FringeReview UK

Arcadia

As bright as stained crystal and warm as the filament Thomasina reaches for: outstanding.

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Being Mr Wickham

In the afterglow of Austen’s 250, it’s an outstanding must-see.

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Dance of Death

Strindberg to live with? Who’d have thought of that? An outstanding must-see. If you can’t get there, tune in to the livestream. This demands a wider audience.

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Dear Jack, Dear Louise

The war’s an all-too-convincing plotter. Absorbing, a must-see.

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Escaped Alone

It mightn’t quite be the droll, dry Churchill we know, but it’s certainly one we should greet. Absorbing.

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Heart Wall

One of the most remarkable reveals in recent theatre, and makes this play an absolutely compelling must-see.

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I’m Not Being Funny

With a few knots resolved, this might be a mini-classic. A must-see.

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Mother Courage and Her Children

Brecht’s ferocious message that those who seek profit from war are often its victims too is driven home in the weight of dropped bodies, and Michelle Terry’s outstanding performance.

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Nayatt School Redux

Whatever they are, you hope The Wooster Group haunts us forever.

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Quartet in Autumn

Absorbing, a must-see for anyone asking questions of where we begin our endings.

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Summerfolk

We need Summerfolk. Sided and slant, this version is a must-see. And almost as much as Chekhov, we need more Gorky.

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Teatro dei Gordi: Visite

As ever, the Coronet and its guests have scored something unique in the British theatre-world.

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The Shitheads

Aa a blazing new voice though The Shitheads packs a flinty punch; and paradoxically heralds a vivid poetic talent. A must-see.

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Two

As fine a revival as you’re likely to see in London or the South. It's a classic that, like Road, is more political as it ages gracefully.

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Two Halves of Guinness

As a gentle voyage around the frothy half of Guinness we know, and the dark we don’t, it deserves awards, and another tour.

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