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119 stories by "Anya Ryan"

My Uncle Is Not Pablo Escobar review " colourful Latinx bank drama loses sting by Anya Ryan

Brixton House, London Five writers contribute fizzing ideas aplenty to this play exploring questions of Latinx identity in Britain, while also attempting to deliver an undercover drama There…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36pm on April 13, 2026[SHARE]

My Mix(ed-Up) Tape review " fury on the dancefloor at fiery Welsh wedding by Anya Ryan

Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotA reluctant return to the valleys brings a reckoning with a violent past and problematic present in Katie Payne's vivid and raw monologue Playwright Kati…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Slippery review " lust and longing are in the air, long after the party is over by Anya Ryan

Omnibus theatre, LondonA couple of former hedonists are reunited years later in Louis Emmitt-Stern's quick-witted dissection of bereavement and the queer dating scene History is supposed to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:48am on March 26, 2026[SHARE]

'I paid people with pints and chips': Georgina Duncan on the prize-winning play she tapped out on her phone by Anya Ryan

Revisiting the Troubles in 1990s Belfast, Sapling is the result of intensive research in the city. And winning the Women's prize, says Duncan, 'is the maddest thing that's ever happened to m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:36am on February 23, 2026[SHARE]

Maria Bamford review " an unflinching comedian in complete command of every joke and every step by Anya Ryan

Soho Theatre Walthamstow, LondonShe draws us in with bursts of manic physical expression and never stops poking fun at her own quirks and compulsions 'Why did Americans decide to elect a dic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:01am on February 22, 2026[SHARE]

Sweetmeats review " the ripe fruits of late love by Anya Ryan

Bush theatre, London Karim Khan's tender portrait of South Asians finding companionship through shared grief and illness is played with crackling chemistry by Shobu Kapoor and Rehan Sheikh L…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:01am on February 15, 2026[SHARE]

The Virgins review " a tornado of gossip, pretence and pain as teens make Friday night sex night by Anya Ryan

Soho theatre, LondonDesire collides with stomach-churning awkwardness in this play " which won the Women's prize " about friends heading out for some physical contact I'm watching Miriam Bat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:31am on February 6, 2026[SHARE]

Treasure Island review " swashbuckling musical is shipshape and Bristol fashion by Anya Ryan

Bristol Old VicAn inventive production crammed full of puppets, sword fights and rousing melodies shrieks with life It's all aboard this Christmas with Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary's musica…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:12pm on December 11, 2025[SHARE]

The Little Mermaid review " fairytale musical has splashes of magic and mysticism by Anya Ryan

Watermill theatre, NewburyRelocating the Hans Christian Andersen tale to Cornwall, with its folk musicians and fishermen, Elgiva Field and Lara Barbier's show is cheery and sweet Christmas h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06pm on November 30, 2025[SHARE]

Jack and the Beanstalk review " sass, sparkle and fee-fi-fo fun sock it to the baddies by Anya Ryan

Lyric Hammersmith, London A sinister giant computer and a meat-eating headmaster have a sinister plan for shy Jack and his schoolfriends. Meanwhile, the Fairy Godfather has the hots for the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on November 24, 2025[SHARE]

Ride the Cyclone review " teens sing for their salvation in cult musical by Anya Ryan

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonA rollercoaster accident leaves six choristers in limbo, each having to make their case for a second chance on Earth in this eccentric show Well, this is …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on November 20, 2025[SHARE]

After Sunday review " cookery class exposes simmering tensions in secure hospital by Anya Ryan

Bush theatre, LondonPerformed by an exceptional cast, Sophia's Griffin's debut play paints a vivid picture of men " and a system " in crisis The heat rises slowly, and then suddenly reaches …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12am on November 13, 2025[SHARE]

Period Parrrty review " angst, fumbling and turmoil for a non-binary Tamil British teen by Anya Ryan

Soho theatre, LondonGayathiri Kamalakanthan's warm, funny debut examines history, heritage and gender expectations as Krish and bestie Brenavee navigate a big life moment In many ways, Perio…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:02pm on October 28, 2025[SHARE]

Barrier(s) review " tender yet tough account of a queer couple's connection by Anya Ryan

Birmingham RepStaged by Deafinitely Theatre, Eloise Pennycott's play sets romance against a broken, unjust system Barrier(s) is a queer love story about a couple with vastly different experi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:24am on October 23, 2025[SHARE]

(the) Woman review " explosive comedy tells the unvarnished truth about motherhood by Anya Ryan

Park theatre, LondonA writer tries capturing the messiness of new parenting in Jane Upton's gut-punching play " every scene of which chips away at the myth that motherhood should come natura…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:02am on October 5, 2025[SHARE]

Interview review " electric dance of power questions who really wields influence by Anya Ryan

Riverside Studios, LondonA heavyweight political journalist underestimates the influencer he is interviewing in this sharp update of a 2003 film by Theo Van Gogh There's something fascinatin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54am on August 29, 2025[SHARE]

'TikTok is like an old-school variety show': what's behind the surprising boom in ventriloquism? by Anya Ryan

The once musty old art of voice-throwing is back in vogue on stage and online. Its new hip practitioners " plus 1980s TV mainstay Roger De Courcey " explain why their vocal tricks and errant…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:32am on August 11, 2025[SHARE]

Lovestuck review " superb dating disaster musical inspired by unfortunate toilet accident by Anya Ryan

Stratford East, LondonThis show, based on a gone-viral Tinder date in which a woman tried to dispose of her poo unconventionally, tackles the perils of modern love with wit, humour and crack…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32am on June 18, 2025[SHARE]

Did the liberation of Africa start in Manchester? The biting play about a pivotal, forgotten moment by Anya Ryan

It was a turning point in the push for African independence " and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African Congress On the fac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54am on June 17, 2025[SHARE]

Miss Myrtle's Garden review " immersion into a mindscape of sharp quips and memory slips by Anya Ryan

Bush theatre, LondonArtistic director Taio Lawson's Bush debut shows the heartbreaking fallout of a 82-year-old mother whose acid tongue belies her faltering memory In Danny James King's Mis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48am on June 8, 2025[SHARE]

Permission review " one rebellious woman's search for independence from Karachi to London by Anya Ryan

Tara theatre, LondonHunia Chawla's intimate drama is played out across continents to tell a platonic love story that examines the challenges to freedom in Pakistan and England What does lib…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54am on June 3, 2025[SHARE]

Why are Hollywood stars lining up to appear in a play they know nothing about? by Anya Ryan

Toby Jones, Frances McDormand and Mike Myers are some of those who have appeared alongside Tim Crouch in An Oak Tree, despite never having seen the script before. As the play celebrates its …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:36am on May 2, 2025[SHARE]

Personal Values review " shocks as sisters reunite for the first time since their father's funeral by Anya Ryan

Hampstead theatre, LondonBea, a hoarder, is visited by Veda, who carries a secret, to fix the rift between them in Chloë Lawrence-Taylor's debut play, full of vivid dialogue and forebodin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:54pm on April 23, 2025[SHARE]

Playwright Asif Khan: 'When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare' by Anya Ryan

Sisters 360, Khan's new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls " and bring new audie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:24am on April 22, 2025[SHARE]

East Is South review " weighty AI drama takes aim at humanity's biggest questions by Anya Ryan

Hampstead theatre, LondonThe actors, especially Kaya Scodelario, work hard with Beau Willimon's plot, but are hampered by a leaden, tension-light production House of Cards writer Beau Willim…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02am on February 18, 2025[SHARE]
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