Jasper Cunningham reviews Dust at the Underbelly, Edinburgh Dust is a long way from the stand-up comedy the Fringe is known for. It is a harrowing tale told in hindsight by the protagonist, Alice, after her death. It is another example of a one-woman show done right. At […]
Jasper Cunningham reviews Victim at the Pleasance, Edinburgh With a cleverly simplistic style, Victim explores the lives of two characters; a female prison warden and an inmate in the same institution. When a new inmate with a particularly harrowing backstory arrives, the natural order of prison life is […]
Anna Hadley reviews Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis at the Underbelly, Edinburgh A new-comer to Edinburgh Fringe, performance artist Sara Juli tries to keep up with the off brand comedy that the festival is known for. A show about motherhood and urinary incontinence, it had the potential to […]
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 […]
Toby Moran Mylett reviews Pub Talks at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter Engaging and visually fascinating throughout, Pub Talk’s ‘A Pint Sized Conversation’ deals with the subject of depression, in the company’s own words aiming to be a piece ‘offering support, and not getting it right all of the […]
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 […]
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 Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at Summerhall, Edinburgh We’re often told that we take our freedom of speech for granted, but Sam Steiner takes this idea to an extreme in his debut play Lemons. Set in a parallel world to our own, we see a […]
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