Another portrait of the artist: Rosemary Waugh reviews Alan Franks’ new play about Lucian Freud.
National
14 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh • Reviews
EIF Review: Don Giovanni at the Festival Theatre
9 - 12 August 2017
By Crystal Bennes
Sin, sex and death: Crystal Bennes on a concert-style production of the great opera.
7 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh
EIF Review: Meet Me at Dawn at Traverse Theatre
4 - 27 August 2017
By Hannah Greenstreet
Forces you to slow down: Hannah Greenstreet reviews Zinnie Harris’s new work inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
6 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh
EIF Review: Rhinoceros at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
until 12 August 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
A crash, or a stubbornness: Rosemary Waugh reviews Zinnie Harris’s new version of Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros at the EIF.
3 August 2017
Reviews • Exeter • Reviews
Review: Cow at The Boat Shed, Exeter
By Chris White
A long and arduous country ramble: Chris White reviews Jessica Barker-Wren’s rural tragicomedy.
2 August 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Jimmy’s Hall at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
31 July - 19 August 2017
By Chris McCormack
Space for freethinking: Chris McCormack reviews the Abbey Theatre’s adaptation of a Ken Loach film.
1 August 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Talk to Me like the Rain at Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt, Dublin
26 July - 9 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Dreaming of a new destination: Chris McCormack reviews a double bill of two short plays by Tennessee Williams.
31 July 2017
Reviews • Galway
Review: The Second Violinist at Galway International Festival
By Chris McCormack
Strindbergian in intensity: Chris McCormack reviews Donnacha Dennehy and Enda Walsh’s new opera.
31 July 2017
Reviews • York
Review: As You Like It at The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, York
Touring until 15 September 2017
By Louise Jones
Lively, non-stop and irreverent: Louise Jones reviews the HandleBards high energy take on As You Like It.
27 July 2017
Reviews • Brighton
Review: Thirsty at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton
26 July - 30 July (Brighton and London)
By Tracey Sinclair
Rattles along like high heels on a city sidewalk: Tracey Sinclair reviews Tori Scott performing in Brighton.
27 July 2017
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: The Water Orchard at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
July 18 - July 29
By Chris McCormack
A magical flourish: Chris McCormack reviews Collapsing Horse’s production of a surreal Chekhovian comedy.
25 July 2017
Reviews • Exeter
Review: The Comedy of Errors at Rougemont Gardens, Exeter
20 - 30 July 2017
By Emily Holyoake
A bold, bright, and boisterous show: Emily Holyoake reviews a circus-themed version of Shakespeare’s comedy.
24 July 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Lego Beach at 1532 Performing Arts Centre, Bristol
19 - 22 July 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Beach combing: Rosemary Waugh reviews the 2017 Made in Bristol production.
23 July 2017
Reviews • Cardiff
Review: Chippy and Scratch Does The Diff at Chapter Arts, Cardiff
18 July 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Homecoming: Rosemary Waugh reviews a night of four work-in-progress plays by Welsh playwrights.
22 July 2017
Reviews • Exeter
Review: Mafia? at the Boat Shed, Exeter
18 - 19 July 2017
By Chris White
Trying to be part of the gang: Chris White reviews Sleeping Trees at the Boat Shed in Exeter.