27 results found, showing 1–20
Theatre
Iris Pearson wishes this well-acted and sometimes brilliant production had a better sense of itself
Theatre
Marriage, past present and future, comes in all shapes and sizes. Iris Pearson finds much to relate to in this outstanding performance.
Theatre
Iris Pearson is charmed by the singing and characterisation in The Rise And Fall of Little Voice, even if the play itself could do with a bit more consistency
Theatre
Alfred Leigh’s latest work is clever and disorienting, writes Iris Pearson 4.5 stars
Theatre
Cadence Ware’s new play has potential but is lacking energy and nuance 2.5 Stars
Theatre
Georgina Deri’s production of Polly Teale’s adaptation doesn’t quite manage to translate the classic to the stage. 3 stars
Theatre
Iris Pearson watches rehearsals for the debut production from the Cambridge Mask Collective
Theatre
This is Shakespeare rediscovered in a way that is bound to engage, move and make us reconsider the dynamics of societies far in the past and those closest to us
Film & TV
Iris Pearson explores womanhood in this Emmy-nominated series
Theatre
A cathartic rehearsal process has led to this internalised reinvention of a lesser-known classic
Theatre
Why having fewer characters evokes humanity not specificity
Theatre
‘The lure of your mind and the lusts of your flesh’: Iris Pearson finds in Vita and Virginia a show which trembles with the passionate and the intellectual
Theatre
A devised show focusing on conflict, naivety, and disillusionment
Theatre
The intimacy between these student comedians creates a wonderful and eclectic show
Theatre
This wildly successful show returns for the third time, just as funny and even more surreal
Theatre
Academic life is expressed through strongly-drawn characters in this week’s Corpus main show
Theatre
Director Katie Woods brings theatre back to its basics in this tense and well-crafted classic
Theatre
Rehearsed in an old cellar and performed in a church, the first show of the ADC on tour explores the magic of theatre in the round
Comment: Iris Pearson
Anonymity enables honest reviewing in the tight-knit world of Cambridge theatre
Theatre co-editor Iris Pearson responds to recent criticism of Varsity’s anonymous reviewing system