Theatre Reviews & More

I propose that there are three types of children’s theatre. There is the educational type – good for us, like veggies. There is the energetic type – exciting but devoid of substance, like sweets. Then there is my favourite, the storytelling type – soothing and nourishing, like a warm glass of milk. Taiwanese production Whale, Where Are You Going? is firmly in this last camp. This wordless performance sees an isolated old man and a young boy become friends and go in search of

There’s life in this old mare yet: It has been nearly two decades since Joey first galloped onto the National Theatre stage. A groundbreaking performance at the time, the adaptation of...

How do you create an ocean on stage, my boyfriend questions as we queue outside Theatre Royal? As countless Tempest...

Strings, stilts, and sea in Irish puppetry performance: There is an ocean between the kind of shows that are performed in theatres...

A tiny window into a very big problem: There are a lot of shows that inspire compassion for a person with a drug problem, but not many...