Rosemary Waugh writes on a cliché-resistant narrative of an Indigenous woman’s revenge.
Rosemary Waugh
Articles by Rosemary Waugh
17 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: The Claim by Tim Cowbury
By Rosemary Waugh
Rosemary Waugh reviews Tim Cowbury’s performance in the form of an awkward convo in Summerhall courtyard.
14 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Macbeth by Cho-in Theatre
By Rosemary Waugh
Power crazy: Rosemary Waugh writes on how Korean company Cho-in theatre turn Macbeth into a fierce metaphor for ambition.
13 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Monster by Yen-Cheng Liu
By Rosemary Waugh
A white cube: Rosemary Waugh writes on a visual art-inspired performance by choreographer Yen-Cheng Liu.
12 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: From the Top by Victor Fung
By Rosemary Waugh
An imbalance of power: Rosemary Waugh writes on Victor Fung’s dance duet, and its shifting political context.
20 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Night of the Iguana at Noel Coward Theatre
6 July - 28 September
By Rosemary Waugh
Weather patterns: Rosemary Waugh writes on James Macdonald’s production of Tennessee Williams’ ‘messy, weird’ play.
26 June 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Present Laughter at Old Vic
By Rosemary Waugh
Charisma and careerdom: Rosemary Waugh writes on Noel Coward’s slightly creaky comedy, starring Andrew Scott.
27 May 2019
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Arming an Armadillo
By Rosemary Waugh
Writer Sarah Kosar and director Sara Joyce talk about narratives of victimhood, female agency, and their new show Armadillo.
26 May 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Our Town at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
16th May - 8th June 2019
By Rosemary Waugh
“One happy, happy community”: Rosemary Waugh writes on the stiflling smalltown mundanities of Thornton Wilder’s play.
10 May 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Death of a Salesman at Young Vic Theatre
1st May – 13th July
By Rosemary Waugh
“There’s a definite gloss to this staging” – Rosemary Waugh writes on Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell’s West End-ready take on Arthur Miller’s story.
28 April 2019
Reviews
Review: On the High Road by Clod Ensemble
24th-25th April
By Rosemary Waugh
Clod Ensemble’s visually striking, monochrome dance piece “captures the claustrophobic oddness of a house party”.
18 April 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Three Sisters at Almeida Theatre
6 April - 1 June
By Rosemary Waugh
‘The kind of beauty that leaves you feeling a little hopeless’: Rosemary Waugh reviews Rebecca Frecknall’s production of Three Sisters.
1 April 2019
Reviews
Review: After Edward at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
March 20th - April 6th 2019
By Rosemary Waugh
Top Queers: Tom Stuart’s play joyfully brings together queer figures from across history, in a narrative sparked by Marlowe’s Edward II.
10 March 2019
Features
Simon Stone’s Medea (and Yerma)
By Rosemary Waugh
“There’s a pervasive stench of exhaustion running though everything” – Rosemary Waugh writes on Simon Stone’s Medea, and why it spoke to her in a way that his Yerma didn’t.
26 February 2019
Features
ThisEgg: “We’re all just trying to keep each other going.”
By Rosemary Waugh
Rosemary Waugh interviews the young company behind a hit fringe show exploring trauma, clothes, and healing.