REVIEW: Look Up at the Stars
Reading Time: 2 minutesLook Up at the Stars is a one-woman play written by Stephen Wyatt, from an idea he co-conceived with star Jessica Martin.
Category ★★★★½
REVIEW: Blood Brothers
Reading Time: 3 minutesFew musicals have enjoyed the longevity of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers, yet despite its familiarity, its exploration of class, inequality and circumstance remains remarkably pertinent today. This latest production at the Oxford Playhouse is a captivating and emotionally charged reminder of why the musical continues to resonate so strongly with audiences.
REVIEW: SIX The Musical
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery few years, a show arrives that shakes things up. It changes the game, elevates the theatre scene and enriches the community. A show that can draw in the masses yet still feel deeply personal to those already invested in live theatre and the arts. Six is one such show, returning to Edinburgh at the Festival Theatre for its most recent UK tour.
REVIEW: Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat makes this exploration especially refreshing is the film’s refusal to give it a depressing edge. Francesca McBride’s debut short, Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl, is a delightful exploration of identity, friendship and gender. Co-produced by…
REVIEW: Man to Man
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom the start, it needs to be said: Tilda Swinton is impeccable. In Man to Man at the Royal Court, she gives a performance so absorbing that even when the text becomes difficult to follow, the person standing before the audience remains impossible to look away from.
REVIEW: The Children
Reading Time: 2 minutesa play asking urgent questions about generational responsibility and the right to not feel old Originally written and performed at the Royal Court in 2016, The Children may still remain one of the best, if not the best, post-apocalypse…
REVIEW: Brothers in Harmony, Where Classics Meet New Voices
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is not every day that one can be in the presence of a composer while their piece is being played. In this instance, though, the composer was not just present, he was performing his own work as part of the orchestra.
REVIEW: Duck @ Gilded Balloon
Reading Time: 2 minutesSam Morrison brings a new hour of stand up to the Fringe, that takes a look at grief, sexuality, religion and so much more, all while relating that to several members of the animal kingdom. DUCK explores these issues with a solid scientific base, while providing hilarious insights into Morrison's own life experiences.
REVIEW: Lost in Translation @ Gilded Balloon
Reading Time: 2 minutesLost in Translation returns to the Fringe with a roster of badly translated scripts, some old and some new. The premise is simple: cut a famous film script to an hour, and then push it through various language translator sites until it comes back completely changed.
REVIEW: Evita Too @ ZOO Southside
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvita Too, the new work from Sh!t Theatre, the Fringe favourite duo Biscuit and Mothersole, feels like a legal minefield.