Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
Review: The Tempest (Tron Theatre)
Like being stranded on Prospero’s island, watching a performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest can feel like being wrapped up in a strange...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: The Winter's Tale (Bard in the Botanics)
There’s something rather paradoxical about The Winter’s Tale being performed in the summer. In this adaptation, the stage is draped in...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: The Importance of Being...Earnest? (Pleasance at the EICC)
Be warned, this is a dangerous show. It involves no pyrotechnics. It has no elaborate stunts. It doesn’t even feature wild animals. No,...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: The Comedy of Errors (The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre)
The new, temporary Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre is reminiscent of a water park. It feels as though we are about to witness some...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Twelfth Night (Bard in the Botanics)
It’s funny to think that open-air performances have once again become the main way to see in-person theatre in Britain. The “default”...