16 September 2018
Wasted at Southwark Playhouse
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
A bold new rock musical that brings a contemporary feel to the story of the Bronte sisters, this is a fun and smart piece of work that doesn’t shy away …
09 September 2018
High Ridin’ by Em-Lou Productions
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
James Hogan’s new play is a touching portrayal of love, struggle and bereavement, but lacks the bite to make the drama gripping, spending too long stomping on well-trodden ground. Centring …
20 July 2018
Pity at the Royal Court
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Rory Mullarkey’s new play is totally bonkers, and while it does have some laugh-out loud moments, there are too many misfires meaning it ends up plodding along and becomes quite …
07 July 2018
Flesh and Bone by Unpolished Theatre
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
What a remarkably raw and human piece of theatre. The libretto of this brutally honest look at working-class life is crafted with such eloquence that it is a joy to …
18 June 2018
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives at the Arcola Theatre
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
With a sharp and witty script delivered with crisp precision, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives is highly entertaining throughout, combining comedy and drama gracefully to produce a wonderfully …
14 April 2018
BBC Radio 2’s Evening with Jason Robert Brown
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Jason Robert Brown is a name that is maybe unfamiliar to the casual theatregoer, but you wouldn’t think that was the case sat in the packed London Palladium for his …
01 April 2018
Ruthless! The Musical at the Arts Theatre
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
How far will you go to be famous? This is the key theme that is explored in Ruthless!, a musical that does not hold back in poking fun of the …
19 March 2018
Lock and Key by Warehouse Musical Productions
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Musical theatre isn’t usually the first place you look for a modern horror story, but in this new short creation by Bella Barlow and A.C. Smith, the eclectic mix works …
11 November 2017
Big Fish at The Other Palace
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
The 2003 Tim Burton film of Big Fish is one that I have watched many times and grow fonder of with every viewing. I know it well, and so my …
04 September 2017
Talk Radio at the Old Red Lion Theatre
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Late Night, tell-it-how-it-is radio — a premise with the potential for shocking, humorous and meaningful dialogue, but Eric Bogosian’s play lacks depth and originality, with this production feeling in turns …
20 August 2017
13 The Musical by The British Theatre Academy
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Jason Robert Brown is one of the most well-respected composers working in musical theatre today. His credits include Songs for a New World, The Last Five Years and Parade (my …
01 May 2017
City of Glass at the Lyric Hammersmith
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Boy does this play keep you gripped. Partly a detective noir drama, partly a psychological thriller, partly an exploration of the human mind, City of Glass is filled with so …
19 April 2017
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
There’s not anything groundbreaking or spectacular in this production of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying at Wilton’s Music Hall. Neither is there anything particularly problematic or dull. …
04 March 2017
Ugly Lies the Bone at the National
By Adam Mcdonnell // Theatre (London)
Virtual reality is one of those things that most of us are aware of, but for many (me included), its uses don’t appear to extend much beyond teenage boys wearing …
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