Articles by Monica Yell

SpaceXPat

SpaceXPat explores the motivation and aftermath of an astronaut expat called Pat deciding to stay permanently on the International Space Station (spot that pun in the title).

My Boy Danny

It’s worth noting first off that My Boy Danny was never originally intended to appear as an MP3 available for streaming on YouTube, with that compromise being a happy result of l…

A Chat With My Boy Danny Playwright Alfie James

Feature
Monica Yell
Online & Broadcast
11th Sep, 2020

After listening to the radio play of My Boy Danny and writing up my review, I had a (virtual) sit down with its award-winning playwright and director Alfie James to chat about maki...

Short Film Night

Closing the first day of [email protected] on Monday 11th of August was an online short film screening and Q&A with Phil Spencer, available to watch online in full.

Super Sunday

Watching Super Sunday makes you think you really ought to get the gym more.

Stick Man

It’s a Thursday afternoon, and I’m sat comfortably in the stalls of Brighton Theatre Royal amongst an absolute army of five-year-olds.

A Little Space

Review
★★★
Monica Yell
Brighton
The Old Market
11th Dec, 2019

Watching A Little Space made me think of Marmite.

A Life Twice Given

Review
★★★
Monica Yell
Brighton
Rialto Theatre
1st Nov, 2019

A simple production, A Life Twice Given stretches itself to do justice to a very complicated idea, with only limited resources and space.

Fatherland

Review
★★
Monica Yell
Brighton
The Old Market
25th Sep, 2019

It seems like a few years now that people have been saying virtual reality is the future of theatre.

The Comedy of Errors

Folksy Theatre describe their touring, and frequently open air, production of The Comedy of Errors as being ‘Filled with Folksy's wonderful live music, audience interaction a…

Icebreaker: Apollo

Review
★★★
Monica Yell
Brighton
Brighton Dome
24th Jul, 2019

1969 marked the first manned mission to the Moon.

The Trial tells a story of a transgender woman as she returns to the town she grew up in. It delivers a powerful message of acceptance and progression in a world which must never grow indifferent to hearing it, as Inês Sampaio, the storyteller, points out…

Impromptu Shakespeare

Consisting of a small team of incredibly brave actors, Impromtu Shakespeare sees them improvising an entire 'Shakespeare' play based on audience suggestions. These suggestions are written on ping pong balls before the start of the performance and are then thrown into a pair of breeches on stage…

Icons

A single actor, Jack Klaff, tell a series of interconnected stories about the most influential minds of the 20th century in Icons. This includes dictators, physicists, presidents and activists, many of whom you would recognise, and some of whom you don’t…

Shit-faced Showtime: Oliver with a Twist

Beginning with an amusing introduction from the on-stage showrunner, Shit-faced Showtime: Oliver With A Twist sets out its premise. Essentially, five professionally trained musical theatre actors rehearse an hour long adaptation of a musical (in this case, you guessed it, Oliver Twist) and then, before they perform it, one of them gets completely drunk…

EUAN

EUAN is the kind of audacious, absurdist production which you have to approach with an open-mind; yes, it’s weird and confusing and never fully explains itself, but it’s also riveting to watch, and grapples with some timeless existential ideas…

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Providing a frequently gasp inducing evening of entertainment, Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams perfect for any and all. Although it does follow a simple story throughout, the skill and showmanship in the acts themselves would be enjoyable even in isolation…

Hypnotique Presents: Totally Wired

Everyone I mentioned this show to asked the same question: 'What’s a theremin?' I'd try and explain: 'it’s an instrument, the one you play by just waving your hands about…

Bear North

Bear North is an intimate, folky concert led by a man wearing a giant furry grizzly mask on his head. I realise this sounds strange, but bear with me (terrible pun intended), because if you can accept that fact, along with a dancing buffalo and the brief appearance of a wolf, then you’re in for a treat…

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