A WHITE WHALE, OR: MOBY DICK (Thornhill Theatre Space/A Theater in the Dark)*****

 

By Jack

Link: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/thornhill-theatre/audio-fringe-ttsfringe2-a-RcL5D1ZVQ-s/

Available until: Unknown

I’ll listen to anything with Dick in the title. Especially if there’s a chance of people getting eaten by something other than zombies. But I wouldn’t give five stars based on that. It has to have other good bits in too and I’m not just talking about rude stuff.

I’ll try to keep it fairly serious in this review. I don’t want to cause offence. It’s fun to joke around a bit but the most important thing to get across is that A Theater in the Dark worked really hard on this project so I don’t want to show disrespect.

THE STATEMENT (Actor Monologues by Philip Pugh)****

 

By Jack

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emHS99RaRlg

Available until: Unknown

The Statement is a bit dark but I like it!

A student has died and the Head has to prepare a statement to say how sad she and the whole school are to learn of this girl’s untimely passing.

IN ITS MAJESTY (Crew of Patches)****

By Jack

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wc-yrjA43Y 

Available until: Unknown

After their brilliant Zoom play about the Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom is seriously the best character in Shakespeare, I haven’t seen all the plays but I know people who have and they’re not arguing) Crew of Patches are back with another hilarious comedy about robbers.

ON THE THRONE (Echo Chamber)*****

  

By Jack

Link: https://soundcloud.com/user-835875735-970582305/on-the-throne-a-short-audio-play 

Available until: Unknown

Not everyone will go for this. The throne isn’t exactly a monarch’s throne. It’s the throne in the bathroom. There are a few noises but mostly just flushing. If you don’t like noises you might not like this and you don’t have to listen. But before you give up on it… why don’t you want to listen?

XCALIBUR (EMK Musical Company/Stream Theatre)***

 

By Jack

Link: https://www.stream.theatre/season/31

Available until: Livestreams every night at 7.30 until Sunday 28 February. Also matinees at 2.30 on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. (Well they’re livestreams in that they have to be watched at a specific time but it’s a recorded show.)

There’s a story in my family about King Arthur. One day when my aunt was about my age (13) her class was given a monarch quiz. My aunt didn’t know much so every time she didn’t know an answer, she put King Arthur. Apparently everyone cracked up so much when she got home and told them, they had trouble explaining King Arthur wasn’t real.

JACK THE RIPPER (South Devon Players)***

 

By Jack

Link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/southdevonplayers/t-lgvgxe

Available until: 15^th February

Jack the Ripper was supposed to be streamed a few days ago but because of the illness of the broadcast technician it was postponed to tonight.

That was obviously bad luck for them and not a lot of fun for the poor broadcast technician, hopefully they’ll be better soon. But as it sounds like tickets will still be available to buy for a bit longer so it seemed worth whacking in a review.

JACK (Coronavirus Theatre Club)****

 

By Cal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEdYvCbPFvc

Available until: Unknown

Jack is a little boy who has gone on a school trip. The monologue is performed by his mother, who gave him permission to go on the trip.

JUKE BOX 2 (Royal Opera)*****

 

 By Tommy

Link: https://stream.roh.org.uk/packages/jukebox-2/videos/jukebox-2

Available until: Sunday 29^th December 2020

Earlier in the week, the Jette Parker Young Artists (plus one former member of the Programme) performed in Juke Box 1. Each Young Artist sang the opening of three different arias or songs and audience voted on youtube and facebook for their favourite. The winning songs were all performed in full in the Jukebox 2 concert.

JUKE BOX 1 (Royal Opera)****

 

By Tommy (and some of the younger bloggers)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04nppOsfdig

Available until: The video will be available for about a month. However, if you wish to vote, you’ll need to do that before midday on Thursday 29^th October.

The Royal Opera has had a Young Artist programme for most of the current century. A small group of talented young singers spend two years working at the Royal Opera House, singing small roles (and occasionally leading roles) and understudying others. They also have a concert at the end of each year and certainly, in the past, they have been given the opportunities to perform recitals at the opera house too.

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (The Shows Must Go On)****

 By Jack

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6hXc2lzfsk

Available until: Sunday 25^th October 2020.

I don’t usually like musicals. They’re too soppy and people keep singing for no reason and when they’re in danger, instead of running away like a normal person, they stand still and sing a song about running away. I know some idiots panic in a crisis and do all kinds of stupid things but standing still and singing a song? Not realistic. If you want to run away, just run away. It’s a bit pathetic but at least it makes sense.

THESE FOLK (Boulevard Theatre)***

 

By Jack

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyxi6Szbr-o&feature=emb_logo

Available until: no idea

I’d like to go to an improvised show. As soon as they ask for audience participation I’ll think of something impossible for them. Like if they asked me what mundane thing I’d done today I’d tell them I did a poo. Even if I didn’t. It’s not like they can check, is it? Then I’d sit back and wait to see if they go with the motion. I personally think most people do a great impression of a poo. With some people all you have to do is mention poo and they flush. And that was joke number two. Just dropping it in there. Yes I am talking ****.

NO MILK FOR THE FOXES (BEATS & ELEMENTS)***

 

By Jack

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIL841QsEME

Available until:

Now this is my sort of theatre.

Not that I mind the other sort of theatre. I mean it keeps Imogen out of my way and I’m all in favour of anything that does that. As long as I don’t actually have to go and watch the stuff. But it’s all a bit fake, isn’t it? You couldn’t ever imagine having a real conversation like that. Not without giving them a really weird look and then slowly edging away.