Words and non-words: Rosemary Waugh reviews Yaël Farber’s production of David Harrower’s Knives in Hens.
Reviews
23 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Cosmic Scallies at Summerhall
Until 26th August
By Louise Jones
More than a forgotten town? Louise Jones reviews Jackie Hagan’s quiet celebration of the people of Skelmersdale.
23 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe/EIF Review: Siren and Meow Meow’s Little Mermaid
Until 27th/28th August
By Joy Martin
Poignant depths and comedic shallows: Joy Martin reviews two aquatic tales of loneliness and longing.
22 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: (FEAR) at Zoo
Until 28 August 2017
By Eve Allin
Beware of icebergs: Eve Allin reviews Mr and Mrs Clark’s new show about all the things that scare us.
22 August 2017
Reviews
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Scribble at Assembly Roxy
Until 27 August 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Keep calm and eat Bran Flakes: Rosemary Waugh reviews a new show about anxiety and obsessive thoughts.
21 August 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Against at the Almeida
12 August - 30 September 2017
By Miriam Gillinson
Trying to be big and brilliant: Miriam Gillinson reviews Christopher Shinn’s new play about a tech billionaire on a mission.
21 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Fall at Assembly Hall
Until 27 August 2017
By Geoff Mills
#RhodesMustFall: Geoff Mills reviews the Baxter Theatre’s play about student demonstrations at the University of Cape Town.
21 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Testament of Mary at C Venues
Until 28 August 2017
By Geoff Mills
A radical reenvisioning: Geoff Mills reviews a stage adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s story of Jesus, from Mary’s perspective.
21 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Last Queen of Scotland at Underbelly Cowgate
3 - 26 August 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
From Africa to Scotland, and back again: Rosemary Waugh reviews Jaimini Jethwa’s new play about the expulsion of Ugandan-Asians by Idi Amin.
21 August 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Kiki’s Delivery Service at Southwark Playhouse
10 Aug - 3 Sept 2017
By Brendan Macdonald
The witch’s rumspringa: Brendan Macdonald reviews the return of Kiki’s Delivery Service to the Southwark Playhouse.
20 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Celebration at ZOO venues
By Alice Saville
Let’s celebrate: the debut show from Emergency Chorus is a gawky, joyful evocation of the present moment.
20 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Scene at St Augustines
By Alice Saville
A metatheatrical unpicking of race and queerness: Eve Allin on an “intimidatingly clever” love story.
20 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Wild Bore at Traverse Theatre
By Joy Martin
Talking out your ass: Joy Martin on a critic-baiting performance by Zoë Coombs Marr, Ursula Martinez and Adrienne Truscott.
20 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Lula del Ray at Underbelly
Until 28 August 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Starry-eyed: Rosemary Waugh reviews Manual Cinema’s intergalactic coming of age story.
20 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Out of Love at Summerhall Roundabout
Until 27 August 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
BFFs: Rosemary Waugh reviews Elinor Cook’s new play about female friendship.