Not falling down: James Varney reviews Stuart Slade’s Bruntwood Judges’ Prize-winning play about a sixteen year-old girl diagnosed with a terminal illness.
National
16 September 2021
Reviews • National • Oxford
Review: Can I Live? at Oxford Playhouse (online)
8-13th September, then touring
By Louise Jones
‘A rallying cry’: Louise Jones reviews Fehinti Balogun and Complicité’s filmed show about the former’s journey into climate activism.
14 September 2021
Reviews • Hull • National
Review: Faustus at The Stage at the Dock, Hull
10-11 September
By Angelo Irving
Fire and fury: Angelo Irving reviews From Below’s outdoor Faustus combining acrobatics, fire poi and pantomime.
7 September 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Screensaver Series and The Rite of Spring at Horizon (online)
23-27 August
By Ben Kulvichit
Shapes and colours: Ben Kulvichit reviews two contrasting dance works as part of the Horizon showcase’s public programme.
23 August 2021
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Winners at The Theatre on the Downs, Bristol
10-28 August
By Lilith Wozniak
You are what you eat: Lilith Wozniak reviews The Wardrobe Ensemble’s free-wheeling whistle stop tour of the evolution of capitalism.
21 August 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Look at Me Don’t Look at Me at HOME, Manchester
13 Aug, then touring
By James Varney
Interrupted history: James Varney writes on RashDash’s approach to biography and storytelling in their cabaret portrait of Lizzie Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rosetti.
7 August 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Newcastle Fringe Festival at Alphabetti Theatre
27th July - 7th August
By Tracey Sinclair
‘An eclectic programme’: Tracey Sinclair samples Newcastle Fringe Festival’s offerings, from a performance inside a taxi to aquatic sound art.
2 August 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: as british as a watermelon at Newcastle Fringe (online)
29th July, then touring
By Naomi Obeng
‘The realm of memory’: Naomi Obeng reviews mandla rae’s poetic performance film about their memories of seeking asylum.
24 July 2021
Reviews • Bath • National
Review: Charlie and Stan at Theatre Royal Bath
14-24 July, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Slapstick metatheatre: Lilith Wozniak reviews Told By an Idiot’s comic tribute to Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel.
19 July 2021
Reviews • National • Oxford
Review: Under the Mask at Oxford Playhouse
12-15 July, then touring
By Hannah Greenstreet
Dispatches: Hannah Greenstreet reviews Shaan Sahota’s play informed by her experience as a junior doctor on a Covid ward.
15 July 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: The Global Playground at Manchester International Festival
2-18 July
By James Varney
The revolution will not be made into a dance film: James Varney writes on Theatre Rites’ dance show for young audiences in which the camera takes centre stage.
9 July 2021
Reviews • Liverpool • National
Review: Touchy at Unity Theatre, Liverpool (online)
from 13th May
By Mostyn Jones
Reworked intimacy: Mostyn Jones reviews a series of films by emerging artists exploring touch from different perspectives
8 July 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: These Hills Are Ours at ARC, Stockton
6-7 July, then touring
By Tracey Sinclair
The lay of the land: Tracey Sinclair reviews Daniel Bye and Boff Whalley’s ode to hill running and the Kinder Scout mass trespass.
4 July 2021
Reviews • National • Newport
Review: Possible at The Riverfront, Newport (online)
29 June - 13 July
By Sally Hales
Keeping it together: Sally Hales reviews Shôn Dale-Jones’ deftly-woven storytelling piece about creativity, family and death in the wake of the pandemic.
23 June 2021
Reviews • National • Salford
Review: Future Cargo at The Lowry, Salford
19-20 June, then touring
By James Varney
What’s in the box?: James Varney reviews Requardt and Rosenberg’s sci-fi dance piece performed from inside a haulage truck.