Peter Brook may be a giant name in the theatre world, but The Prisoner shows how names do not guarantee anything when it comes to the stage. It's a short play that never seems to …
A man imitates a bird, whilst a voiceover sometimes relays factual information about the migration of the marsh warbler. Zugunruhe is a unique type of performance but really works. Named after a German term describing the migratory …
Moving performances, and beautiful direction from Marcia Carr, make Picasso's Women my favourite Fringe show of 2018. The Fruitmarket Gallery becoming a Fringe venue for the first time in 2018 is a lucky occurrence for Picasso's …
The National Theatre of China's beautiful physical theatre piece, A Life on the Silk Road, tells a vivid story of Zhang Qian’s heroic quest through dancing, martial arts, puppetry, live music and projection. A Life on the …
Comedian Cristina Lark’s ode to procrastination, Caution: Deadline Ahead, lacks direction but overflows with charm - making the audience confident she really can pull it off in the end. Cristina Lark is a firecracker with a …
Fever Dream Theatre's Basecamp excels in its representation of women as strong, hungry for success and competitive - but struggles to sustain momentum after the audience accustom to its immersive and seperative concept. If you're looking …
Cora Bissett's What Girls Are Made Of is a show every girl and young woman should see, establishing that we're all human: succeeding and failing, hurting and being hurt. Stories of rock, touring, drinks and careers …
Status goes above and beyond the framework of Brexit: a journey masterfully written and interpreted by Chris Thorpe. “If you believe you are a citizen of the world, then you are a citizen of nowhere” greets …
Sh!t Theatre's smart, slick and slippery DollyWould picks apart our ideas about fame, authenticity and immortality with a distinctive voice and style that's like nothing else I've seen. A female duo, white face paint, alcoholic drinks - …
Malaprop's tricksy meta-theatrical ode to the slipperiness of memory, Everything Not Saved, stimulates and teases - but perhaps won't leave a particularly lasting impression in my mind, at least. A meta-theatrical ode to the slipperiness of memory, …
Dissecting the way pertually sustained stereotypes from within the LGBTQ+ community define our sexual roles for us, Willy Hudson's one-man Bottom is intelligently written and endearingly performed. Willy Hudson's intelligent and tender solo show, Bottom, dissects the LGBTQ+ …
I wanted to love it - but found Middle Child's three-hander about (dis)connection to be astonishingly difficult to warm to. One Life Stand's combination of impenetrable characters, low-energy performances and unapologetically indecipherable lyrics did little more …