Dead Centre cut savagely to the heart of a confused original script in their radically reworked adaptation of Chekhov’s First Play
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Review: CHUTNEY (The Bunker)
Despite struggling to make a more serious connection, CHUTNEY still milks an impressively high standard of comedy from the touchy subject of violent pet murder.
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Review: SHE and Stiff (White Bear Theatre)
★★★★☆ // KDC present SHE and Stiff, a solid and engrossing double bill of fringe theatre sustained by slick and committed acting
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Review: Romeo And Juliet (Barbican)
★★★☆☆ // Despite a promising set-up, the RSC’s latest production of Romeo and Juliet struggles to deliver the cutting social commentary it initially promises.
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Review: Moot Moot (Yard Theatre)
Farcical, satirical, jarring, and absurd: Moot Moot returns to The Yard to induct you into the weirdest radio show you’ll never hear,
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Nine Alternative Theatre Openings for November
Nine of the weirdest, most exciting shows opening in London this November, as chosen by our Theatre Editor.
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Review: Forgotten 遗忘 (Arcola Theatre)
The importance of the story outstrips the deftness of its telling in Forgotten 遗忘, Daniel York Loh’s tale of the rarely-remembered Chinese Labour Corps.
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Singles of the Week
Halloween is just around the corner now, and here at The Panoptic, we are ready to shock you with the variety of music that we’ve been jamming out to. This week we feature songs by Joji, The Tings Tings and Parcels. Enjoy!
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Review: I’m Not Running (National Theatre)
David Hare’s latest play “I’m Not Running” lacks his characteristic wit, instead subjecting its audience to a dull and confused evening of fantasy politics.
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Review: I’m a Phoenix, Bitch (Battersea Arts Centre)
Legendary performance artist Bryony Kimmings returns with a brave and exhilerating solo show examining her recovery from postnatal breakdown.
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