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Review: Funeral Flowers
Strength and determination shine through in this story of a young woman in they care system
Review: Next Time
A powerful new drama which bears witness to the devastating effects of domestic violence without sensationalising them.
Review: Ad Libido
A moving, painfully funny, brilliantly crafted one woman show that has everything from awkward sex scenes to teenage diaries to talking Yonis.
Review: The Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Equal parts ghost story, biography, gothic theatre, and poetry, The Death of Edgar Allan Poe is a funeral to which you should not be late.
Review: Narcissist in the Mirror
Razor sharp writing and performance. If you’re going to see one play about millenial anx, see this one.
Review: Girl World
A devised exploration of what being a girl means and how to transition to womanhood.
Review: East Belfast Boy
An explosive, impressive and energetic exploration of a sub culture in dance from an area of mass testosterone and masculinity
Review: Istanbul: You’ll Never Walk alone
An iconic night of football told from three perspectives in an enthralling a tale as the one played out in Turkey
Review: Eight
Strong monologues from four actors that show their abilities to hold an audience and deliver a fine piece of writing that belies their age.
Review: The Political History of Crack and Smack
A rip roaring canter through the chaotic lives of two likeable recovering drug addicts
Review: A Life On The Silk Road
An Epic and Unique Journey Through Dance, Music, Puppetry, and Physical Theatre
Review: Feed
Creative, innovative, well-performed and directed, a complete show that entertains and informs!
Review: Woodbine Willie: Poet and Padre
1,000,000 cigarettes: keeping alive the story of an extraordinary ordinary WWI hero
Review: Heather and Harry
Stumble Trip Theatre smash it with wonderful hyper energetic Lecoq inspired madness
Review: When the Friendship has Sailed
A gentle comedy with one really fun device; the singing goldfish.
Review: Bowjangles: Excalibow
Outstanding music, vocals, comedy, movement, and innovation combine to create a remarkable performance.
Review: The Merry Wives of Seoul
Refreshing, engaging take on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Review: HUFF
A gut-wrenching tale of Indigenous brothers caught in a torrent of solvent abuse in the wake of the death of their mother.
Review: Sisterhood
Three Women Convicted of Witch Craft Make Peace with Their Fates and Reveal How Little Has Changed
Review: Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany
Moving adaptation of grandmother's book on life in wartime Berlin
Review: bloominauschwitz
A riff on James Joyce’s Ulysses exploring Bloom’s Jewish heritage as he time travels through the 20th century.
Review: First Snow / Première neige
Inventive bilingual collaboration where family tensions merge with debate around cultural identity
Review: Canoe
Well crafted, performed and directed, spirited, polished, entertaining and moving show!
Review: Dandy Darkly’s All Aboard!
Well written and performed, deliciously eccentric character, fascinating and entertaining!
Review: Backup
Highly innovative climate change narrative that draws you into a dramatic movement piece which then delivers a massive knock out blow.
Review: Animal Farm
A swift and telling production that’s quick-swerving on its feet with memorable vocal projection and physical acting that’s a delight and enticement. This outstanding outdoor version feels special.
Review: Bad Things Happen Here
A scarce modern dystopia, this show will linger with you for many weeks to come
Review: Darlings
Well written and acted contemporary play about 20 somethings is relatable, informative, entertaining and pulls on the heart-strings, the best kind of theatre!
Review: A Modern Guide to Heroism and Sidekickery
Not Just for Comic Fans, Modern Guide Inspires the Underdog Hero in All of US
Review: Holy Moses
A charming retelling of the Moses story through two young people who may win the prize for show furthest travelled and certainly tell this tale with confidence.
Review: Re: Production
An exceptionally well-crafted tale of how irony and IVF melt together but cannot break true love.
Review: The Red Shoes
Sizzling reimagining of the Hans Christian Anderson tale in the context of Weimar Germany that brims full of artistic value
Review: I’ll Have What She’s Having
A hilarious run through womanhoodwinked in the 21st Century straight from two women who know from either side of the picketed fence.
Review: Female Transport
A tale of transport to the colonies with punishment, exploitation and solidarity at the heart of a straightforward tale, told in an intimate setting.
Review: The Odyssey of Homer
A classic romp through a classic tale which shows enthusiasm and some flair.
Review: Testament
A graduate showcase of physical and absurdist theatre exploring grief and letting go.
Review: Passionate Machine
Time travel, Russian poetry, a PhD, a single Mum, quantum physics, a Rocky montage. Fun, moving and brilliant.
Review: There But For the Grace of God (Go I)
A rare instance of an actor knowing exactly how to direct himself. It’s a super-Fringe show well worth reviving, and Welsh clearly puts his life into it.
Review: A Joke
A joyful leap into the unknown. These incredible performers take you on masterclass of japery.
Review: Grail Project
unique, accomplished, clever, hilarious yet also often touching and powerful work
Review: £￥€$ (Lies)
By the end of this you’ll know far more about the banking sector than even Robert Peston explains. Now go and play them for a fool.
Review: Pity
Those receptive to those energies unleashed in the Ionesco, or more fitfully in Saint George and the Dragon will readily see Mullarkey’s almost unique position. What he writes next might define him.
Review: Exit the King
We need such risk-taking theatre back. This outstanding production of Exit the King might just remind us how to get it.
Review: The Meeting
Quieter than Humble Boy, The Meeting juggles ideas as adeptly, and heart more fully perhaps than any Jones play. There’s every reason to celebrate Jones’ return to the stage.
Review: Lovesong
It remains a highlight of the season, a mostly wonderful celebration of this rare gift from Abi Morgan. Let’s have more drama like this.
Review: In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises)
This production’s sheer inventiveness, the feral truth of the acting and fabulously exploding set surely reinvent something; and land this drama where it should be: in the bleak dark before a bleached-out dawn.
