Comedy Theatre ThisWeek In London

Three To See on 25 Apr: Emilia Galotti, Phil Wang, This Room

By | Published on Monday 18 April 2016

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And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…

Emilia Galotti | The Space | 26 Apr-14 May
A rare staging of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s 1772 piece ‘Emilia Galotti’ from Ottisdotter Productions, who specialise in creating shows from obscure classic works which explore the role of women in society. Described as “a tale of absolute power, lust and honour”, and based on the Roman myth of Verginia, it focuses on tragic and bloody events taking place on what should be Emila’s wedding day. A political attack on the nobility and their unfair degree of power, it’s no doubt still relevant. Go here for info and to book.

Phil Wang – Philph | Soho Theatre | 25-28 Apr
Youthful-yet-experienced comedian Phil Wang performs his third ‘hour’ – a show that inspired a lot of praise from critics and peers when he took it up to Edinburgh last summer. He won the Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year prize in 2010 and something similar from Comedy Central the year after that, and he’s also been entrusted with a number of TV appearances of late, so I think you can expect a high degree of skilfully delivered material. See this page here for details.

This Room | Battersea Arts Centre | 25-27 Apr (pictured)
There are two vaguely similarly titled shows on at the Battersea Arts Centre this week (‘This Room’ and ‘The Destroyed Room’), so don’t get them mixed up. Though to be fair, I am going to recommend both of ’em so possibly it doesn’t matter. This one, from Laura Dean, is all about obsessive compulsive disorder. OCD is something people misunderstand and trivialise, so I’m keen to see a show that deals with it properly. And I think you should all see it too. Get ye to the venue website here to book your tickets.



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