A one-woman version of Macbeth is already an interesting concept - and here, Korean theatre company Choin's concept translates the Scottish Play's protagonist into an actor obsessed with the play …
“A play creates its own world where things can be done differently”, states the preface to Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation. And author, co-director and performer Tim Crouch knows …
Beat contains masterful acting, exquisite drumming by its performer and invites everyone to accept that some people understand the world differently. In SiT Productions' Beat, young Alfie (Daniel Bellus) does not …
A lovely jazz concert filled with some in-between banter, Songs in the Key of Cree is an event to enjoy with a glass of wine. Tomson Highway - a leading …
Shinehouse Theatre's Fish (part of Summerhall's Taiwan Season) is essentially a storytelling piece in which puppets have little importance, regardless of the effort that went into the detailed puppetry. It's …
It’s drunken. It’s political. Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats marks the return of the super-talented duo to Summerhall, with a new production originally developed in Malta as a Valletta …
A single actor relays the mystery story of Mr. Hyde without any assistance from a technician, triggering all cues without the audience noticing. Flat Packed Theatre's Hyde and Seek is …
A gripping narrative involving substance abuse and addiction doesn't benefit a great deal from the presence of Marilyn Monroe symbolism, in King Brilliant Theatre's Heroin(e) for Breakfast. …
Milo Rau focuses on the brutal homophobic murder of Ihanse Jarfi in the intelligent and disturbing La Reprise: Histoire(s) du Theatre (I). Milo Rau's La Reprise: Histoire(s) …
Co-created by performer Duane Cooper and director Blake Habermann, Solitary is a lesson that you don’t need huge set design to create an expressionist atmosphere of madness: a simple piece …
Darkfield's Coma is the immersive company's best yet - with off-the-chart production values that make this weird journey of pills, dreams and unconsciousness incredible. The shipping container outside Summerhall is …
Travis Russ and Life Jacket Theatre Company's verbatim piece, America Is Hard To See, is arresting and unmissable. Deep in southern Florida, a village provides a haven for registered sex offenders …
Performed by Pat Kinevane, Fishamble's Before is one of the most beautiful shows I’ve seen in a long time. Combining pain and humour with storytelling, dance and song to depict …
A heartwarming ode to the predictabilities of our fathers, Leyla Josephine's Daddy Drag is a platform for excellent observational comedy about their familiar tropes - and as such, a solid …
The ancient Sisyphus myth meets visually beautiful execution in Half a String’s Boulder, however the show sometimes lacks precision in its storytelling. Boulder, with its highly developed visual identity and sophisticated …