-up indeed, while [...]

Writer: Julia Pascal Director: Orly Rabinyan Reviewer: Louise Franks The Public Reviews Rating: Honeypot tells the story of a beautiful Swedish woman Susanne, played by Jessica Claire, who travels to Israel, in search of her identity and to fill the void that she feels her life has become. She seeks out and eventually begins work for Mossad; her [...]

Directed by Oliver Jones Writer: Lizzie Nunnery Reviewer: Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: A man has been in exile for nine years, torn from his friends, family and the woman he loved, until the war was finally over and he began the long journey home. This collaboration between Trestle and Blindeye, based on the book of the [...]

Puppetry has well and truly come of age. The theatrical phenomenon that is War Horse has seen success and awards on both sides of the pond, the Little Angel Theatre is celebrating its 50th year as the home of puppetry in London, and this autumn sees the return of the Suspense London Puppetry Festival from [...]