Selected Criticism
The Observer (2024)
Edinburgh fringe comedy 2024 week two roundup: I’ve seen 50 shows but am I laughing?
The Guardian (2020 - present)
MJ the Musical review - sterilised moonwalk through the King of Pop’s life
Cheeky Little Brown review – raucous solo show about a splintering friendship
An Actor Convalescing in Devon review – long, lacklustre ride through life, loss and actorly love
Love Steps review – a poetic guide to negotiating modern love
Out of Season review – bangers and brawls as happy hour turns sour in Ibiza
Samuel Takes a Break review – a stomach-churning tourist trip around an old slave castle
Lena review – stilted account of child star Zavaroni’s tragedy
Tambo & Bones review – provocative and witty Black fable of rags to hip-hop riches
The Swell review – a gasp-inducing love-triangle mystery
Sleepova review – a captivating safe space for teenage dreams and fears
For Black Boys … review – a moving meditation on Black masculinity
Brown Boys Swim review – friends stay afloat against a tide of racism
Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads review – a burning portrait of racism in Britain
The Times (2023 - present)
The Cord review - it feels like an endless slog
Bhangra Nation review - A whirlwind of joy
Gwyneth Goes Skiing review - this one goes downhill fast
Bronco Billy review - hootin’ tootin’ musical with no soul
Alan Turing review — his intriguing story isn’t enough to save this pitiful musical
Brief Encounter review — where’s the passion in this iconic love story?
Jack and the Beanstalk review — not enough sparkle in this London panto
The Scouse Dick Whittington review — fun, but too bawdy for the kids
Time Out (2022 - present)
Boys on the Verge of Tears review
The i (2023 - present)
Peter Pan, London Palladium, review: Definitely not for kids
Tatler (2023 - present)
Backstage Billy review: Wonderfully camp, self-assured and savage
King Lear review: The calamitous fall of Shakespeare’s great king
Pygmalion review: George Bernard Shaw's classic is done a great disservice
The Independent (2021 - present)
Good review: David Tennant is hypnotic in muddled Nazi drama
Blithe Spirit review: Jennifer Saunders is faultless as the eccentric clairvoyan
East is East review, National Theatre: Fresher today than a quarter of a century ago
Scandaltown review: Mike Bartlett’s contemporary Restoration play is a clutter of a parody
The Shark Is Broken review: Poignant despite its imperfections
The Stage (2021 - present)
Sorry We Didn’t Die at Sea review
Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not to Come review
Michelle Braiser: Average Bear review
Sound of the Underground review
The Arts Desk (2023 - present)