Abigail Bryant reviews Blackcatfishmuskateer at Summerhall, Edinburgh 21st century romance is fruitful territory for science fiction and general reflection on modern society’s values. Malaprop Theatre have managed to create an original, unique and very stylish play about online dating that stands apart and gives the rom-com genre a thought-provoking […]
Anna Hadley reviews Courtney Act: The Girl from Oz at the Underbelly, Edinburgh Drag Queen Courtney Act roller-skates precariously on stage, but soon clicks her ruby heels and finds her feet. Despite the title, the show is not about the Wizard of Oz (although Courtney wears a sparkly […]
Jasper Cunningham reviews Bruce at the Underbelly, Edinburgh If you think there is nothing funny about sponges, you’ve probably never seen Bruce. With a Back to the Future-esque plotline this show follows Bruce, the sentient block of foam, through his life. What is by far most impressive is […]
Abigail Bryant reviews FAG/STAG at Underbelly, Edinburgh Re-defining masculinity and the notion of the ‘modern man’ has been in public discussion for some time, but rarely does the platonic relationship between gay and straight men get explored and represented in the arts. FAG/STAG provides a refreshing take on […]
Maddy Price reviews Wayne McGregor’s +/- Human at the Roundhouse Arriving for Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor’s new contemporary piece, +/- Human, you couldn’t feel further away from the Royal Opera House. The huge space of Camden’s Roundhouse has been emptied of both stage and seats, and is […]
Harry Henderson reviews Peter and the Wolf at Assembly, Edinburgh Peter is visiting his Granddad who lives in the woods and, whereas Granddad fears all the animals that lurk behind the trees, Peter is eager to explore all that nature holds. Goblin Theatre have taken the essence of […]
Abigail Bryant reviews The Nature of Forgetting at the Pleasance, Edinburgh Memory is a delicate yet fundamental aspect of human nature that informs how we link the past with the present, and more importantly how we shape the future. In The Nature of Forgetting, Theatre Re explores the fragility of […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Replay at the Pleasance, Edinburgh We meet ‘W’ just after she’s been hit with a bad case of food poisoning. She’s a policewoman and the sickness overwhelms her while she’s mid-shift. It’s unfortunate that she’s been struck down with illness just now as she’s about […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Joseph Morpurgo at the Pleasance, Edinburgh I have only ever seen Morpurgo in Austentatious– the improvised Jane Austen play, in which you can visibly see the pleasure he takes in throwing himself into the great unknown of improvisation. It is surprising, then, that his solo […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews The B*easts at the Underbelly, Edinburgh It’s the sign of an excellent play when it really irks you, and there is something about The B*easts which really riled me. The B*easts is narrated by a psycho-therapist who has been dealing with a mother, Karen, whose […]
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