Tag Archives: review

Yen – review

Posted on February 1, 2016 by 17Percent

In 2013, Yen won the prestigious Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and premiered at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre before transferring to the Royal Court. Yen is fierce and disturbing. Anna Jordan is the kind of writer who climbs right inside her characters’ … Continue reading →

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Clickbait – review

Posted on January 27, 2016 by 17Percent

Clickbait is a play by Milly Thomas, a compelling and powerful play about women and the sex industry, still very much a taboo subject as there are so many facets to the porn industry that are not challenged and simply … Continue reading →

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Review: Orchid by Michelle Payne and Daniel Len, at Moors Bar in Crouch End

Posted on August 30, 2015 by 17Percent

Review of Orchid at Moors Bar, Crouch End. Continue reading →

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Review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot at Underbelly Cowgate

Posted on August 23, 2015 by 17Percent

The ‘White Belly’, at Underbelly Cowgate, looks as though it was made to be a military air base, with a pleated roof that curves over the long and narrow space, it is an ideal setting for Rebecca Crookshank’s tale of … Continue reading →

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Review: Where Do Little Birds Go? by Camilla Whitehill

Posted on August 20, 2015 by 17Percent

Co-produced by Duckdown Theatre and Heavy Weather Theatre, Camilla Whitehill’s debut full-length play has already garnered some attention this year, winning the People’s Choice Award at Vault Festival 2015, and is now selling out to audiences at Edinburgh’s Underbelly. It … Continue reading →

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Review: Tea Set by Gina Moxley at Pleasance Courtyard

Posted on August 20, 2015 by 17Percent

A harrowing 50-minute monologue, ‘Tea Set’ explores loneliness and neglect at the edge of a new millennium, performed with incredible intensity by Amy Molloy. Sat at a small table in front of us, desperately trying to piece back together a broken … Continue reading →

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Review: Ladylogue 2015 presented by The Thelmas

Posted on August 20, 2015 by 17Percent

Ladylogue! is the second show of monologues written and performed by women, (with a mainly female production team,) presented by The Thelmas, as part of this year’s Camden Fringe Festival. The Thelmas are a company founded in 2014 to make … Continue reading →

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Review: Zero Down by Sarah Hehir

Posted on August 13, 2015 by 17Percent

Review of Zero Down by Sarah Hehir. On at Theatre503 till Saturday 15 August. Continue reading →

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Review: The Heresy of Love by Helen Edmunson

Posted on August 7, 2015 by 17Percent

Review of The Heresy of Love by Helen Edmunson, currently at The Globe. Continue reading →

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Review: Jekyll and Hyde by Jonathan Holloway

Posted on August 1, 2015 by 17Percent

Review of Jekyll and Hyde by Jonathan Holloway. Continue reading →

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