by Pearl Esfahani | Jul 8, 2024 | Off/Stage Reviews
The final part of Dominique Morisseau’s three-play cycle, Skeleton Crew feels like a bare-bones portrait of Detroit’s spirit and survival. Marking the UK premiere, this play’s stripped-down setting of a Detroit car factory’s break room becomes a microcosm of...
by Pearl Esfahani | Jun 25, 2024 | Off/Stage Reviews
House clearing and reminiscence is the name of the game in this riddim and soul one-man play by Daniel Ward. British-Jamaican Errol (Marshall) finds solace in his late father’s ska, rocksteady, and reggae playlist. He welcomes the audience, and we are instantly...
by Pearl Esfahani | Jun 23, 2024 | Off/Stage Reviews
Faith Omole’s incisive kitchen sink-esque drama simmers and resounds with secrets and contradictions. Peace (Lade), a British-Nigerian woman grieving the loss of her father, discovers a half-brother, Bolu (Ogundipe), living in Nigeria. Her invitation for him to...
by Pearl Esfahani | Feb 17, 2024 | Off/Stage Reviews
Ilube’s debut is a bold, enlightening piece that challenges audiences to reconsider the narratives we inherit and the ones we choose to perpetuate. Set in Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle amidst the ‘Year of Return’ – a tourism board invitation for the...
