Review: Elegy
Starring Barbara Flynn and Zoe Wannamaker, Nick Payne’s new play – a thrilling and devastating probe at our identity - picks up the threads of science, self and mortality from Constellations and The Art of Dying, marking his most ambitious play since the former.
Review: Cuttin’ It
Superb distillation of the costs of FGM to victims and victim-perpetrators, James reaches out to all in this searing two-hander.
Review: Behind the Front Lines; Warriors and Wives
A narrative piece of theatre weaving the story of a wife and a soldier under the conditions of war
Review: Brideshead Revisited
Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of Brideshead, the first for the stage dazzles with stagecraft and storyline but something’s lost tail-chasing the detail.
Review: Simon Says
A touching brief play scooped out of the air by two bright students with only a title to go on.
Review: Wolf Meat
Profoundly silly and farcically serious show with just the kind of anarchy that offers coke to audience members. Contains brief and ghastly nudity.
Review: Year Without Summer
Fascinating sideling glimpse of Romantic poets and writers through a chaise-long laced with gothic intent.
Review: Something Rotten
Scintillating subversive and original take on Hamlet’s unhappy uncle, weighed down by doubts and too many jokers. Beware of complicity.
Review: Dancing in the Dark
Inspired off-centre situationist drama from acclaimed Wired Theatre about family, grief and sexual identities.
Review: 1 in 3
1 in 3 is a brave, thoughtful and heartfelt new play which explores the deep and truthful world of chemotherapy
Review: The Cunning Mr Lingus
Advice on how to sex up your life and your period appendages sets tongues wagging for a second year in this warm comedy from Alpha males to a wicked Omega-
Review: And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet
Compelling, downright funny yet tragic true narrative of the Kerry Baby affair of 1984. Caroline Burns Cooke triumphs as writer and actor.
Review: The Marlowe Papers
A diamond in Shakespeare’s or Marlowe’s ruff? Ros Barber’s novel adapted for the stage, starring vaulting Jamie Martin.
Review: A Good Jew
Keenly-anticipated new play by Jonathan Brown breaks new territory; it’s both theatrically challenging and disturbing.
Review: Limelight
Showstopping numbers stud this heartwarming, touching new play with numbers by Liz Tait.
Review: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour
Lee Hall’s and Vicky Featherstone‘s sell-out Edinburgh Fringe musical comes to the Theatre Royal. It more than bears out the accolades heaped on it.
Review: Boy
A superbly bleached-out vision of a seventeen-year-old’s prospects on a stunning conveyer-belt set. Not a comfortable but necessary seventy minutes.
Review: A Dirty Get-Away!
Brilliantly silly and profound meditation on the nature of memory loss as innocence
Review: Persona
Clean focused reading by Bexelei Theatre's young talent of Jon Barton's new play on trolling
Review: Thorn
Tremendously energised one-man play about an Australian minister's son on a mission, but which one?
Review: Menkind
A well-produced show that holds the attention and provides plenty of laughs along the way.
Review: Hip
Hip is a must see show. A Brighton-spirited séance with tequila, nibbles, tenderness and laughter.
Review: Groomed
Patrick Sandford's groundbreaking play, acted by himself, of his own childhood abuse, acted alongside a sax player...
Review: Distortion
Disquieting premiere about sexual abuse torturing the memories of a child, her adult self, and her abuser
Review: Cyprus Avenue
Devastating drama about the DNA of bigotry; and it all starts in surreal farce
Review: X
Vicky Featherstone brings a little science friction to McDowall's science fantasy world, as he moves from his familiar lair
Review: International Waters
An intriguing evening of disaster, mayhem and murder in a cocktail frock
Review: The Silent Treatment
Scotland's leading integrated theatre company deliver an evening you should not keep quiet about
Review: How You Gonna Live Your Dash?
How are you going to spend your life, in 70 minutes of event that might change your mind.
Review: At least we can laugh about it
A full hour of laughter and fun from an Icelandic performer that tickles, amuses and makes you guffaw liberally.
Review: Daughter
The funeral of a daughter, on the side of Loch Lomond is carefully choreographed by the corpse whilst she is still living.
Review: We Always Knew This Day Was Coming
One man’s journey from fireman to girlfriend to boyfriend as told in 1 minute episodes
Review: The Choir
An evening of song, drama and sheer joy that sits in your head long after the curtain calls
Review: A Fine Line
Previous Fringe First Award winner Ronnie Dorsey brings a wonderful story of love, family, intimacy and loss which is beautifully performed by Judith Paris.
Review: How You Kiss Me Is Not How I Like To Be Kissed
How You Kiss Me Is Not How I Like To Be Kissed
Review: A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride
" wonderful words, masterfully adapted, brilliantly brought to life"
Review: Bug Bite
A brave and important piece of work exploring fractured relationships and breast cancer.
Review: The Cupboard
Weird and fanciful fairy tale that smells a rat from the very beginning and ends up discarded in the wrong cupboard
Review: Ndebele Funeral
A rich discussion on poverty, politics, friendship featuring brilliantly written characters.
Review: Confessions Of A Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl
Lots of froth, not quite enough hit, with a very charming host.
Review: The Andromeda Paradox
X marks the spot. Make space for Tom Neenan's latest journey into the unknown ..
Review: Leftovers
An original play with a highly original twist that does not fail to keep you enthralled
Review: Fake It ‘Til You Make It
A brutally true story of Bryony and her partner, Tim, that leaves simultaneously you laughing and crying.
Review: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons
We tried to talk it over, but the words got in the way ..
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