The New York City Fringe (previously FRIGID Fringe Festival) is the flagship festival for emerging independent artists at FRIGID New York. I will be reviewing a small sample of the shows made available in digital format. Full line-up of shows in this year’s Fringe are listed here. The House of Clytemnestra (written and directed by... The post New York City Fringe: The House of Clytemnestra / Mulan, and NOW appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

Georgie Steele’s And I’ll Blow Your House Down is an award-winning play opening soon at Brighton Fringe. It is an interactive storytelling and clowning show campaigning for change for unpaid carers and families with disabilities. Georgie calls for action to provide better support for the millions of unpaid carers in the UK by creating a new National... The post Brighton Fringe preview: And I’ll Blow Your House Down appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

Box House Theatre bring their new show, Twisted Tales, to the Brighton Fringe next month. “In a dystopian world where there is no possibility of choice and occupations are assigned at birth, we observe a group of actors who have been bred for one sole purpose: to entertain. Each night, the thespians are brought to the stage... The post Brighton Fringe preview: Twisted Tales appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

As I’m on a few days break, it’s time to reflect on the theatre I’ve experienced so far in 2024! 5 stars (8) Your Lie in April (Drury Lane) * MUS WE – a concert based on a popular manga that is deeply poignant. King Lear (Almeida) PLA – an outstanding performance from Danny Sapani,... The post 2024 – my first 70 shows appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

The pub theatre venue opposite Highbury & Islington station, the Hen & Chickens, is a vibrant venue now celebrating its silver anniversary since James & Felicity Wren (co-artistic directors) and Mark Lyminster (theatre manager) as Unrestricted View took over operations upstairs. James stopped by to tell us more about 25 years on the London fringe.... The post Fringe Focus: Hen & Chickens Theatre appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

Writer/performer Henriette Laursen brings her clever and witty multimedia show Swipe, Life & Gate Number 5 to Brighton Fringe. Where: The Actors Theatre When: 16-17 May, 6.30pm Ticket price: https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/swipe-life-and-gate-number-5/ “Inspired by true events, Swipe, Life & Gate Number 5 is an exceptional lesbian love story between a white and a black immigrant. Told through... The post Brighton Fringe preview: Swipe, Life & Gate Number 5 appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

Relaunched in Penge in 2021, the Bridge House Theatre punches high as a pub theatre showcasing work from historically underrepresented groups. As they celebrate their 3rd anniversary, artistic director Luke Adamson and associate director Joseph [Joe] Lindoe tell us more about the venue they co-founded. Congratulations on three years at Bridge House Theatre! What’s been... The post Fringe Focus: Bridge House Theatre appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

In a theatre year already plentiful with one-person shows, NT and RSC stalwart Greg Hicks is currently in North West London with The Dream of a Ridiculous Man. Writer-director Laurence Boswell has relocated Dostoyevsky’s 1877 short story to London and updated its vernacular to create a sometimes ponderous and often expletive-laded play about life, death... The post Theatre review: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (Marylebone Theatre) appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

Written and directed by Jesse Edwards, The Stolen Valley is both buddy movie and a celebration of female empowerment. As car mechanic Lupe (Briza Covarrubias) finds herself teamed up with outlaw cowgirl Maddy (Allee Sutton Hethcoat)/ they both find money and family on their minds. Lupe’s Mexican-Navajo heritage is important to reach the ending we... The post Film review: The Stolen Valley appeared first on LouReviews ..read more

As a new production of Eugene O’Neill’s 1956 classic opens in the West End (featuring Brian Cox, Patricia Clarkson, Daryl McCormack and Laurie Kynaston), obtaining mostly 3* and 4* reviews from critics (read my own review on BroadwayWorld UK) we look back at previous stage and screen versions. 2018, Wyndhams. This remains my favourite version... The post Looking at Long Day’s Journey Into Night appeared first on LouReviews ..read more