Unafraid and magnificently surreal: Elevator Repair Service reimagines Albee’s classic, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.
National
5 October 2018
Reviews • Derby
Review: ‘Abigail’s Party’ and ‘Abi’ at Derby Theatre
Until October 20th
By Emily Holyoake
Uncomfortably familiar: Emily Holyoake writes on a revival of Mike Leigh’s play, alongside Safiyya Ingar’s one-woman response.
3 October 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Patient Gloria at Abbey Theatre
Until 6th October
By Chris McCormack
Phallocentricity gets a beating in Gina Moxley’s interrogation of psychotherapy, and a betrayed female patient.
2 October 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Misfits at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
27th September - 7th October
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews Annie Ryan’s topical adaptation of Arthur Miller’s American-West novella The Misfits
30 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Parlour Games at The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
26 - 27 September 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
The foibles of the ruling classes: Lilith Wozniak reviews a satire based on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
28 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Hamlet at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
21 September - 27 October 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Let the doors be locked: Rosemary Waugh reviews Yaël Farber’s Hamlet, starring Ruth Negga.
25 September 2018
Reviews • Bradford • National
Review: Radical Acts at Bradford Club
September 19th-23rd
By Catherine Love
Building community: Catherine Love writes on a quietly radical performance, part of a series of public interventions by Common Wealth.
23 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Touching the Void at the Bristol Old Vic
8 September - 6 October 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
Ingenious design: Lilith Wozniak reviews the stage adaptation of Joe Simpson’s memoir.
21 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: Näher….Closer, Nearer, Sooner at Goethe-Institut, Dublin
Dublin ⋄ 20th-23rd September
By Chris McCormack
An unsatisfying haunting: Liz Roche’s site-specific dance piece summons the literary ghosts of Dublin’s Merrion Square
20 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Confirmation at the Lir Academy, Dublin
18 - 22 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews Xnthony’s musical memoir, as part of the Dublin Fringe 2018.
18 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Bristol review: A Haunted Existence at The Island
Until 23rd September
By Lilith Wozniak
Messages from the other side: Tom Marshman’s solo show summons the spirits of men persecuted for being gay in 1950s Britain.
15 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Boy Child at the New Theatre, Dublin
13 - 15 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
‘Be kind. Be wise’: Chris McCormack reviews a spoken word performance as part of the Dublin Fringe.
13 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Madhouse at Abbey Theatre, Dublin
7 - 22 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
‘Smart comedy’: Chris McCormack reviews a play about the historic treatment of metal health conditions.
12 September 2018
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: The Art of Cuddling and Other Things at Alphabetti Theatre
7 September 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
A group hug? Tracey Sinclair reviews a devised work by new North East company Circ Motif.
12 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Unwoman Part III at Samuel Beckett Theatre
10 - 16 October 2018
By Chris McCormack
Nerve-shredding: Chris McCormack reviews a solo performance by Olwen Fouéré, as part of the Dublin Fringe.