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The First Modern Man – Theatre Review
THE First Modern Man is a fascinating insight into the mind of Michel de Montaigne, a sixteenth century French nobleman. An individual before his time. Progressive rather than dogmatic – and although religious someone who was appalled by the horrors inflicted on people in the name of religion. Set in Montaigne’s library on the estate…
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An Interview With Jelena Budimir – The Talented Director Of Beast On The Moon
BEAST On The Moon has received rave reviews since opening at the Finborough Theatre in London at the end of January. With the play drawing to a close on February 23, Close-up Culture caught up with talented director Jelena Budimir. Q: You must be delighted with the reception Beast On The Moon has received from…
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‘Dracula’ At The London Library – Theatre Review
THERE is much to admire in the Creation Theatre’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic tale Dracula. Creatively, the decision to take the play to the London Library, situated in an unobtrusive corner of St James’s Square, is a stroke of genius. The library, a hidden treasure, is where Stoker did a lot of his…
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Can-Can – Theatre Review
RUMBUSTIOUSNESS, frivolity and a big dollop of joie d’vivre are all very much in evidence in Phil Willmott’s rollicking (frolicking) musical Can-Can at the Union Theatre in London’s Southwark. A show that rattles along at a fine lick and leaves the viewer both exhausted and smiling. Wonderfully refreshing fare to wash away any…
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The Ruffian On The Stair – Theatre Review
THE RUFFIAN ON THE STAIR has more dollops of menace in its 55 minutes than there are potatoes in a generous helping of Goulash. Based on a novel (The Boy Hairdresser) by Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell in the 1960s, the play (first performed in 1967) has been scintillatingly revived by Paul…
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15 Minutes With The Writer Of ‘The Beast On The Moon’
RICHARD Kalinoski’s play Beast On The Moon is currently showing at the mighty Finborough Theatre in London’s Chelsea – and has already received a catalogue of praise from pundits. ReviewsGate says the play is ‘unmissable’ while UK Theatre Network describes it as ‘a joy to behold’. Close-up Culture caught up with Richard after he had…
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Beast On The Moon – Theatre Review
BEAST On The Moon is a moving play about coming to terms with shocking family loss. It jars and on occasion is hard to watch, but ultimately good courses through its veins and hope prevails. Beauty – as well as beast. Written by Richard Kalinoski and based on the experiences of his former wife’s…
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The Dip – Theatre Review
THE Dip is the theatrical equivalent of a ride on a big dipper. For sixty minutes the cast sings, drum away enthusiastically or play guitar, and throw daggering looks at the audience – while spraying them with holy water. Lunacy rules. Grown up pantomime. Thrills and spills. There is a little bit of nudity (a…
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’17’ At The Vault Festival – Theatre Review
17 is an absorbing play about two school friends and the trials and tribulations they face growing up in a small Midlands town. Although joined at the hip, Casey Smith (Emma James) and Yasmin Sidhu (Annice Boparai) are chalk and cheese. Casey is old before she is young, already experimenting with her sexuality. Yasmin is…
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Sam. The Good Person – Theatre Review
SAM. The Good Person is as good a fringe play as you will currently find in London. It is witty, biting, immersive, sad and ultimately gut wrenching as tragedy unfolds. Seventy five minutes of theatre that sucks the viewer in like a giant vacuum and refuses to let them (both mind and body) go until…
