“A strange and difficult sting”: Nicole Serratore writes on Daniel Ward’s gig-theatre story of racism and dislocation at a private school.
Nicole Serratore
Articles by Nicole Serratore
8 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: The Incident Room by New Diorama
By Nicole Serratore
True crimes: Nicole Serratore writes on a performance about the Yorkshire Ripper manhunt which aims to centre women.
4 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Progress by Trip Hazards
By Nicole Serratore
Dancing revolutions: Nicole Serratore writes on a moving exploration of dance, self-expression and friendship.
18 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh fringe review: The Chore of Enchantment at Underbelly
By Nicole Serratore
Sleight of hand: Vincent Gambini’s magic show is an exploration of political deception.
15 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: One Life Stand at Summerhall
1 - 26 August 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Sisyphus with a shitty cell phone: Nicole Serratore reviews Eve Nicol’s play about modern relationships.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: Angry Alan at Underbelly
Until 27th August
By Nicole Serratore
Waves of anger: Nicole Serratore writes on Penelope Skinner’s play, and the grim realities of toxic masculinity online.
10 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018 • Reviews
Edinburgh Review: Ulster American at Traverse Theatre
By Nicole Serratore
Nicole Serratore reviews Ulster American, a new play ‘so wild it beggars belief’.
25 November 2017
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Band’s Visit at Barrymore Theatre
Barrymore Theatre ⋄ 7th October 2017 - 2nd September 2018
By Nicole Serratore
The Band’s Visit is a gentle exploration of the unexamined lives of ordinary people from artists David Yazbek and David Cromer.
5 November 2017
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: M. Butterfly at Cort Theatre
Cort Theatre ⋄ 7th October - 25th February, 2018
By Nicole Serratore
David Henry Hwang revises his M. Butterfly at a propitious moment. Nicole Serratore reviews
29 October 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Last Match at Laura Pels Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre ⋄ 28 September to 23 December 2017
By Nicole Serratore
Anna Ziegler explores the internal turmoil of tennis players on court and off in The Last Match. Nicole Serratore reviews.
28 October 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: {my lingerie play} at Rattlestick Theater
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater ⋄ 27 September - 28 October 2017
By Nicole Serratore
Diana Oh makes an unapologetic call to arms to queer the world. Nicole Serratore reviews.
12 October 2017
Features
Do Your Worst
By Nicole Serratore
Boom Bat Gesture’s ‘Do Your Worst’ series asks artists to create deliberate flops. Nicole Serratore asks them about failure, DIY theatre, and Spiderman.
19 August 2017
Features
The TEAM: “Towards collective liberation”
By Nicole Serratore
New York collaborative theatre heroes The TEAM are staging ‘Primer for a Failed Superpower’, a multi-generational pop concert of protest songs. Nicole Serratore sits in on rehearsals.
11 June 2017
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Maps For A War Tourist at Dixon Place
Dixon Place ⋄ 2nd -17th June
By Nicole Serratore
Activism, terrorism, and Turkish politics shape this Performative Essay starring two tortoises
1 May 2017
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: The Little Foxes at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⋄ 29th March to 2nd July 2017
By Nicole Serratore
Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon give strong voices to the complex women in Lillian Hellman’s play The Little Foxes