REVIEW: Report to An Academy

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis one-man provocative drama tells the story of Red Peter, an intelligent ape that was captured in West Africa for use in a European zoo.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis one-man provocative drama tells the story of Red Peter, an intelligent ape that was captured in West Africa for use in a European zoo.

Reading Time: 5 minutesMegan Prescott – or Katie Fitch from Channel 4’s Skins, as some may remember her – is bringing her thought-provoking and deeply personal new show Really Good Exposure to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.

Reading Time: 3 minutesVyte Garriga is bringing her debut play Paper Swans to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.

Reading Time: 3 minutesCianalas, an original play by writer and actor Niamh O’Donnell, brings audiences on a gripping ride as a village in the Scottish Highlands faces an existential threat: the Highland Clearances.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a brilliant move to marry classic cinema and physical theatre, Hold Onto Your Butts is a must see at this year’s Fringe Festival.

Reading Time: 2 minutesRosaline and Juliet is a comical, joyous play tailoring the importance of friends and family. The story questions what would have happened to Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ if she had had her dynamic and striking friend (and cousin) Rosaline.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Strange Case of Dr Dillon tells the remarkable story of the first trans man known to have medically transitioned, who became a pioneering doctor in his own right.

Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery year, James hosts a barbecue for his friends and family. Every year, Travis arrives an hour early, plays some chess, drinks a Heineken, and then slips out the back door just as the first guest arrives.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFunny Guy by Patrick Nash directly challenges us to question our most intimate relationships and understanding of who we are.

Reading Time: 3 minutesEmily Jupp’s Wormholes, playing at the Omnibus Theatre, is a piece directed by Scott Le Crass exploring the mental labyrinth of a survivor of domestic violence and psychological abuse, after she finds herself in a psychiatric ward trying to piece together her life and her memories.