Liam O'Dell – Freelance Journalist and Campaigner

Press image for Newsies. Several men on stage with a scaffolding-like set in the background. Three dancers in the middle of the image are jumping in the air and kicking their legs out.

#ReviewIn72: ‘Newsies’ at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

by Liam O’Dell May 27, 2023May 27, 2023

A brown man with short black hair and a white vest clenches his fist while performing on stage.

‘Invisible’ review – Nikhil Parmar’s perplexing play of (untapped) potentials

by Liam O’Dell May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

A theatre production shot. Left, a white man in a brownish green suit, with short black hair at the back of his almost bald head, sits in a chair and stares with a neutral expression at another man sat in front of him. The other man, a white man with short brown hair, and a black suit, is talking to him. In the background behind them are coats on a wall and a desk with an office lamp on it. They are in a rehearsal room.

‘The Motive and the Cue’ review – Sam Mendes and Jack Thorne’s lulling, then lyrical, labour of love for theatre

by Liam O’Dell May 7, 2023

Lenny Henry, a Black man with a short grey beard, is seated on a red armchair on a stage, looking to his right with a look of confusion and concern. He’s wearing a blue suit and grey flat cap, with the set behind him looking like an eccentric living room with wooden cabinets and a red leather carpet.

‘August in England’ review – Lenny Henry’s dancing and damning Windrush debut

by Liam O’Dell May 5, 2023May 5, 2023

Jennifer Lawrence, a white woman with long blonde hair and a red top, holds a phone in one hand and makes quote fingers with the other, looking at someone off-camera.

No Hard Feelings, Jennifer Lawrence, but your latest film looks pretty harmful

by Liam O’Dell March 10, 2023April 5, 2023

The cast of ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’. In the middle is a white man in a blue blazer in mid-air falling forwards onto the stage. Other cast members are watching on in shock.

‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ review – Calamitous, confounding comedy delights in ninth West End year

A blurred image of two males, one with his back to us, working on laptops on a desk.

Spectrum 10K: Webinar sessions to discuss controversial autism DNA study announced ahead of consultation deadline

‘War and Culture’ review – An unashamedly brutal bashing of government blackmailing many won’t see

Two Maltese women with blue jumpsuits and sunglasses on their heads smile with outstretched hands on stage.

‘Blanket Ban’ review – Malta’s anti-abortion stance condemned with clowning and compelling testimonies

A Black man with a brown suit and hat stands in an office set on stage. He’s lit up in a bright orange light as he stands facing the left, while the office behind him is illuminated in a blue hue.

‘Retrograde’ review – Ivanno Jeremiah is the standout star in Ryan Calais Cameron’s showbiz shouting match

Lydia West, a Black woman in a black jumpsuit, holds a microphone in her right hand and speaks on stage. To the right of her are rows of bicycles on treadmills.

‘A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction’ review – Lydia West’s monologue of magnitude falls apart with fatalism