REVIEW: Lipstick – a new show with a whole lot of heart
April Hughes (Tommy), Helen Aluko (Jordan). Photo by Lidia Crisafulli Venue: Southwark Playhouse, London Writer: Lily Shahmoon Director: Ed White Performance Date: 09 March 2020 Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Tommy is a teenage boy who fears everything – especially how other kids at school would react if they saw him putting on lipstick. […]
REVIEW: COPS – delving into the complexities of masculinity with an incredible level of tenderness
COPS at Southwark Playhouse Jack Flammiger & Roger Alborough – Photo Credit: Robert Day Venue: The Little, Southwark Playhouse, London Performance Date: 17 January 2020 Star Rating: ★★★1/2 Reviewer: Leyla Demirel Southwark Playhouse is currently playing host to another UK premiere in the form of COPS by American writer Tony Tortora. The play is inspired by real-life […]
REVIEW: How Love Is Spelt – a timely revival of a beautifully written piece of theatre
Larner Wallace-Taylor & Michelle Collins in How Love Is Spelt Photo Credit: Ali Wright Venue: Southwark Playhouse Performance Date: 06 September 2019 Reviewer: Gemma Fincher Star Rating: ★★★★ How Love Is Spelt was first produced at the Bush Theatre in 2004, a venue known for its commitment to creating a space that nurtures and develops new […]
INTERVIEW: Luke Bayer chats all things Fiver, Jamie & the importance of supporting new British musicals
Photo Credit: Danny with a camera Luke Bayer is currently starring in exciting new musical Fiver, which follows the story of a humble five pound note as it passes through the hands and pockets of people in London. Luke is perhaps best known for his portrayal of alternate Jamie New in the smash hit musical, […]
REVIEW: Fiver – certainly won’t leave you feeling short-changed
The cast of Fiver – Photo Credit: Danny with a camera Venue: Southwark Playhouse Performance Date: 10 July 2019 Star Rating: ★★★★ 1/2 The importance of supporting new British musicals cannot be underestimated; there are precious few of them around. However, in ‘The Little’ of the Southwark Playhouse an astonishingly original and fresh new musical […]