What happens when a tomboy who loves mud and football starts to believe she really is a boy? And, more than that, a boy who could rise to the heights of an 80s movie star. Well, confusion and disappointment one would suppose. But Hutson tells us that, ironically, […]
Tried and Tested: Improvabunga As a group, Watch This have been running an improv show at the fringe for as long as this reviewer can remember. They’re a tried and tested bunch of improv-ers and a safe pair of hands for some improv fun. Bit […]
So you want to see some comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe but don’t know where to start? Part and parcel of the the fringe is taking pot luck and seeing what you find, sometimes you light on a gem, sometimes a corker. But, if you want a sure […]
This years’s Edinburgh Fringe showcases 3,269 shows from 48 countries in 294 venues across Edinburgh, so it’s hard to know where to start. How about sampling one of these excellent pieces of new writing: In Tents and Purposes Five-star sell-out comedy from Vaults Festival London and Lyric Hammersmith […]
So much to watch, so little time. Here’s 5 shows to get your Fringe adventure off to good start. Every Brilliant Thing The worldwide smash-hit is back. You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s done something stupid. She finds it hard to be happy. You […]
The Collector The Vaults, Waterloo The Vaults can never be anything other than atmospheric. There are different stages and different seating styles, but watching anything underneath Waterloo Station with the occasional muffled thunder of trains overhead is always thrilling. Layer on the period charms of a bar furnished […]
NO QUARTER by Polly Stenham Duelling Productions, Network Theatre 13th-16th July. Tree-climbing, exploring, scraped knees, mysterious hidden worlds of our own, no grown-ups allowed; we all look back with nostalgia on our childhoods, often tinting them with colours and emotions entirely of our own construction. However, for No […]
How To Win Against History The Oval House 21 Jul – 23 Jul, 7:30pm How To Win Against History is a three man musical which charts the life of Henry Paget, 5th Marquis of Anglesey. Regrettably, the full account of this man’s life was lost to the ashes, […]
Cargo is a powerful piece of drama. Taking over studio 2 in the Arcola theatre, it transforms the space into a shipping container. The audience are seated in the round on (uncomfortable) shrink-wrapped palettes. The lighting is dim and the sounds are those of huge cargo ships as […]
It’s not often you get a chance to see a little-known 17th century French comedy put on in London, let alone one performed in French and English on alternate nights – so when the chance to watch The Doctor in Spite of Himself came up, I was understandably […]
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