Charlotte Pegram reviews Police Cops in Space at the Pleasance, Edinburgh. Police Cops in Space is the sequel to last year’s sell-out success, Police Cops. Whereas last year’s offering was a seriously silly pastiche of 70s cop shows, this year we have the same concept – the mission […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews DollyWould at Summerhall, Edinburgh If you’ve ever studied comparative literature, you’ll know that it involves finding the links and connections between texts; seemingly any texts can be linked. In a similar fashion, Sh!t Theatre have tried to find the links and connections between Dolly Parton, […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Lula Del Ray at the Underbelly, Edinburgh After smashing the Fringe last year, Manual Cinema return for their second year with the sweet coming of age story, Lula Del Ray. Most people will start by describing the work of Manual Cinema as shadow puppetry, which […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Disco Pigs at Trafalgar Studios Enda Walsh shot to fame in 1996 with this In Yer Face play about two teens ripping up the rule book in Ireland. Pig and Runt have an unusual relationship; born within moments of one another they grow up together […]
Abigail Bryant reviews AI Love You at Theatre N16 In Theatre N16, above the balmy jostle of The Bedford, profound decisions are being made. Adam and April introduce themselves, a young couple living in Putney, regular jobs, regular interests, and an endearing coyness when faced with the gazing […]
Charles Blake reviews Kiss Me at Trafalgar Studios After his international hit One Man Two Guvnors, this perhaps isn’t the play one would expect from writer Richard Bean. Set in 1920s London, Kiss Me may be amusing, but it is certainly not a comedy. Rather, it is intimate […]
Toby Moran Mylett reviews The Pseudo Project The Young Pretenders Theatre Company performed ‘The Pseudo Project’ at the Radiant Gallery, Plymouth, 26th& 27th May 2017. TYP’s ‘The Pseudo Project’ feels decidedly Orwellian: an impressively devised piece telling the story of a dystopian future in which humans are forced to […]
Simon Ward reviews Combustion at the Arcola Theatre If presented with the premise of a four-hander play set in a Bradford garage, one might demur. Adding in an English Defence League thug would scarcely make it seem more palatable. Yet Combustion explodes such expectations. It is a triumph: […]
Abigail Bryant reviews Snapshot at the Hope Theatre Snapshot, written by George Johnston and directed by James McAndrew, is 75 minutes of incredibly immersive and captivating drama, exploring the complex relations between three twenty-somethings living in modern-day London. With non-linear chronology and snappy scene changes, the audience has […]
Abigail Bryant reviews This Is Not Culturally Significant at The Bunker The enormous challenge of verbally explaining This Is Not Culturally Significant is verification of its distinctive brilliance. After being awarded ‘Show of the Week’ at VAULT Festival, Out of Spite Theatre’s production now transfers to The Bunker, […]