View from the Cheap Seat

Author: Philip Goodfellow

  • My World Has Exploded a Little Bit, Ovalhouse

    Thanks in no small part to the seemingly never-ending glut of ‘reality’ talent shows that have pervaded our collective consciousness over the last decade or so, having suffered the loss of a loved one, often in tragic circumstances – possessing a ‘sob story’ as it’s known – has become somewhat de riguer, something to be…

  • In Other Words, The Hope Theatre

    In Other Words, The Hope Theatre

    There’s intimate, then there’s The Hope Theatre. With a capacity of just 50 seats, the audience at this small North London venue find themselves physically emerged in whichever narrative is unfolding before them. Such a setting works extremely well for In Other Words, the story of Arthur (played by Matthew Seager, who also wrote the…