Track 3
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar and Greenwich Theatre Adapted by Richard Alger Directed and choreographed by Tina Kronis Performance date – Sun 11th Aug 2013 If there was ever a time to introduce the youth of today to the works of Chekhov it is now. Theatre Movement Bazaar […]
NewsRevue
Rating **** Reviewed by Ed Theakston Opening with a hilarious image of Kate giving birth to our future king, with Queen Liz acting as obstetrician, the audience are thrust into the no-holds-barred musical extravaganza of topical comedy that is NewsRevue. It is not hard to see why this show is a solid Fringe favourite, and […]
Sam Rose In The Shadows
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott Sam Rose in the Shadows – Tucked In Written by Hal Chambers Directed by Hal Chambers and Robin Hemmings Performance date – Sun 11th Aug 2013 Very rarely do you happen upon a piece of children’s theatre that speaks so proficiently to people of all ages. This is one […]
Cinderella Lives!
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott Cinderella Lives! Written and performed by Aisling Kiely Performance date – Fri 9th Aug 2013 Since time immemorial we have perpetuated certain ideals in the form of fairy tales. Far be it from me to question the delights of a Disney classic but what do we actually learn from […]
Get Got
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott Get Got – Janski Productions Written by Stephen Faulkner, Nick Messitte & Colin Chaston Directed by Dominic Shaw Performance date – Sat 10th Aug 2013 A ripple of shock and concern blazes down the queue as an almighty bang echoes around the garden. The door to the auditorium almost […]
A Body to Die[t] For
Rating ** Reviewed by Alex Foott Book, Music & Lyrics by Tim Anfilogoff and Alan Whittaker Performance date – Thurs 8th Aug 2013 Finally! A musical that celebrates the female form in all its shapes and sizes! Just what we need to refocus our increasingly warped views of beauty. I see my thoughts echoed in […]
The Road to Qatar
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Thirty seconds into this piece and I am already gripping the edge of my seat in horrified anticipation. Before us, the cast are dressed in traditional Arabic clothing and are singing about (You guessed it!) terrorism. I locate the nearest exit, planning my escape, when suddenly I hear a […]
Wardens
Rating – *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Wardens – Schadenfreude Productions Limited Written and directed by Garrett Millerick Performance date – Sun 4th Aug 2013 Traffic wardens. Is there a more detestable marriage of words? If, like me, the very thought of them has you shrieking wildly with fury then Garrett Millerick’s latest satire will […]
The Autumn of Han
Rating ** Reviewed by Alex Foott The Autumn of Han – Red Dragonfly and Grist To The Mill Adapted and directed by Ross Ericson Performance date – Sat 3rd Aug 2013 There is always an awkward presence of traditional theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Festival is notorious for spawning the avant-garde and unexplored and […]
Life – Grist To The Mill
Rating ** Reviewed by Alex Foott Written and directed by Ross Ericson Performance date – Sat 3rd Aug 2013 Considering the title of the piece and the impressive biographies stamped across its programme, I walk into Life expecting a gritty and feministic satire. What actually lies in store is another beast entirely. Very quickly, we […]