Reading Time: 2 minutesAlcohol disguised in plastic fizzy drink bottles, the yellow iPhone 5c and the sweet sounds of “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz - Tit(s) for Tat does a great job of bringing me back to my adolescence where the biggest concern I had was which top and jeans I was going to wear to whatever party was happening that night.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBased on writer-performer Sam Ipema’s lived-experience of finding she had a brain aneurysm at the ageof 20, and ditching her scheduled life-saving surgery until after her All-American Spring Break, Dear Annie, I Hate You is a duologue between Sam and her aneurysm. Visualising her rare brain aneurysm as an unexpected ‘other’ from the subconscious voice inside her head, Sam Ipema’s dark comedy explores the struggles of processing such a diagnosis at an early age, when most people are still figuring out who they are and what they want to do with their lives. She meditates on the events that brought her to the present after deciding that the best thing to do before getting the surgery was to go out with a bang at Spring Break, but intrusive ‘Annie’ had other plans. This is a true story, not necessarily a smart one.
Reading Time: 3 minutesArtist Adam Karim discusses MANTELPEACE, a brand-new exhibition providing a fresh perspective on traditional masculinity at the Young Vic, created by Taking Part.
Adam Karim is a freelance theatre director and facilitator. His is the recipient of the JMK Award '24, and was Resident Assistant Director '22-'23 at the Donmar Warehouse. He will direct 'Guards At The Taj' at the Orange Tree Theatre this Autunm.
Reading Time: 3 minutesExploring existentialism, ego and unrequited love, Beyond Krapp is a dark comedy that follows Cormac, a dead man, as he overhears his own funeral from the void of purgatory. The writer and performer, Peter McCormick, was also recently named on the longlist for the David McLennan Award with A Play, A Pie, and A Pint, for which he is writing a new play about love and manipulation.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWritten and performed by BAFTA nominee Yolanda Mercy, Failure Project is a “Comedy drama... Or “dramedy” about Ade. Ade is a successful writer, or so it seems. She has everything she has ever wanted; her career is flying, she’s (kinda) moved out of her mums house, her situationship isn’t as complicated as she expected. Life is perfect?! But things don’t always go how you plan, and Ade is about to find that out?
Reading Time: 4 minutesFAMEHUNGRY is a helter-skelter nosedive into the TikTok universe and a grudge match with the attention economy.
Flipping the script on the mentor/mentee relationship, acclaimed UK performance artist Louise Orwin has enlisted Gen Z TikToker Jax Valentine (20yo, queer, 80k followers) to guide her (37yo, queer, 4k followers) through a brave new world of dance trends, 24 hour live-streaming, enforced face filters and endless monetizable content.
FAMEHUNGRY will be showing at Edinburgh Fringe from 1 - 26 August. Check it out here.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUnseen is an inside look at the politics of Broadway’s backstage and takes inspiration from the experiences of writer and performer, Kimberly Prentice’s, 25 years as a dresser on Broadway. This show is a celebration of all those who work behind the scenes in the theatre industry, and a call out to give voice to their experiences.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEsteemed Disney legend and musical theatre icon Lea Salonga graced the Festival Theatre Edinburgh with her new tour “Stage, Screen and Everything in between.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhilip Ridley’s play is a commentary on greed, desire and the need to keep up with the latest trends, as well as the dream to build a new and better life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBounding in from all angles, the characters seem to breathe life into the open air space, creating massive energy with bold costuming and a semi-acapella soundscape of shouts and cheers as Troilus and Cressida begins.