To visit The Performance Critic, please click here or copy and post the following link into your browser: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc The Theatre Reviewer, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website. For this reason, this specific site now serves only to redirect readers and will eventually be discontinued. Review requests are still... Continue Reading →
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[Review:] ABIGAIL, The Space, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc This review will consider Abigail, a play written by Stephen Gillard (also the play’s director) and Laura Turner. It is currently being performed at The Space, presented by... Continue Reading →
Requesting a Review
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc For information on how to request a critical analysis of your London-based performance, please visit The Performance Critic's new homepage: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc Also, make sure you're following The Performance... Continue Reading →
Now Reviewing Physical Performances!
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc The Theatre Reviewer is once again reviewing physical performances! This means that if your performance takes place within a physical venue, as opposed to being streamed virtually, your... Continue Reading →
Press Releases: What, How and Why?
This post will answer the following questions: What is a press release and what is it for? What information should a press release contain? What should a press release look like? What is required by The Theatre Reviewer when sending a press release? What next? What is a press release and what is it for?... Continue Reading →
Requesting Private Reviews
If you would like to request a critical analysis of your performance to be sent privately via email, you may do so by emailing contact@leejamesbroadwood.com By requesting a private review, you declare that you have acknowledged and understood and will accept the following terms: You will express explicitly and clearly in the subject line of... Continue Reading →
The New-and-Improved Theatre Reviewer!
The Theatre Reviewer is now named The Performance Critic and can be accessed via my website: leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc All publications are now released via this platform, meaning that this WordPress site is now inactive. To contact me for critical analyses, please send me an email at: contact@leejamesbroadwood.com For more information, visit The Performance Critic’s FAQ Page:... Continue Reading →
[Review:] ASCENT, Museum of Comedy, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc NB: Lucy Loughnane both co-wrote and performs in this semi-autobiographical play. The character she has written is also called Lucy. To distinguish these three, mentions of ‘Lucy’ will... Continue Reading →
[Review:] I HEART MICHAEL BALL, Etcetera Theatre, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc Readers should note that the solo performer of this play shares his name with the main character. Therefore, to distinguish the two, mentions of ‘Alex’ will refer to... Continue Reading →
[Review:] THE WASP, The Hen & Chickens Theatre, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc This is a truly excellent play, wonderfully written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, and expertly cast, with direction by Wendy Bollard. Comedy is instrumentalised well in the former portion... Continue Reading →
[Review:] COLLOQUIUM, The Hen & Chickens Theatre, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc This performance has seen quite a drastic transformation since I was asked to review it back in 2021, and it is always a pleasure to see how artists... Continue Reading →
[Review:] INVISIBLE, Bush Theatre, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc We are presented with a pretty and clean set design (by Georgia Wilmot) as we enter the house, but its relevance to the performance remains entirely questionable, from... Continue Reading →
[Review:] PROUD 2 BE HERE, Phoenix Arts Club, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc I found these creatives and their work to be most endearing, and their purpose and incentive honourable. Personally, I had a pleasant evening watching them perform. However, my... Continue Reading →
[Review:] METAMORPHOSIS, Lyric Theatre, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc NB: The onstage persona of solo performer Maria Caruso will be referenced in this review as ‘Maria’; any mentions of ‘Maria Caruso’, or simply ‘Caruso’, refer to the... Continue Reading →
[Review:] BLISS, Etcetera Theatre, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc This review will consider Bliss, a play written by Phoebe Mills, directed by Léoni Hughes, and currently being staged at the Etcetera Theatre. This is an excellent performance,... Continue Reading →
[Review:] HACKNEY WICK WRESTLING, Colour Factory, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc This review will consider Hackney Wick Wrestling, a show presented by independent wrestling school and promotion Hustle Wrestling, taking place for one night only at the Colour Factory.... Continue Reading →
[Review:] UNTITLED SPARKLY VAMPIRE PLAY, Omnibus Theatre, London.
Please be aware that this site, now called The Performance Critic, has a new home on my website, via which all reviews will now be published: http://www.leejamesbroadwood.com/tpc I must, unfortunately, start this review by detailing some negative initial impressions walking into the house, somewhat immortalised by subsequent happenings. As I entered the house, two members... Continue Reading →