REVIEW: Chatroom (Greenside @ Infirmary Street) ★★★★
Chatroom by Enda Walsh was first performed at the National Theatre in 2006; it is a play about teenagers, insecurity, mental health and online bullying. It is being performed at Greenside @ Infirmary Street by a young cast from Les Siege of Herons. Six teenagers communicate anonymously online in chatrooms. William and Jack argue about […]
REVIEW: Hansel and Gretel and the Witch Baba Yaga (St Paul’s Church) ★★★★
Everyone loves fairytales. There’s the right amount of tension, angst and moral, but good tends to triumph over evil. And if we ignore Disney’s sugarcoated happy endings, this usually involves a gruesome end for the so-called baddie. Which children and adults secretly enjoy. Did anyone feel sympathy for Cinderella’s sisters when their eyes were pecked […]
The Community (The Lion and Unicorn) ★★★★
The Community is Gaël van den Bossche‘s debut show at the Camden Fringe showing at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre. An extract of the play was performed last year at Southwark Playhouse as part of Soggy Brass, Velvet Trumpet’s evening of short comedy plays. The Community presented here is an underground society of the last […]
REVIEW: The Local (Greenside @ Infirmary Street) ★★★★
The Local is a new musical inspired by the disappearance of local pubs from towns and villages across the country. This is the tale of Liz, who has spent her whole career working in pubs, first for her father and now running her own pub in a small town where the locals come to drink […]
REVIEW: Gazing at a Distant Star (Assembly George Square Studios) ★★★
Gazing at a Distant Star, written by Sian Rowland made its debut at Greenwich Theatre in January 2017 and gained excellent reviews for the sold out run. The play’s Edinburgh run is at Assembly George Square in a small studio space. The play follows three characters: Arun, working a soul destroying job in a call […]
REVIEW: Education Education Education (Pleasance Dome) ★★★★★
Education Education Education is written and devised by The Wardrobe Ensemble, a Bristol based group of artists working to write and tour new plays. Formed in 2011 they have produced work that has toured nationally and internationally. Taking its title from Tony Blair’s speech committing his new government to investing in schools, Education Education Education […]
REVIEW: Prom Kween (Underbelly Cowgate) ★★★★★
Prom Kween is a musical inspired by Matthew, the first boy to win the title of Prom Queen at his school, written by award winning musical comedy writer, Rebecca Humphries. The show centres on the battle between Matthew and the glamorous Lexi for the title of Prom Queen. Taking references from American High Schools in […]
REVIEW: Iconic: A Brief History of Drag (Underbelly Festival) ★★★★★
There are few Drag Queens who can call upon not one, but two celebrity guests to perform in a tent, but such is the acclaim of Vema Celli that calling on a couple for her show Iconic: A Brief History of Drag at Underbelly Festival was no problem. Velma Celli, AKA Ian Stroughair – who […]
REVIEW: Apologia (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★★
Apologia: a formal written defence of one’s opinions or conduct They say you should never wash your dirty laundry in public, but if your mother writes her so-called memoirs, you’d probably expect a mention. Renowned art historian Kristin (Stockard Channing) however, does not give one sentence to either of her sons (both played by Joseph […]
REVIEW: Boom (Theatre 503) ★★★★
When journalism student Jo responds to a dating ad that promises ‘Sex to change the course of the world’, she thinks she’s on to a no-strings winner. However, upon meeting marine biologist Jules at his underground laboratory for a night of passion, the ad turns out to be a lot more literal than she had […]