Veronica Lee

Nov 21, 2024 | inews.co.uk | Veronica Lee

TouringSara Pascoe headlines 17 shows across England and Scotland, joined each night by four other stand-ups in a changing roster that includes Ivo Graham, Janine Harouni, Tim Key and Phil Wang. 2-21 Dec, liveatchristmas.comUnderbelly Boulevard Soho, LondonMadcap podcasters Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Tom Parry are having an Advocaat-soaked Christmas party – and their guest Bridget Christie is corralled into playing daft parlour games.

Jul 18, 2024 | expressdigest.com | Veronica Lee |Georgina Brown

ECHO – Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen (Royal Court, London)Verdict: Reverberating real-life dramaRating:On press night, it was a brave Adrian Lester who became a participant in this potent, penetrating piece by Iranian theatre-maker Nassim Soleimanpour. Reading cold from an unseen text, Lester — like the audience — was experiencing the play for the very first time. Every performance will feature a different artist; 15 in all including Toby Jones, Monica Dolan and Jodie Whittaker.

Jul 10, 2024 | inews.co.uk | Veronica Lee

When Donna Vekic walks out on Centre Court on Thursday to play Jasmine Paolini in the Wimbledon semi-finals, thoughts of retirement will be far from her mind. But the 28-year-old Croatian, unseeded in SW19, was considering leaving tennis just two months ago after injuries had badly affected her form. “I didn’t want to play tennis any more,” Vekic said, recalling the low point just before the French Open.

May 9, 2024 | en.mogaznews.com | Veronica Lee

Why Laughing Boy - and his doggedly determined mother - will move you to tears, ... trends now Laughing Boy (Jermyn Street, London, then Bath) Verdict: The power of love Rating: Connor's mum, Sara, calls her son LB, short for Laughing Boy. Also London Buses, which her fun, funny child cuddled as others kids cuddle teddies. He hated shops, loud noise and darkness. He was 'quirky', says Sara, an Oxford academic, smiling through tears. Autistic, epileptic, Connor saw things in his own way.

Mar 21, 2024 | expressdigest.com | Veronica Lee

By Veronica Lee Published: 22:16 GMT, 21 March 2024 | Updated: 01:34 GMT, 22 March 2024 Instructions For A Teenage Armageddon (Garrick Theatre, London)Verdict: Teenage angstRating:The title of this one-woman play by Rosie Day rather mis-sells the content. While it sounds like a spirited call to arms, it is in fact a story of teenage angst; of grief, parental discord, friendships gone wrong and sexual assault. It is, however, frequently funny.