Review: This May Hurt A Bit at the St James Theatre

This May Hurt A Bit
St James Theatre
Reviewed on Tuesday 20th May 2014

Not only does theatre provide entertainment and escapism, but a good piece will always leave the audience with something to think about. Exploring one family’s experience with the NHS, This May Hurt A Bit couldn't have come at a more appropriate time. However, despite raising some incredibly important points, I found the play far too 'in your face'.

Review: Our Country's Good at the Watford Palace Theatre

Our Country's Good

UK Tour - Prior to West End Transfer

Reviewed at the Watford Palace Theatre

Reviewed on Tuesday 6th December 2012

Australia, 1789. An ambitious young lieutenant, Ralph Clark, is set the task of directing newly arrived convicts in the Restoration comedy The Recruiting Officer in celebration of the King’s birthday. But with a dispirited cast, just two copies of the script, opposition from sadistic officers, a leading lady who faces the gallows, and Ralph’s uncontrollable passion for one of his convict players, Australia’s first theatre production is in trouble from the start.

Our Country's Good is perfect. When reviewing shows I always like to highlight a productions good and bad points, no matter how much I enjoy or dislike it. However, Our Country's Good is perfectly written, perfectly directed and perfectly performed. It is faultless.