SIMON PARSONS is discomfited by an unflichingly negative portrait of motherhood and its trials

SIMON PARSONS applauds an insightful state-of-the-nation play that explores the growing class divide in South Africa

SIMON PARSONS applauds a tense and thoughtful production that regularly challenges our political engagement and prejudices

SIMON PARSONS questions whether a dark take on Shakespeare’s Seasonal comedy is in harmony with the original text

SIMON PARSONS applauds the psychological study of prisoners dealing with a frighteningly oppressive world endured by far too many

Using magic realism to highlight the problems of migrants does not sit easily with the harsh reality, says SIMON PARSONS 

SIMON PARSONS salutes drama that registers how the impact of the sexual assault ripples out through every element of a family’s existence

SIMON PARSONS is dazed by the unremitting discordance of an immersive rendition of the work of Japanese author Osamu Dazai

SIMON PARSONS applauds an informative show that reminds us of the need to keep the threat of nuclear destruction, accidental or intentional, in the headlines

SIMON PARSONS applauds an ambitious and relevant dramatisation of the the great Russian classic

Simon Parsons admires the ambition of a spectacular show that pits disabled performers against Nazis