Joshua Korber Hoffman

London

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist. Bylines in the Evening Standard, Independent, Mail on Sunday and others.

Featured in: Favicon

medium.com Favicon

standard.co.uk Favicon

manchestereveningnews.co.uk Favicon

varsity.co.uk Favicon

london-unattached.com Favicon

playstosee.com Favicon

msn.com

Articles

Letters from Max - Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

3 weeks ago | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on June 3, 2025 4.0 out of 5.0 starsA young death is always a tragedy. There is none of the comfort of a long life well lived, nor the Stoic acceptance that all lives must, eventually, end. Instead, there is anger, denial, depression. But if there is beauty to be found in losing a loved one too soon, it is portrayed thoughtfully, musically, and poetically in Sarah Ruhl’s moving play, Letters from Max.
Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare's Globe - Review

1 month ago | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on May 24, 2025 4.0 out of 5.0 starsAs the audience stood or sat in the temperate London evening, the chorus announced that we had been transported to “fair Verona, where we lay our scene”. And then out came the actors, dressed to the nines in cowboy hats and gun belts, and it was clear that we were, in fact, in the Wild West.
The Deep Blue Sea - Theatre Royal Haymarket

1 month ago | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on May 15, 2025 4.5 out of 5.0 starsWhen Terrence Rattigan was told that his ex-lover had disconnected the rubber hose from the stove and gassed himself, the playwright in his grief forged the opening scene of his next work. And so The Deep Blue Sea begins with Hester Collyer, played by Tamsin Greig in this latest production at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, lying under a woollen blanket, seemingly dead.
House of Games - Hampstead Theatre

1 month ago | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on May 13, 2025 3.0 out of 5.0 starsWhen Richard Bean’s “House of Games” played at the Almeida in 2010, it was met with mixed reviews. While the Telegraph said the play, adapted from David Mamet’s 1987 neo-noir film of the same name, was “hugely entertaining,” The Guardian described it as “a pointless exercise”.
Revel Puck Circus at the Brighton Fringe - Review

1 month ago | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on May 2, 2025 Before my May Day trip to Brighton, my most recent memory of the circus was from when my age was still in single digits. The fragments that I recall of that experience – the vast, billowing tent swallowing me up, the wild animals peeking out of cages, the trapeze artists dressed in colourful stripes swinging like a pendulum from the sky – are likely as much a mixture of images from old films and childhood dreams as they are representations of the actual event.
Personal Values at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

2 months ago | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on April 24, 2025 3.5 out of 5.0 starsThe death of their parents has drawn sisters Veda (Holly Atkins) and Bea (Rosie Cavaliero) apart. Each is unhappy in their own lives, Veda in her marriage and with her teenage son, Bea, a hoarder, alone in a house slowly filling up with things until its inevitable collapse.
East is South at Hampstead Theatre

Feb 18, 2025 | msn.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
East is South at Hampstead Theatre

Feb 18, 2025 | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on February 18, 2025 How do you write fiction about AI today? We are between two eras: the early days of AI, when sci-fi writers speculated wildly about possible dystopian futures, and the later days when artificial general intelligence is unleashed and we understand its true implications. It is in this half-space that East is South, a new play at the Hampstead Theatre by House of Cards creator Beau Willimon,finds itself.
London Theatre Preview 2025 - Off West End

Jan 14, 2025 | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on January 14, 2025 Creating previews for London Theatre is no small feat. The term “off West End” encompasses a wide array of venues, ranging from well-established theatres to more intimate spaces. We’ve curated a selection of productions we believe will shine in 2025, but we’d love to hear your thoughts. Are there any must-see shows we’ve missed? Share your recommendations in the comments below.
48 hours in Marrakech

Nov 17, 2024 | london-unattached.com | Joshua Korber Hoffman

Last Updated on November 18, 2024 Cultural and natural wonders in the winter sun. Marrakech is coloured in reds and blues: terracotta walls and Majorelle pots; fiery saffron and cerulean sky. The city is surrounded by desert and mountains – an oasis of aromas, tastes, and sounds. While I only spent two full days in Marrakech, in the same way, that only a few strands of saffron are required to enrich a Moroccan tagine, 48 hours was enough to get a taste of a city bursting with life.