theatre review Archives - Islington Citizen

The Writer, Almeida Theatre, review: young playwright Ella Hickson offers ‘a subtle reflection on power hierarchies’ in meta triumph

By Islington Citizen | Thursday 26 April 2018 |

Writer's block: Romola Garai as the playwright in Ella Hickson's new drama at the Almeida. Photographs: Manuel Harlan

Post-modern but thrillingly ‘warts and all’, Hickson’s take on the sexism and patriarchy found in pursuit of creative freedom is complex and rewarding

Vincent River, Park Theatre, theatre review: ‘solace in the catharsis of story-telling’

By Islington Citizen | Tuesday 27 March 2018 |

'A clear rapport': Lousie Jameson (who also played Leela in Dr Who) and Thomas Mahy in Vincent River. Photographs: David Monteith Hodge

Robert Chevara’s emotional single-act play portrays East End lives that become ‘unexpectedly intertwined’ by an act of homophobic violence