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Ben Kulvichit


Ben Kulvichit is a theatre maker and critic. He also writes for The Stage and his blog, Smaller Temples, and is National Reviews Editor for Exeunt. He makes performances with his theatre company, Emergency Chorus.


Articles by Ben Kulvichit


Edinburgh fringe review: Civilisation by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart with Morgann Runacre-Temple
20 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019

Edinburgh fringe review: Civilisation by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart with Morgann Runacre-Temple

By Ben Kulvichit

A day in the life: Ben Kulvichit writes on Antler’s fusion of theatrical naturalism and contemporary dance.


Edinburgh fringe review: For now we see through a mirror, darkly by Ultimate Dancer
17 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019

Edinburgh fringe review: For now we see through a mirror, darkly by Ultimate Dancer

By Ben Kulvichit

Glitching GIFs: Ben Kulvichit writes on Ultimate Dancer’s dazzling multimedia dance performance.


Edinburgh fringe review: Footnotes and Phrases by Lewys Holt
15 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019

Edinburgh fringe review: Footnotes and Phrases by Lewys Holt

By Ben Kulvichit

Am I overthinking this? Ben Kulvichit writes a footnoted response to Lewys Holt’s duo of performances.


Edinburgh fringe review: Life is No Laughing Matter by Demi Nandhra
9 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019

Edinburgh fringe review: Life is No Laughing Matter by Demi Nandhra

By Ben Kulvichit

Scalpel-like precision: Ben Kulvichit writes on Demi Nandhra’s solo exploration of depression.


Edinburgh fringe review: La Reprise by Milo Rau
8 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019

Edinburgh fringe review: La Reprise by Milo Rau

By Ben Kulvichit

A theatrical thought experiment: Ben Kulvichit writes on Milo Rau’s discomfiting meditation on a murder.


Review: Summer Rolls at Bristol Old Vic
30 July 2019
Reviews • Birmingham • National

Review: Summer Rolls at Bristol Old Vic

By Ben Kulvichit

Say cheese: Ben Kulvichit reviews Tuyen Do’s finely wrought domestic drama, the first Vietnamese-British play to be seen on a UK stage.


Review: The Color Purple at Birmingham Hippodrome
20 July 2019
Reviews • Birmingham • National

Review: The Color Purple at Birmingham Hippodrome

16-20 July
By Ben Kulvichit

‘I’m beautiful and I’m here’: Ben Kulvichit reviews Tinuke Craig’s soulful, stirring production of the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s famous epistolary novel.


Review: Neither Here Nor There at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
9 June 2019
Reviews • Cardiff • National

Review: Neither Here Nor There at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

7-9 June
By Ben Kulvichit

You and I, here and there: Ben Kulvichit responds to Jo Fong and Sonia Hughes’ participatory piece by setting a timer for six minutes.


Review: Louder is Not Always Clearer at Bristol Old Vic
19 May 2019
Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: Louder is Not Always Clearer at Bristol Old Vic

By Ben Kulvichit

Getting the message across: Ben Kulvichit writes on communication and clarity in Mr and Mrs Clark’s show made with deaf performer Jonny Cotsen.


Review: The Half God of Rainfall at Birmingham REP
20 April 2019
Reviews • Birmingham • National

Review: The Half God of Rainfall at Birmingham REP

16-20 April, then touring
By Ben Kulvichit

Improbable feats: Ben Kulvichit writes on heroes and villains in Inua Ellams’ new play, which fuses Greek and Yoruba mythology.


Review: Richard III at Bristol Old Vic
10 March 2019
Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: Richard III at Bristol Old Vic

1-9 March, then touring
By Ben Kulvichit

The sum of its parts: Ben Kulvichit reviews Headlong’s touring production, starring Tom Mothersdale on fine villainous form.


Review: BLUE at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
13 February 2019
Reviews • Cardiff • National

Review: BLUE at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

5-16 February
By Ben Kulvichit

A familiar family: Ben Kulvichit writes on Chippy Lane Production’s new play and its echoes of 20th Century American playwrights


Review: NOW19 Week 4 – Cuteness Forensics/ Ways to Submit at the Yard
8 February 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: NOW19 Week 4 – Cuteness Forensics/ Ways to Submit at the Yard

5-9 February
By Ben Kulvichit

‘A sharp, metallic taste you’re not expecting’: Ben Kulvichit writes on strangeness and power in the Yard’s double-bill of live art by Tim Spooner & Tom Richards and Ira Brand.


Review: Crimes on the Nile at The Ustinov, Bath
19 January 2019
Reviews • Bath • National

Review: Crimes on the Nile at The Ustinov, Bath

7-27 January, then touring
By Ben Kulvichit

A canny comedy crime caper: Ben Kulvichit reviews New Old Friend’s latest addition to their popular touring murder mystery series.


Edinburgh Review: Autóctonos II at ZOO Southside
23 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018

Edinburgh Review: Autóctonos II at ZOO Southside

Until 27th August
By Ben Kulvichit

Frustrating and mesmerising: Ben Kulvichit reviews a powerful physical study of uniformity and movement.


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