Review: LOVE'S A BEACH, Soho TheatreFebruary 9, 2024'Written by Katie Sayer and Will Johnston and directed by Phoebe Gibby, Love’s A Beach follows Ben [Iain Ferrier] and Cyrus [James Akka], the winners of a dating reality show, after their time on the screen as they settle into life together as a couple.'
Review: HEXENHAMMER, Soho TheatreFebruary 9, 2024'Written by and starring Sidsel Rostrup and Suzy Kohane, Hexenhammer takes a look at the book of the same name, translated into English as “The Hammer of Witches,” the 15th-century guide to witch hunting. Rostrup and Kohane take on the roles of the authors of Hexenhammer, Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger, throwing on monk’s robes.'
Review: SELF-RAISING, Soho TheatreFebruary 9, 2024'Self-Raising begins with a sack of flour. But it’s not just a sack of flour. The show begins with writer and performer, Jenny Sealey, telling us how it was originally meant to be an adaptation of Annie Fine’s Flour Babies, but quickly changed into Sealey telling her own life story. Just with a few more bags of flour.'
Review: JULIA MASLI: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA, Soho TheatreFebruary 7, 2024Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha is an absurd yet strangely comforting hour of agony aunt-style comedy that will leave you slightly nervous about having a microphone attached to a prosthetic leg being placed in front of your face for you to confess your fears to the world.
Review: GWYNETH GOES SKIING, Pleasance LondonFebruary 5, 2024Gwyneth Goes Skiing is a fun and delightfully queer show that has lots of hilarious audience participation and some great musical moments (even if it is a play with music). It is full of joy and some truly silly puns that had be groaning with a smile. I look forward to seeing more from Awkward Productions in the future!
Review: BRONCO BILLY - THE MUSICAL, Charing Cross TheatreFebruary 2, 2024Bronco Billy is a fun show with some great performers and catchy songs. While a more developed plot would have been appreciated, it is still a show that will have you smiling throughout. If you’re a fan of pantomimes and/or a fan of country music, you’ll definitely be a fan of this!
Review: JODIE MITCHELL: BECOMING JOHN TRAVULVA, Soho TheatreFebruary 1, 2024'Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva is a fantastic comedy show that does an excellent job in discussing the role that gender plays in comedy, whether consciously or unconsciously. Whether they are Jodie Mitchell or John Travulva, Mitchell is a great comedian and I look forward to seeing more from both of their acts in the future.'
Review: LOUISE YOUNG: FERAL, Soho TheatreJanuary 29, 2024Louise Young: Feral is a fun show that will have you thinking your life is pretty tame compared to what Young has gone through. And, according to her, there are still plenty of stories she hasn’t told - I look forward to hearing them!
Review: AHIR SHAH: ENDS, Soho TheatreJanuary 29, 2024Ahir Shah: Ends is a fascinating show, but it ends up feeling like more of an aggressive talk than a comedy performance. The comedic moments are brilliant and really let Shah’s sense of humour shine, but I would have liked more of them throughout the show instead of just towards the beginning.
Review: JOHN TOTHILL: THE LAST LIVING LIBERTINE, Soho TheatreJanuary 26, 2024Ultimately, John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine is a fascinating, rambly take on not only Catholocism but a range of topics that will have you in stitches. Tothill somehow manages to prove his hypothesis that Catholicism is the same as Acid Techno with a brilliant ending that has the audience members on their feet.
Review: MARTIN URBANO: APOLOGY COMEBACK TOUR, Soho TheatreJanuary 18, 2024“Make a noise if you’ve ever watched porn before!” From the start, you can tell that Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour is going to be a weird one. Indeed, the concept of the show itself is a bit strange - Urbano is playing the role of a cancelled comedian, but he is also playing himself, reflecting on what it is like to play the role of another.
Review: MAX & IVAN: LIFE, CHOICES, Soho TheatreJanuary 17, 2024It’s the classic “opposites attract” story - Max considers himself to be “calm and collected,” while Ivan declares himself to be “warm and clingy,” quite literally the opposite. But, somehow, the two have been “fated to be together” and have been performing as a comedy duo since 2008, when they first decided to join forces in a “crappy pub.”