In all the fun of the fringe it’s easy to overlook the theatre productions that are doing something more than simply entertaining their audiences and trying to break even. A lot of theatre I’ve seen in Edinburgh this summer is pushing boundaries in terms of form, but Villain […]
A Tale of Two Cities; one of Dickens’ greatest works set during the French Revolution and featuring one of the most ruthless female characters in history, Mme Defarge. It is here adapted by two companies, the Chung Ying Theatre Company and Red Shift Theatre Productions. One can picture […]
Alex Kealy’s style of comedy much resembles a sixth former giving an awkward PowerPoint presentation. The content of his show wouldn’t be out of place in an A Level economics/politics classroom either: Gove, Boris and Corbyn all get a bashing; the disadvantages of a free market economy are […]
It’s a simple set-up. The audience fills out a form while queuing for the show; they accuse someone they know of a crime, and they provide a line or two of substantiating evidence. Then the show gets up and running and one of these ‘criminals’ is called to […]
Where to start with this magical piece of multimedia performance? The live music that accompanies it. Or perhaps the awe of watching the live performers interact with the projected puppets? Or the breathtaking skill of the projectionists who mastermind the whole performance by constantly changing and layering intricate […]
After another reviewer at The Peg saw the previous instalment of Beach Comet’s irreverent B-musicals, Vampire Hospital Waiting Room, I was intrigued to see if their new offering would garner such a love-hate response. Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair is as ridiculous as its title suggests. Set on […]
It’s a very modern phenomena; mid 20s and wondering what the hell you’re doing with your life. Move over mid-life crisis, the quarter-life crisis is testament to the overwhelming sense of anxiety that afflicts Generation Y, but it’s not in Katie Brennan’s make-up to roll over and be […]
Two girls, one tent. What could possibly happen next? Well, a whole Sliding Doors-esque number of possibilities, that’s what. Our two characters, played by Alys Metcalf and Roxy Dunn, take turns to have their palms read by an accent-shifting fortune teller whilst celebrating their graduation at a festival. […]
Frenchy is well known in his Aussie homeland and in the realms of YouTube, and he’s breaking into the UK comedy scene with ‘World’s Worst Adult’. If you’re aware of his YouTube content you’ll be pleased/relieved to know that he’s quit his teaching day job and is now touring […]
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 […]
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