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April 23, 2019 Susan Elkin

HMS Pinafore (Susan Elkin reviews)

HMS Pinafore Kings Head Theatre Charles Court Opera Star rating: **** It’s astonishing how topical this familiar old (1878) favourite still is...

April 22, 2019 Susan Elkin

Reviewing amateur shows

I review many dozens of professional shows every year ranging from tiny scale two-handers on the extreme edges of the fringe to...

April 14, 2019 Susan Elkin

Susan Elkin as playwright?

So what makes a good subject for a play? A historical footnote? (Emilia, Our Country’s Good). A major bit of history? (Six...

April 7, 2019 Susan Elkin

The diversity of diversity

Everyone I speak to at the moment wants to talk about diversity. This week, Matthew Xia, in a very congenial, relaxed interview,...

April 3, 2019 Susan Elkin

Emilia (Susan Elkin reviews)

Emilia – ★★★★★ By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. Presented by Eleanor Lloyd, Kate Pakenham, Nica Burns and Eilene Davidson. performance date: 08 Mar 2019...

April 3, 2019 Susan Elkin

Rhetoric (Susan Elkin reviews)

Rhetoric Devised and performed by Drama Studio London third year graduating students performance date: 28 Mar 2019 venue: Drama Studio London, Grange Court, Ealing...

April 3, 2019 Susan Elkin

Mary’s Babies (Susan Elkin reviews)

Mary’s Babies – ★★ By Maud Dromgoole. Co-produced between Jermyn Street Theatre & Oak Theatre performance date: 20 Mar 2019 venue: Jermyn Street Theatre,...