What Shit-faced Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew company lack in truthful performances, they make up for in improvisation, comedic timing and raucous fun. One should expect any Shit-faced Shakespeare production to be opened by a host …
This month's interview is with Grace Chapman – co-artistic director of NOVAE theatre and the writer of Don't Look Away, an investigation into our collective response to the international refugee crisis. Nominated for the Adopt …
It's not clear what Christopher Adams' chemsex-themed queer noir, Tumulus, wants to be. The jokes aren't sharp enough for it to function as a comedy, its darker themes aren't explored in enough depth for it …
Exchange Theatre's Noor: A True Story Of Liberté brings the history of a female WWII spy to life with detailed research and plenty of audience interaction - but a more carefully honed narrative would ensure …
Whilst the idea behind Douglas Baker’s adaptation of the Mikhail Bulgakov classic is original and enticing, and the production is coupled with some interesting and interactive technical feats, So It Goes’ production of The Fatal …
Heart-rending accounts of addiction are diluted by uninspired direction in Outside Edge's Check-in/Check-out. With its cast sat in a semicircle and various members (all professional actors) sharing their own experiences with addiction, Outside Edge's Check-in/Check-out adopts …
With creative staging, an intricate story arc and engaging performance by Molly O’Shea, Miss Fortunate tackles a difficult and personal subject matter with sensitivity - but the split-character and emotional audience addresses run their course …
A 29-year old and her half-eaten bowl of Cheerios gaze up (in awe or trepidation - it's ambiguous) at a messy iMovie project entitled 'seethrough_vaultfestival'. Claire Gaydon's deceptively sophisticated See-Through starts to playfully blur lines …
Wood is hilarious and intelligently executed meta-theatre, highlighting the power of privilege in porn, theatre, and of course, the rest of the world. In 1983 San Fernando Valley, John Rolando is a porn star at the …
Thank You Dark’s Without That Certain Thing confidently embraces and parodies film noir tropes to explore obsession and identity, making for a comically stylish viewing experience. Without That Certain Thing is Rory Platt’s parodic film noir …
Six survivors of prolonged physical and psychological violence top up your cider cup, compliment you on your jacket and check you know how to play pass-the-parcel. Smack That (a conversation)'s atmosphere - ingenuous, convivial, kind …
Tara Arts and Two Gents Productions' playful re-imagining of Oscar Wilde's classic is not the Earnest you are used to, but one that you will remember for a while to come. How far can …