REVIEW: Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space?
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space?” is a blistering two-hander based on the relationship between Lily (played by Briony Martha) and Gareth (played by Zak Reay-Barry).
Category Drama
REVIEW: Great White Lies
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe know the story of Jaws, big scary man-eating predator that will eat you given a chance. BUT, what if they are sensitive souls? Written by Leo Thomas and directed by Thomas and Gude Yue, this piece seeks to uncover what happened on that fateful day on Amity Island.
REVIEW: Clive
Reading Time: 2 minutesPremiering at Arcola’s Studio 2, Clive gathers a team of stellar creatives and cast, including Olivier and BAFTA award-winning playwright Michael Wynne, acclaimed director Lucy Baily, and Two-time Olivier Award nominee Paul Keating.
REVIEW: Happy Ending Street
Reading Time: 2 minutesHappy Ending Street is as laugh out loud funny, as it is a gripping exploration of what freedom means within patriarchy (and it is pretty damn funny).
REVIEW: CLIMATE CHANGE THEATRE ACTION’S READING SERIES: Capturing Creativity in the Climate Crisis
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Fringe’s home for Scottish-Canadian artistic collaboration, Venue 13 kicked off the first of Climate Change Theatre Action’s 20 days of play readings. This is the Canadian theatre company’s tenth year of commissioning short-form climate theatre. Throughout the festival month, CCTA will present a total of fifty of its commissioned works, including ten new ones specifically written for the festival and in response to this year’s theme: The Time is Now.
REVIEW: The Diana Mixtape
Reading Time: 3 minutesA drag queen extravaganza celebrating one of the world’s most iconic royal figures, The Diana Mixtape is a glittering whirlwind of pop anthems, humour and outrageous performances.
REVIEW: 2.36
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter their grandfather falls ill and their parents decide to stay with him in hospital, half-siblings Josh and Keira are stranded together on a ‘family holiday’. Deciding to make the best of it, they reconnect over the course of a few too many drinks over lunch, and then even more back at the hotel.
REVIEW: A Role To Die For
Reading Time: 2 minutesArriving at the glitzy press night for Marylebone Theatre’s run of A Role To Die For, the audience is immediately launched into the quintessential energy of the James Bond Universe. There is a lot of booze and evening dresses - an apt entrance for a fast-paced production based on the casting of the next James Bond.
REVIEW: The Good Device at Camden’s People Theatre
Reading Time: 2 minutesHelped by a strong cast but hindered by its ending, Elby Rue shows potential in this sci-fi of today.
REVIEW: 1.17am or until the words run out
Reading Time: 2 minutesZoe Hunter-Gordon’s writing expertly weaves together these powerful ingredients of tension, creating a hair-raising 70 minutes of stunning realism that offers a profound meditation on what it feels like to lose people in our life, and the pain of discovering a different side to the ones you love.