Review: Ruby Wax - Sane New World at the St James Theatre

Ruby Wax: Sane New World

St James Theatre

Reviewed on Wednesday 4th March 2015

★★★★

Ruby Wax is back once again with another one-woman show entitled Sane New World, currently playing at the St James Theatre before embarking on a tour in Australia and the UK.

Following her graduation from Oxford University with a Masters in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy last year, Wax’s new show combines comedy and a lecture with ease. The information, which some may find overwhelming in large chunks, is broken down into easy to understand bite-size pieces, with Wax herself using her own experiences as evidence to help the audience to understand her mental state.

She’s right when she says we have to keep ourselves busy constantly and the higher up the hierarchy you climb, the busier we get until it all becomes a bit too much. She gives the example of worrying about an earthquake somewhere half way around the world - we’re powerless to do anything about it and yet we spend our whole lives constantly worrying and getting stressed about things that are outside of our control.

Review: Kill Me Now at the Park Theatre

Kill Me Now

Park Theatre

Reviewed on Tuesday 24h February 2015

★★★★

After a 17 year hiatus, Greg Wise has made a triumphant return to the London stage in Brad Fraser’s Kill Me Now at the Park Theatre, in its intimate Park 200 auditorium. Wise plays widower Jake Sturdy who spends all of his time looking after his disabled son Joey played by Oliver Gomm, with some help from the ‘services’.

Review: Chicken Shop at the Park Theatre

Chicken Shop

Park Theatre (Park90)

Reviewed on Wednesday 3rd September 2014 

★★★

The Park Theatre’s latest production is Anna Jordan’s coming-of-age tale Chicken Shop. The play tells the story of 16 year old Hendrix, a young boy living in Hounslow, who is bullied when the children at his school discover that his mother is a lesbian.

Review: Klook’s Last Stand at the Park Theatre

Klook’s Last Stand 

Park Theatre (Park90)

Reviewed on Friday 13th June 2014

Staged inside Park90, Ché Walker’s musical Klook’s Last Stand offers the audience an intimate look into the lives of two ordinary people living in Stockton, California. The production revolves around the lives of Klook (Ako Mitchell) and Vinette (Sheila Atim).

Review: Fleabag at the Soho Theatre

Fleabag

Soho Theatre

Reviewed on Tuesday 13th May 2014

After a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Soho Theatre last year, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s self-penned one-woman show has returned to London’s Soho Theatre. Fleabag proves that not only does Waller-Bridge have outstanding comic timing and the ability to completely captivate her audience, but her writing is also absolutely hilarious.

Review: The Door at the Park Theatre

The Door
Park Theatre (Park 90)

Reviewed on Thursday 14th November 2013

The Park Theatre has become known for its innovative, thought provoking productions and its latest offering, The Door, completely embodies this. Written by Cherise Cross, it is the first of a trilogy, with the rest being planned for 2014, and is based on Cross’ own battle with insomnia.

Review: Bonnie and Clyde at the King's Head Theatre

Bonnie and Clyde
King's Head Theatre
Reviewed on Wednesday 28th August 2013

Bonnie and Clyde - their story is one of the best known in history, the infamous celebrity outlaws who killed and robbed their way to fame during the Great Depression. The King’s Head is now home to Bonnie and Clyde: A New Musical Love Story, a production by Ruby in the Dust, directed by Linnie Reedman and with music and lyrics by Joe Evans. One would expect two hours packed full of drama and excitement, however this production is incredibly slow and somewhat boring.