Ben Kulvichit is a freelance critic and theatremaker based in Bristol. As well as writing for The Stage, he is national reviews editor at Exeunt and keeps a blog, Smaller Temples.

Recent Articles

The Little Mermaid review

ReviewsDec 12, 2024

Music and circus drive a fairytale given an ecological update

Summer 1954 review

ReviewsOct 31, 2024

Nathaniel Parker and Siân Phillips star in deft stagings of a pair of well-made Rattigan one-acts

Santi and Naz review

ReviewsOct 10, 2024

Guleraana Mir and afshan d’souza-lodhi’s story of female friendship and coming of age set during Indian Partition is energetic, but lacks substance

Reverberation review

ReviewsOct 10, 2024

Sensitive production of Matthew López’s chamber play about urban gay life and loneliness

Wonder Boy review

ReviewsSep 13, 2024

Exuberant staging by Sally Cookson of Ross Willis’ feel-good drama about 12-year-old Sonny, who struggles to overcome his stammer

Follow the Signs review

ReviewsSep 9, 2024

Autobiographical play sacrifices complexity for comprehensibility

A Family Business review

ReviewsFeb 8, 2024

A frank, informative dive into the process of nuclear disarmament and international policy-making

Nanny review

ReviewsFeb 5, 2024

Underpowered musical play about failed ambitions by Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables and Jenny Rainsford

Dick Whittington review

ReviewsDec 7, 2023

Comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete – Matt Freeman, Al Dunn and Nick Bunt – bring to this exemplary pantomime both their disciplined slapstick comedy and natural chemistry