Electric is an immersive and exciting piece of theatre en promenade, winding its way through the tunnels and rooms of the basement in Dalston’s Rio Cinema. It tells the story of Faith (Henrietta Imoreh), who is trying to outrun the secrets of her past, interwoven with flashbacks of the history of the cinema.
Cassiah Joski-Jethi, makes up one half of 'Trip the Light' Theatre Company, this week I caught up with her to find out a little about their work, and their latest show 'The Sun Shining on her Hands', which explores the life of Woyzeck's Wife (from the play Woyzeck) - which will be on at the Bread and Roses Theatre (London, Clapham North) from the 1st -12th December.
We have now moved into the age of reclaiming the Princess. The Princess of the 21st Century fights, has weapons, climbs waterfalls barehanded, in short - she can rescue herself. A fantastic show. Reviewed at the Bread and Roses Theatre, coming to The Space, 6th Dec.
Wohead and Mars roll out an alternative and darkly delicious menu of ideas in their creative exploration of the reality TV show “Come Dine with me”.
Alzheimers is a terrifying disease; I’m sure many of us have seen family members or friends fade under it’s grip. I certainly have. So on approaching ‘The Smallest Story Ever Told’, I was prepared to be brought down from the high I’d been on all week. However, the play successfully manages to cover the heavy topic matter, whilst finding moments of lightness in the story; not quite in hope, but in the continuing of life.
EL James' 50 Shades of Grey is referenced repeatedly in the play, but apart from being the obsession of one pupil, it is an apt metaphor for the moral quagmire a teacher finds herself in.