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★★★ American Comic vs. Tech Billionaires

By thepeg on August 16, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Jasper Cunningham-Ward reviews Sid Singh: American Bot   A room set out for 80 people cannot be filled by 10, but what Sid Singh lacks in audience members he makes up for in personality and charm which is both to his credit and to the audience’s relief. Singh […]

★★★★ Tamar Broadbent’s Millennial Anthems

By thepeg on August 16, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

  Emily Pritchard reviews Tamar Broadbent’s Best Life at the Edinburgh Fringe Tamar Broadbent’s show feels incredibly personal and intimate, like a conversation with a friend. A conversation, that is, which includes a song about sending a cat meme to your crush, and another listing the differences between […]

★★★ Under the Covers – But Not Everybody’s Invited

By thepeg on August 16, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Anna Hadley reviews Courtney Act – Under the Covers at Edinburgh Fringe. Courtney Act’s ‘Under the Covers’ invites the audience to get intimate with Courtney (drag alter-ego of Shane Jenek). Most scramble under this duvet willingly. However, if you’re not a Courtney super-fan, this show may leave you […]

★★★★ Harpy: A Show Worth Harping on About

By thepeg on August 16, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

  Emily Pritchard reviews Harpy at the Edinburgh Fringe In this one-woman show, the audience warm immediately to Birdie (Su Pollard), an energetic, playful old woman, living alone. However, Birdie is a hoarder, and the sense of extremity attached to this permeates the whole play, eventually escalating into […]

★★★★★ Spoken Word About Speaking Words

By thepeg on August 16, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Emily Pritchard reviews Rob Auton’s The Talk Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Rob Auton is a pleasure to watch and listen to, though his show can prove hard to summarise. It feels like a new kind of poetry, making you rethink any ideas about what poetry can be: […]

★★★★ Powerful Young Feminist Production

By thepeg on August 15, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Jasper Cunningham-Ward reviews What Makes You a Woman at Edinburgh Fringe.  “What makes you a woman?” the performers ask. Luckily, as I am in fact male, they gave their own answers. This production gives a whirlwind tour of the position of women in society, starting with the suffragettes […]

★★★★ Sweaty Claustrophobia at the Hope

By thepeg on July 7, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Simon Ward reviews Fat Jewels at The Hope Theatre Sometimes life and art can get altogether too close for comfort.  A play set in a stiflingly hot and claustrophobic room was played in stiflingly hot and claustrophobic room.  If the weather forecast is to be believed, this will […]

★★★★ Tense and Layered – The Post-Truth Era Clashes with Ordinary Lives

By thepeg on May 29, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Abigail Bryant reviews Adam & Eve at The Hope Theatre, Islington In today’s political and media climate, the very definition of ‘truth’ is as ambiguous as it is dangerous. Taking a step back from Trump and Hollywood, Adam & Eve confronts a post-truth era against the landscape of […]

★★★★ Fall in Love with Donizetti on Barry Island!

By thepeg on May 26, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Simon Ward reviews The Elixir of Love at The King’s Head Theatre Just as the weather is turning autumnal and the nights are drawing in, ‘The Elixir of Love’ arrives to provide a blast of much-needed Barry Island sunshine and joie de vivre.  Gaetano Donizetti’s classic comic opera has […]

★★ An Underwhelming Spotlight on Celebrity Culture

By thepeg on May 12, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Abigail Bryant reviews The Buzz at The Bread & Roses Theatre Kyla and Josh have just got home from an industry awards event, and are obsessing over the red carpet photos on social media. Surrounded by sterile yet lavish aesthetics, their luxury penthouse serves as the setting for […]

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