Fringe Online
Years: 2023 2022 2021 2020
Fringe Online 2021
Yomi Sode’s hybrid theatre is a compelling immersion of witness and poetry: we need more of it.
A tender, beautifully pitched exploration of the individuality of a life, despite what illness may eventually steal.
Three very fine and one outstanding work, Scratches – the best kind of play on depression, self-harm, black holes. Because it’s screamingly funny and deeply connected to why we do theatre.
An innovative and bright response to the pandemic in cartoon and monologue that is as diverse as great to watch.
Contemporary political ethics (or, how to cheat)
A subtle and effective examination of democracy from out of the mouths of the naïve and academic
Evening Conversations/Life Laundry
Engrossing, it should provoke. Sudha Bhuchar absolves us by being bloody funny.
A religious text for our times, told in the language of the now with universal messages.
Don’t miss the chance to see this transcendent actor prove she possesses another dimension altogether.
Its potency lies in a fine peeling apart by Adrian Lester and Danny Sapini, and the language that bridges it.
After all the gods and their lack of choice, we come to the final instalment, the human dimension. Where we have one. A heartfelt, satisfying finish.
A finely-calibrated solo play of what it’s like to enter that tunnel of near-undiagnosable but very real illness. Corinne Walker’s both authoritative and quicksilver. Do catch it.
One of the wittiest but also truthful comedies about love, identity, sexual politics and gefilte fish I’ve seen
Living Newspaper #3 Royal Court Theatre
Hot off Sloane Square a team of writers, actors and creatives twist the news to truth
Like all the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper series, we need this. Watch what this does with the future
An important play, tackling the deadly serious with laughter that all too easily could lead to stark tragedy.
As we saw in March, don’t be lulled by friendly colours and fluffy fonts. Queens of Cups again proves they’re a company to revel with and wait for heart-stopping reveals
On Arriving takes sixty minutes it seems we’ve been immersed in a Greek Tragedy of ninety. See it.
A terrific reinvention, bringing gods and heroines up from the death of myth to an altered world.
As with Inside, Outside not only fits us, they help us to move on, and become in their modest, unassuming and utterly transcendent way, part of how we learn to.
A revelation, superbly written and acted. Comparisons have been made with A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing. I can think of no higher praise either. You must see this.
The Girl Who Was Very Good at Lying
Andrews vividly conveys what it is to be an undone thing, someone unravelling tales to live.
Three women, three pregnancies, three experiences, much laughter and revelation in a funny and engaging audio performance.
Again the most educative stand-up and a thrilling presentation. Oh and bloody funny on war, male sexuality and the Bechdel Test.
The glaring energy of this piece can’t disguise how it strikes profundity in its funny-bone.
Vagabonds My Phil Lynott Odyssey
An original off-kilter approach to elegy, tribute and becoming yourself.
Vespertilio marks Barry McStay’s emergence as a writer of distinction. Anything he writes now should be looked out for.
