“Love and tinsel town sleaze”: Francesca Peschier writes a country and western song in response to this solo show about music and fatherhood.
Francesca Peschier
Articles by Francesca Peschier
1 August 2019
Reviews
Review: There is a Light That Never Goes Out at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
By Francesca Peschier
Francesca Peschier has a conversation over voice notes with one of her very patient friends about technology, form, and what a very clever play about the Luddite rebellion can teach us about breaking the frame.
25 June 2019
Features • Festivals
A transformative tour of Prague Quadrennial
By Francesca Peschier
“It’s a space built from light and mirrors and impossibilities”: Francesca Peschier takes you on a trip to Prague’s mind-blowing festival of scenography from around the world.
1 April 2019
Reviews • National • Sheffield
Review: Standing at the Sky’s Edge at Sheffield Crucible
15 March - 6 April
By Francesca Peschier
Brutalist brilliance: Francesca Peschier reviews Chris Bush and Richard Hawley’s sweeping musical ode to Sheffield’s Park Hill housing estate.
19 March 2019
Features
The Extraordinary Bodies of Aerial Circus
By Francesca Peschier
“So how do we talk about the flying body, this body in space?”: Francesca Peschier interviews two female circus artists about objectification, challenging beauty norms, and soaring through the air.
28 February 2019
Features
Vaults Odyssey: Goths Underground
By Francesca Peschier
“Bats! Gay bats! Bats in a freaking tunnel!” – Francesca Peschier heads underground in search of the campest, eeriest, and most shiver-inducing shows at Vault Festival.
25 February 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: And the Rest of Me Floats at Bush Theatre
20 Feb - 16 March
By Francesca Peschier
‘a beautiful messy dance of instructions, rule breaking and expectations’: Francesca Peschier writes on the stage directions in Outbox theatre’s gloriously queer show, devised from the experiences of its non-binary, trans and queer performers.
23 February 2019
Features
Vaults Odyssey: Girlhood
By Francesca Peschier
Francesca Peschier dives into Vault Festival to find shows that explore girlhood, “like cutting through life with blunted scissors”.
18 February 2019
Reviews
Review: 9 to 5 – The Musical at Savoy Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
Diamonds in a rhinestone world: Francesca Peschier writes on Dolly Parton’s musical theatre extravaganza.
28 January 2019
Features
Paula Varjack’s Retail Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
As Marie Kondo fever sets in, Paula Varjack explains how her new show The Cult of K*nzo explores the performativeness of shopping.
22 October 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Wise Children at Old Vic Theatre
Until 10th November
By Francesca Peschier
Graft, grit and glitter: Francesca Peschier writes on the shifting layers of Emma Rice’s retelling of Angela Carter’s story.
13 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Holy Sh!t at Kiln Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
Middle class problems: Francesca Peschier writes on Alexis Zegerman’s exploration of rules, religion, and cultural legacy.
22 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Attrape Moi at Assembly Main Hall
Until 27 August 2018
By Francesca Peschier
A group of mates getting together to frolic in the manner of some seriously gymnastic puppies: Francesca Peschier reviews French-Canadian circus group Flip Fabrique.
21 August 2018
Reviews
Edinburgh Review: The Artist at the Assembly Roxy
By Francesca Peschier
The Artist doesn’t quite meet Francesca Peschier’s very high expectations for ‘one of the very, very best’ clowns.
17 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Colin Cloud Psycho(Logical) at Pleasance Grand
Until 27 August 2018
By Francesca Peschier
There is a serious gap in the magic circle regarding Slytherin representation: Francesca Peschier reviews a show by the Sherlock Holmes of magicians.