Internal logic: James Varney writes on Darkfield’s trilogy audio works, which deliver chills with mixed success.
Reviews
1 December 2020
Reviews
Review: All of Me by Caroline Horton (Twine version)
By Eve Allin
Floating in the void: Eve Allin writes on an innovative, unsettling text-based reimagining of Caroline Horton’s play.
30 November 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Kids Are Alright at Evelyn Estate, Deptford (online)
27 November - 2 December
By Naomi Obeng
‘Dream logic’: Naomi Obeng writes on Encounter’s strange, sad study on grief, reimagined as a filmed site-specific performance.
29 November 2020
Reviews
Review: Death of England: Delroy (online)
27th November
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘To be responsive is to be quick on your feet but no less considered for it’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Roy Williams and Clint Dyer’s agile sequel to Death of England.
27 November 2020
Reviews
Review: A Passion Play by Margaret Perry (online)
By Lily Levinson
Hockey, tea-towels and God: Lily Levinson reviews a ‘careful and delicate production’ of Margaret Perry’s radio play about a burgeoning teenage romance.
26 November 2020
Reviews
Review: The Journey by Scott Silven (online)
By Fergus Morgan
Smoke and mirrors: Fergus Morgan writes on a Zoom magic show that doesn’t pull off all its tricks.
24 November 2020
Reviews
Review: Lament for Sheku Bayoh by Hannah Lavery (online)
By Angelo Irving
“Whose eyes are being opened?” Angelo Irving writes on a narrative of systemic racism in Scotland that feels all too familiar.
23 November 2020
Reviews • Halifax • National
Review: The Aftermath at The Piece Hall, Halifax (online)
18 November - 31 December
By Louise Jones
Growing pains: Louise Jones reviews Northern Rascal’s outdoor dance piece made with a group of twenty 16-25 year olds from Calderdale.
19 November 2020
Reviews
Review: Telephone by Coney (online)
By Hannah Greenstreet and Alice Saville
Missed connections: Alice Saville and Hannah Greenstreet have a phone conversation about Coney’s interactive telephone exchange performance.
12 November 2020
Reviews
Review: Tabletop Shakespeare by Forced Entertainment (online)
By Ava Wong Davies
Kitchen-sink drama: Ava Wong Davies reviews Forced Entertainment’s domestic, unexpectedly moving retellings of Shakespeare’s plays.
11 November 2020
Reviews • Liverpool • National
Review: The Ghost Caller by Headlong
4-19 November
By Louise Jones
Grief encounter: Louise Jones reviews Headlong’s ghost story, reimagined as a performance via telephone.
6 November 2020
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Dot. Dot. Dot. at Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh (online)
1-2 November, then touring
By Andrew Edwards
‘A story without an ending’: Andrew Edwards writes on Daniel Kitson’s account of the pandemic, from within the thick of it.
3 November 2020
Reviews
Review: Crave at Chichester Festival Theatre
By Eve Allin
A nihilistic vision of love: Eve Allin reviews Tinuke Craig’s seismic production of Sarah Kane’s visual poem.
2 November 2020
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Sherlock in Homes at Bristol Old Vic (online)
By Lilith Wozniak
Interactive intrigue: Lilith Wozniak reviews a Zoom-based murder mystery by Bristol theatre company Sharp Teeth.
30 October 2020
Reviews
Review: Come to Bed with Me, Battersea Arts Centre
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Sleeping alone, together: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Robert Softley Gale’s ‘extremely localised but fiercely expansive’ digital performance moving through his bedtime routine.