play review – Hackney Citizen

The Unburied: The Saint of Darkness, play review, Rose Lipman Building: ‘song, movement, light and poetry’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 23 November 2017 at 16:53

"The four women are at the heart of this play": The Unburied: The Saint of Darkness. Photograph: Luca Migliore

The ‘Mother Theresa meets Greek mythology’ plot may be a tad obtuse, but this memorable piece of dark, poetic theatre makes the most of its unusual staging

Insignificance, Arcola Theatre, theatre review: ‘Bailey Johnson plays Marilyn with speedily unwinding energy’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 6 November 2017 at 14:29

Einstein-a-go-go: Simon Rouse and Alice Bailey Johnson. Photograph: Alex Brenner

This production of the witty, contemplative 1982 play brings together thinly-veiled versions of Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio

Proof, Courtyard Theatre, review: ‘open-throated, no holds barred performances’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 25 September 2017 at 16:36

'Their naturalism becomes effortless': the cast of Proof

The intensity of the performances – particularly during the fights – gives visceral power to this otherwise stripped-back production of David Auburn’s Tony Award-winning play