Review: Catherine Hoffmann, Liselle Terret & Norvil & Josephine
On a dreary, wet, Friday night, The Front Room served up an eclectic menu of fringe frivolity. For starters Catherine Hoffmann burst on...
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Amber Ash
Nov 27, 20232 min
Review: Croytopia
Croydon is littered with forgotten spaces, as old gems are lost to perpetual closing-down sales and shiny high rises. On a mission to...
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Rowan Malyon
Nov 26, 20232 min
Review: Sh!t Theatre / Or What's Left of Us
Striking the balance between light and dark with unique precision, Sh!t Theatre has created a deeply personal yet completely welcoming...
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Donna Bonner
Nov 25, 20232 min
Review: CroydonBites
This evening was a bold mixed bill including a serious short film, stand-up comedy, poetry and then dance. These four pieces could not be...
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Helen Butlin
Nov 23, 20231 min
Review: Shaniqua Benjamin / Love Warrior
‘What’s the point of a beating heart, if not to feel?’ Shaniqua Benjamin asks. Nods of agreement and smiles spread around the room. The...
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Helen Butlin
Nov 23, 20231 min
Review: Simon Mayonda / BLESSED, TRYNA SHAKE THIS CURSE
Simon Manyonda takes to the stage, supported on the decks by Owain Kelly. Armed with a projector screen, a sound mixer and mics, Simon...
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Donna Bonner
Nov 23, 20231 min
Review: Simon Mayonda / BLESSED, TRYNA SHAKE THIS CURSE
We know that Simon Manyonda is a successful actor, but this is our introduction to his writing. Manyonda greets his DJ, who plays loud...
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Donna Bonner
Nov 23, 20231 min
Review: Shaniqua Benjamin / Love Warrior
A darkened room with a figure tied to a chair – are we ready for Shaniqua Benjamin’s warmly delivered monologue? We hear ’I love you’ but...
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Olivia Pryle
Nov 23, 20231 min
Review: Sh!t Theatre / Or What's Left of Us
Rebecca and Louise, the duo that makes up Sh!t Theatre, are walking around the audience with beaming smiles on their faces, asking people...
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Ariana Groot
Nov 22, 20232 min
Review: Abandoman / Future Fest
Party music plays and ravey visuals project onto a background screen as we wait for the show to start. Questions pop up on the screen-...
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Georgina Periam
Nov 20, 20232 min
Review: Sh!t Theatre / Or What's Left of Us
Sh!t Theatre – or what’s left of them, as they tell us in the title of this work in progress - are in the audience when we enter. Two...
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Helen Butlin
Nov 17, 20232 min
Review: Aaron Baksh / Made in Paradise / Legacy Youth Zone
One of the most inspiring aspects of the Croydonites programme is the showcasing of local artists and performers and tonight’s offering...
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Jo Bodley
Nov 15, 20232 min
Review: SLiDE / Meridian High School & The Pappy Show
Meridian High School and The Pappy Show 'Show of Hope' The pupils from Meridian High School performed creative versions of playground...
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Miriam Rudge
Nov 14, 20232 min
Review: Hannah Maxwell / Nan, Me & Barbara Pravi
In 2021 Hannah watched Eurovision with her grandmother in her Luton living room and began developing a romantic obsession with the French...
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Ariana Groot
Nov 14, 20232 min
Review: Hannah Maxwell / Nan, Me & Barbara Pravi
A dining table, two gingham draped chairs and a microwave invite us into Hannah’s life at home in Luton, caring for her grandma. She...
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Miriam Rudge
Nov 14, 20231 min
Review: KH Del Rio Smith / DESCENT
KH compares the myth of Sumerian goddess Inanna’s descent into the underworld with their high school journey. They describe how one boy...
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Olivia Pryle
Nov 14, 20232 min
Review: In Bed With My Brother / Trollied
The three performers make a memorable entrance with one zipped up in a bag rolling through the audience. They’re topless in blue shorts...
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Amber Ash
Nov 9, 20231 min
Review: KH Del Rio Smith / DESCENT
KH del Rio Smith’s earnest D E S C E N T and Katie Hurley’s unapologetically brash You’re So F**king Croydon seem an unlikely...
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