Reading Time: 2 minutesA straight-forward and straight-faced retelling of the Grimm’s twisted classic Who’s The Fairest Of Them All? tells the very familiar tale of Snow White and her wicked stepmother (AKA. the Evil Queen) but with a twist –…
Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst performed in Galway in 2016, Enda Walsh’s three-act play is a mishmash that collides traditional theatre with dance theatre to tell the story of Isla.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCatch! is a 45 to 50 minute showcase of friendship, flair and circus skill, performed recently at the Assembly Roxy in Edinburgh.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSonically divine but lacking in passion
Reading Time: 2 minutesBlessings, written and directed by Sarah Shelton, is set in a small English town in 1969. It’s a time of huge social change, when younger generations are questioning whether the roles prescribed by the nuclear family really lead to happy lives.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis Salome distracts with noise and spectacle, but without seduction its tragedy collapses into emptiness. I honestly can’t remember the last time I walked into a theatre already feeling unsettled before the play had even begun. But…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor any Shakespeare enthusiast, the piece may spark memories of their own first encounters with the Bard. Loughlin scatters recognisable speeches from The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, and of course Romeo and Juliet throughout the show, offering both familiar pleasures and a few surprising facts about this enduring literary conspiracy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tango that longed for a bigger stage to breathe
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf ever there was a place for topical musicals about recent events, it’s the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, so of course, here from the US, there’s a sell-out musical about Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of a health insurance CEO in December 2024.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBrainrot is a comedy hoping to satirise the attention economy and humanity ever growing dependence on algorithms, AI and “smart” technology.