Charli West

VENUE: LION & UNICORN THEATRE >>> As the child of two secondary school teachers, when I saw there was a play at Camden Fringe following a day in the life of a young English teacher, I was ready to go in with a critical eye...

VENUE: THE TABARD THEATRE >>> Turning a 140 year old operetta into a show that would be entertaining for a modern audience is no mean feat, and yet the masterminds behind the Tabard Theatre’s The Mikado have achieved just that. With fantastic casting at its core, my first exposure to operetta - and a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta at that - was nothing less than a treat...

VENUE: RIVERSIDE STUDIOS >>> ASBO BOZO is a one woman 70-minute play brimming with witty observations and a celebration of northern culture. Written and performed by Georgina Duncan, along with co-creators Will Bishop and Colm Gleeson, this play...

VENUE: PARK THEATRE >>> One Day When We Were Young is a quiet, almost timid, play. We follow the relationship between two characters, Violet and Leonard, across three time periods starting during the Second World War. The first is the night before Leonard leaves for war...

VENUE: SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE >>> It seems fitting that I saw Son of a Bitch in the same week that I have been re-watching the Bridget Jones films. This play, written and performed by Anna Morris, also depicts the societal pressure felt by women in their 30s and 40s...

VENUE: BARONS COURT THEATRE >>> Nothing is as it seems. That’s the message to take away from the aptly named Under the Table, written and directed by Aaron Thaker. Split into four parts: sex, politics, money, and religion, the play follows four mini stories that hold up a mirror to contemporary Britain...