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Mr. Stink, Chickenshed Theatre
When it comes to David Walliams’ books and plays I find it best to take along a young person to get their perspective: This amazing play brought humour to the stage. It was as if I pulled the characters out of the book, and put them on a stage. The actors were hilarious. Mr Stink…
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Gangsta Granny, Garrick Theatre
Having never read a David Walliams book before I did not know what to expect from the stage adaptation, so I took along a young person who had. Here is what they had to say: They got every detail from the book and comfortably put it all in one play. When they changed the scene,…
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Twitstorm, Park Theatre
Twitstorm pitches itself as the ‘hilarious exploration of what can happen when the self-righteousness of social media gets out of hand.’ As a regular on Twitter, my interest was piqued instantly. We are told that the main character, Guy Manton, is a national treasure and the host of a popular TV show, until he gets…
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Paper Hearts, Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Billed as the new British musical, Paper Hearts is on tour after rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016. The show is now at Upstairs At The Gatehouse, a quaint theatre unsurprisingly above a pub called the Gatehouse in Highgate village, until 20th May 2017. Set almost entirely in a book store, this musical flits…
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Perfectly Imperfect Women, Oval House Theatre
I am never quite sure what to expect when a show starts with the performer genuinely chatting with the audience. In space as intimate as Oval Houses upstairs theatre the chattiness made the whole thing feel all the more personal. Danyah Miller’s biographical tale starts slow and the audience participation around what constitutes perfect (and…
View from the Cheap Seat 