My Melodrama
“Warning ! This review of Heart Wall at the Bush Theatre is going to be effusive as the play spotlit the main loves of my life: a leaky pub, trashy pop music & people who aren’t very good at recognising, let alone talking about their feelings. 23 year old Franky has returned from London to her parents home in a town in the north-west of England. She’s not that happy, her parents are not that happy & their local, The Sun Inn’s karaoke evenings are no longer weekly, but daily. For 90 minutes Kit Withington’s writing made me laugh, smile, shed a tear(s) & smile again. Spiky exchanges between Franky & her old friend Charlene particularly tickled me. Charlene now drinks red wine. Not because she likes the taste, but because it gives her black teeth & she reckons she looks at least 26 when she’s got black teeth. Go & see this, with a pal or a parent & then dissect it over pints in a pub afterwards. Talk about the characters fears & feelings. That way you can indirectly talk about yours.”
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Many of you will have seen (or at least heard of) the 1975 film version starring Jack Nicholson – which is one of the only films ever made to receive the big five Oscars. That film turned 50 this year, and the stage adaptation is seeing a revival on the London stage. Its Director Clint Dyer was behind one of the most successful stage productions of the last decade (Dear England) and Aaron Pierre stars (you may know him from Netflix’s thriller Rebel Ridge or The Underground Railroad) with a mesmerising performance.
The story: It explores the brutality of life in a psychiatric facility. Randle P. McMurphy (a gambler and defiant provocateur) arrives at the facility and leads a revolt against the head Nurse. Leaving you with a resounding message of resisting conformity.
From: April 1st, 2026
Until: May 23rd, 2026
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