Simon Ward reviews The Ruffian On The Stair at The Hope Theatre Joe Orton’s plays call for excellence in production and playing to match the brilliance and heightened language of his writing. Fortunately, everything in this show at the Hope, from the top-notch cast (Lucy Benjamin, Gary Webster […]
Jasper Cunningham-Ward reviews KillyMuck at Edinburgh Fringe Set on a council estate in Northern Ireland, KillyMuck tells the story of a Catholic girl called Niamh. This one-woman show deals with all the heavy issues that are expected from a story focused on growing up in Northern Ireland. Whilst […]
Anna Hadley reviews (sorry) at the Edinburgh Fringe Susie Sillet’s (sorry) navigates the world whilst she balances it upon her shoulders. Performed by Louise Beresford, she apologises until her joints eventually give out. But she shouldn’t be apologising for highlighting our collective anxiety, and our constant need to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
Abigail Bryant reviews Girls & Boys at the Royal Court Theatre It’s not often that something leaves you speechless, but Dennis Kelly’s Girls & Boys delivers such a powerful and visceral impact that language just doesn’t suffice for effectively conveying the experience housed within the renowned walls of […]
Abigail Bryant reviews The Drill at Battersea Arts Centre ‘If it’s not your thing, you are free to leave at any point.’ You’d be forgiven for feeling slightly dubious about a play that begins on this ominous premise, but multimedia theatre-makers Breach’s The Drill is certainly not for […]
Abigail Bryant reviews Eggsistentialism at Arcola Theatre At a time when the very notions of motherhood and reproduction are rich with fluid debate, Joanne Ryan’s Eggsistentialism is a poignant, engaging and illuminative exploration of gender and fertility. Narrated autobiographically, 35-year-old Joanne invites us to delve into her innermost […]
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