Liam O'Dell – Freelance Journalist and Campaigner

A white woman with plaited blonde hair, a blue top and light blue skirt kneels in front of a small table, while a Black man with a cream shirt and brown waistcoat stands and leans on the table. A blue armchair is visible in the left of the photo, and several blackboards are on show in the background. They are on-stage, with the image being a production shot.

‘The Lesson’ review – Lacklustre lecture is close to being clever

by Liam O'Dell July 2, 2022July 2, 2022

JJ Green, a young white man with short brown hair and a grey jumper, grins at someone off camera. He is sitting down and resting his chin in his left hand. He is in a rehearsal room, and someone holding a script can be seen in the right of the photo. Sitting behind him with a shocked expression on her face is a Black woman in a red floral dress and green bandana, her arms crossed.

‘We’re doing it for the first time’: JJ Green on his debut autism play, ‘A-Typical Rainbow’

by Liam O'Dell June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Noma Dumezwini, a Black woman, is on stage in a Victorian-style green dress. Her hands are in front of her as she speaks. The photo is taken through a gap in a wooden chair, which is blurred in the foreground.

‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ review – Theatre’s most flawed marriage broken down once more, and in startling fashion

by Liam O'Dell June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

A brown woman in a green dress stands in front of a kitchen table. Her husband, a white man in w white top, holds a white cup of tea and looks out of a window to the right. Off-stage and from the sidelines, a brown woman in a pink shirt is watching on and looking outwards slightly towards the camera.

‘That Is Not Who I Am’ review – Dave Davidson’s delightful and daring deception

by Liam O'Dell June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

A white man with glasses, short brown hair and a green puffer jacket (right) and a brown woman with short black hair and a multicoloured blue and green dress in a kitchen, facing opposite each other over a table.

‘2:22: A Ghost Story’ review – Supernatural suspense drama is one of West End’s smartest

by Liam O'Dell May 14, 2022May 14, 2022

MM, a Black man in a black leather jacket and a white t-shirt, rests his right hand on a metal desk, and looks disapprovingly at someone off-camera.

The Boys’ MM nails the horrors of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Kathryn Hunter, a 65-year-old white woman, on stage as King Lear, with long white hair, a crown and a black suit. She holds a cane and sits on a throne.

‘King Lear’ review – Kathryn Hunter’s respectable return to ragged royal

A Black man and women, the latter on the left wearing a pink dress and the former wearing a brown shirt, stand in front of a blue bar table in a pub.

‘Playboy of the West Indies’ review – Calypso confusion

Left, a young white woman placed a hand on another woman’s shoulder next to her. They both appear concerned.

‘I’m Just A Little Bit OCD’ review – Vital informative theatre unpacks life with intrusive thoughts

A white man with short black hair, a red tie and a black suit, is on stage emerging out of the black door of Number 10, his left hand stretched outwards in glamorous fashion.

‘Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera]’ review – Musical marmite

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Spectrum 10K: Study team’s response to Health Research Authority’s enquiries revealed