Reviews
Review: Solaris at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
Airlock of the heart: Christine Irvine reviews a visually dazzling but psychologically unsatisfying adaptation of the sci-fi classic from David Greig and Matthew Lutton.
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Ticket prices keep rising; why aren’t we rioting?
Alice Saville writes on 1809's Old Price Riots, and what they can teach commercial theatre producers over two centuries later.
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Reviews
Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles at Northern Stage
'I’ve never known Sherlock to have a Geordie accent': Lauren Vevers writes on an atmospheric, distinctly Northern, Conan Doyle adaptation.
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Reviews
Review: Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) at Bristol Old Vic
Ain't no party like a Regency ball: Lilith Wozniak reviews Blood of the Young's irreverent, karaoke-fueled take on Austen.
16 September
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Features
Relaxed venues, liberated audiences
"To react and respond is just human": Maddy Costa writes on how audiences are silenced, and the complex history of ideas of 'civilised' behaviour.
16 September
Reviews
Review: The King of Hell’s Palace at Hampstead Theatre
Bad blood: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's play about "the almost unbelievable political and humanitarian mess" of China's plasma trade.
14 September
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Ben Kulvichit
FullRogue Theatre: “The cult of confidence has to go”
In this interview with Ben Kulvichit, the writer-director duo discuss their show Wild Swimming, symbiosis, and why emerging artists need to make mistakes.
Ravi Ghosh
The Doctor, and theatre’s troubled relationship with identity politics
Ravi Ghosh writes on Rob Icke's dive into minority identity, and why audiences need to be pushed towards self-examination, not self-congratulation.
Adam Lenson
If not now, when?: Falsettogate, and what it teaches us about meaningful minority inclusion
Theatre director Adam Lenson writes on the Falsettos casting controversy, and why the Jewish community needs to be involved in telling its own stories.
Francesca Peschier
An Odyssey of Onstage Queer Orgasms
Francesca Peschier writes on the shows bringing ecstatic moments and authentic queer people of colour's experiences to the Edinburgh fringe.
Reviews
Review: Amsterdam at Orange Tree Theatre
"Chaotic, rewarding and tiring": Simon Gwynn writes on Maya Arad Yasur's surreal narrative of Amsterdam's hidden history.
14 September
Reviews
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Northern Stage
Comedy over chemistry: Tracey Sinclair writes on an uneven production from the Watermill Ensemble with lacking lovers but plentiful laughs.
13 September
Reviews
Review: A Doll’s House at the Lyric Hammersmith
'A whirling, inescapable funhouse of micro and macroaggressions': Ava Wong Davies writes on Tanika Gupta's new adaptation of Ibsen's play, relocated to colonial India.
12 September
Reviews
Review: Until the Flood at Arcola Theatre
Bearing witness: Brendan MacDonald writes on Dael Orlandersmith's powerful one-woman show, constructed from interviews conducted following the shooting of Michael Brown.
10 September
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14 August
Duska Radosavljevic
A stinky and rainy (but actually really fun) kids’ fringe adventure
A dialogue review of Edinburgh fringe's sights, shows and smells by Joakim (aged five) and Katarina (aged three-and-a-half).
12 August
Exeunt Staff
Exeunt recommends: Edinburgh Fringe highlights so far
Exeunt is proudly flying the flag for longform criticism at the fringe. Too busy to read it all? Here's a handy digest of the shows our writers love.
29 July
Holly Williams
Are theatre’s schemes and awards deterring a new generation of talent?
Emerging directors leap through ever-shifting hoops for a chance to work at the UK's biggest theatres. Holly Williams asks: is the system working?
24 July
Alice Saville
A Helter Skelter Ride Through Latitude
Alice Saville sorts the (pink) sheep from the GOATs in her write-up of 2019's frenetic Latitude festival.
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