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) …
The British Theatre Academy's dynamic My Son Pinocchio Jr. re-frames the classic Italian fable - bringing new life, slick vocals and heaps of energy to this colourful and heart wrenching production. My Son …
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 …
Cristian Ceresoli's Happy Hour is a remarkable piece of writing, delivering thought-provoking content that feels unnervingly close to home. Happy Hour is anything 'but', bringing to life a tale of totalitarianism …
A random audience member gets sucked into an improvised love story with a clown. The idea behind Rebecca Northan and Spontaneous Theatre's Blind Date is great, but it always feels …
A noble - if misguided - effort to translate a historian's work from page to stage, Bianca Bagatourian's The Time Of Our Lies often feels a little too much like …
Hong Kong-based Theatre Ronin's Hoichi the Earless seduces its audience with the precision of its actors, and effective use of live Nanguan music. Based on a tale from Japanese mythology, Hoichi …
Chucked Up Theatre’s Have I Told You I’m Writing A Play About My Vagina? takes a heartwarming, humorous and honest look at the perils of Vaginismus and one woman’s journey …
Travis Alabanza's participatory BURGERZ confronts gendered repression, structural complicity and the way they've learnt to effectively process trauma - with piercing writing, an impassioned central performance and a tricksy and intelligent …