‘We have to stumble along the way and admit to our mistakes’: Catherine Love reviews Testament’s show about feminism and becoming a father.
National
22 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Normal at the Dublin Fringe
19 - 23 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews an “excellent and beguiling new play” about living with autism in contemporary Ireland.
20 September 2017
Reviews • Manchester
Review: Our Town at Royal Exchange Manchester
By Catherine Love
Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play is a “giddily expansive” exploration of community and the passing of time.
20 September 2017
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Pride and Prejudice at Nottingham Playhouse
By Peter Kirwan
Forget heteronormativity: Sara Pascoe’s hilarious reimagined Jane Austen romance breaks all the rules.
19 September 2017
Reviews • Stratford-upon-Avon
Review: Kingdom Come at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Until 30 September 2017
By Geoff Mills
I thought you used to teach postmodernism? Geoff Mills provides the second instalment in his Stratford-upon-Avon play/reviews.
19 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Dublin review: Birdy at the Abbey Theatre
15 - 23 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Sing it loud: Chris McCormack reviews a new children’s show about revolution as part of the Dublin Fringe 2017.
19 September 2017
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: PUG#3 in Newcastle
14 September 2017
By Matt Miller
Somewhere between a performance installation and a tribute to Phoenix Nights: Matt Miller reviews Newcastle’s newest night of performance art.
18 September 2017
Reviews • Leeds
Review: Instructions for Border Crossing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
15 - 16 September 2017
By Catherine Love
Catherine Love reviews Daniel Bye’s new show about the “complex mix of complicity, complacency, fear and the desire to do something.”
18 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Dublin review: Raven Eyed by Loosysmokes
By Chris McCormack
Roosting on Dublin’s docklands, this featherlight circus spectacle explores a place in collapse.
15 September 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Deathtrap at the Theatre Royal Brighton
By Tracey Sinclair
Baggy where it should be tight, and flat where it should sparkle: Tracey Sinclair reviews the touring production of Ira Levin’s thriller
14 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Fierce Notions at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
12 - 17 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
“Make Hibernia Great Again”: Chris McCormack reviews Ill-Advised Theatre Company’s post-truth satirical musical.
13 September 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Team Viking at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol
11 September 2017
By Kate Wyver
Grief, robbery and Christmas pudding: Kate Wyver reviews James Rowland’s show on tour in Bristol.
13 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Everything Not Saved at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
11 - 16 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Memories aren’t to be trusted: Chris McCormack reviews a new work by Malaprop as part of the Dublin Fringe 2017.
12 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Soldier Still at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
9 - 14 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Usual routines made uncanny: Chris McCormack reviews Junk Ensemble’s new work exploring violence in the military.
11 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Shitstorm at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
10 - 16 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
A brave new world: Chris McCormack starts off our coverage of the Dublin Fringe with a review of Simon Doyle’s radical rewriting of The Tempest.