La Reprise, The Lyceum, review
August 11, 2019
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) …
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My Son Pinocchio Jr., Southwark Playhouse, review
August 9, 2019
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 …
Solitary, Assembly Rooms, review
August 8, 2019
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 …
Coma, Summerhall, review
August 7, 2019
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 …
America Is Hard To See, Underbelly Cowgate, review
August 7, 2019
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 …
Before, Dance Base, review
August 6, 2019
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 …
Daddy Drag, Summerhall, review
August 6, 2019
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 …
Boulder, Pleasance Courtyard, review
August 6, 2019
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 …
Happy Hour, Pleasance Dome, review
August 6, 2019
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 …
Blind Date, CanadaHub @ King’s Hall, review
August 6, 2019
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 …
The Time Of Our Lies, Park Theatre, review
August 6, 2019
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 …
Hoichi the Earless, C Venues, review
August 5, 2019
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 …
Have I Told You I’m Writing A Play About My Vagina?, Paradise in Augustines, review
August 4, 2019
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 …
BURGERZ (Travis Alabanza), Traverse Theatre, review
August 4, 2019
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 …
Ubu the King, C Venues, review
August 4, 2019
Misanthrope Theatre's adaptation of Ubu the King contains a series of visually effective moments - but the plot is challenging to keep up with, and the performers appear so fixated …