Reading Time: 2 minutesA must-see for fans, the addition of the band adds an extra dimension to a cracking gig Full disclosure: I’ve been watching Beans On Toast (aka Jay McAllister) live in Edinburgh for several years now. The folky…
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing a successful run at the 2023 Greater Manchester Fringe Festival where it was shortlisted for Best Newcomer, Dear Eliza has since grown into an hour-long production and gained Helen Parry as director. Midway through its mini UK tour, I managed to catch Dear Eliza in The Studio Below on Liverpool's Rodney Street (a diamond of a theatre I was annoyed at myself for not knowing existed.)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy Blood, written by Leelou Lapteva, is about the inner drama of a well-off banking family that has survived, even prospered from, the 2008 financial crash. They are grieving the loss of the youngest daughter, and deal with more challenges throughout the 90-minute play.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA funny and evocative darkening of Shakespeare’s classic comedy Guildhall’s Much Ado About Nothing is striking. Under Chelsea Walker’s direction, an extraordinary cast performed a near-flawless rendition of Shakespeare’s much adored comedy. The show maintained the traditional…
Reading Time: 2 minutesBarbara Dickson's Farewell Tour brought a nostalgic and enchanting evening to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh. From the moment she stepped onto the stage, it was evident that this is a performer who not only belongs, but thrives in the spotlight.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStirring and engrossing, Jenny Sealey’s one-woman show tells the turbulent tale of her life as a Deaf child in a hearing family Self-Raising, Jenny Sealey’s one-woman show, tells the story of Sealey’s experience growing up Deaf in…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Circle, brought about by Theatre Royal Bath Productions, this short play revolves around the family of Arnold Champion-Cheney, a high-strung politician with a no-nonsense attitude brought about by his traumatic family past; he was abandoned by his dear mother, Lady Kitty, at the mere age of five years old, in the name of “love” for his father’s very best friend Porteus.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe EUSOG's performance of "Little Shop of Horrors" is a triumph, blending camp fun with mature themes.
Reading Time: 3 minutesChilling and enthralling as we examine our understanding of truth and perception Phillip Ridley’s Leaves of Glass is written to challenge our understanding of the world, where the perception of seeing so much of each other’s lives…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDon’t Destroy Me is a play from London-born 20th century award-winning playwright, Michael Hastings, first produced in 1956.