Hot Potato – Page 5 – Theatre criticism in Hull

A response to Wretched and Still No Idea

I started this article by writing a review for Richard Stott’s Wretched, a really brilliant stand-up comedy show sprinkled with…

Review: Abigail’s Party

Reviewing a production directed by a person whom you personally and professionally adore, is not the easiest thing. On one…

Review: Abigail’s Party

‘We are not here to hold conversations, we are here to have fun’. A statement uttered by the irrepressible Beverly…

Review: Art

In his later years, Serge (Marc Tomlinson) has been nurturing a love of art. A love that results in his…

Review: Still No Idea

Lisa Hammond, Rachael Spence and Improbable Theatre have created one of those shows that reminds you what theatre is for.…

Review: The Fulstow Boys

Until 2005, the small northern village of Fulstow was one of the only villages in the country that did not…

Review: Pale Blue Dot

Imagine waking up alone on a boat, in the middle of the ocean. Imagine realising that you might be the…

Review: Soho Cinders

We all know the story of Cinderella. And we’ve all probably seen countless retellings of that classic tale about finding…

Review: Slime

When I was a little girl, my mum regularly took me to the theatre. Children’s shows, storytelling, drama workshops –…

Jako dziecko komunizmu, wychowałam się bez wyszukanych placów zabaw, drogich zabawek czy mnóstwa kanałów telewizyjnych. W zasadzie bajki pojawiały się na ekranie tylko podczas Dobranocki, na godzinę przed snem. Pomimo braku fikuśnych rozrywek,…