Kite, meat hook, paint: Emily Holyoake delves into the symbolism of props and the tropes of contemporary Shakespeare revivals.
Emily Holyoake
Articles by Emily Holyoake
20 September 2019
Reviews • National • Nottingham
Review: An Enemy of the People at Nottingham Playhouse
13-28 September
By Emily Holyoake
Polluted truths: Emily Holyoake writes on post-truth politics and cross-gender casting in Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Ibsen update.
23 February 2019
Reviews • Leicester • National
Review: Flight Paths at Curve Theatre, Leicester
19-20 February, then touring
By Emily Holyoake
‘Different kinds of storytelling’: Emily Holyoake reviews Yellow Earth and Extant’s collaborative circus-theatre piece made with blind actors.
8 February 2019
Reviews • Derby • National
Review: Noughts and Crosses at Derby Theatre
1-16 February, then touring
By Emily Holyoake
Young adult: Emily Holyoake on Pilot Theatre’s new staging of Malorie Blackman’s novel and theatre for teenage audiences.
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.
14 March 2018
Features
The Party Somewhere Else
By Emily Holyoake
A collective of 12 women are challenging Nottingham’s art scene to change, with a brand new festival of female-led work.
23 February 2018
Reviews • Exeter • National • Reviews
Review: Doctor Faustus at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
February 21 - February 24
By Emily Holyoake
Google it: Tangle Theatre’s three-man Marlowe gives Emily Holyoake a Faustian experience, she thinks.
26 January 2018
Reviews • Exeter
Review: Split Second at the Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
23 January 2018
By Emily Holyoake
That live experience heartache: Emily Holyoake reviews Documental Theatre’s radio play about a couple in crisis.
19 December 2017
Reviews • Exeter • National • Reviews
Review: Humbug! at St Nicholas’ Priory, Exeter
December 14 - December 24
By Emily Holyoake
Freezing Ebeneezer: Wandering Tiger’s promenade Dickens adaptation is fun but frigid.
16 December 2017
Reviews
Review: Journey to the Impossible at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
December 6 - January 6
By Emily Holyoake
“An uncynical fever dream of childhood nostalgia”: Little Soldier’s festive show is full of throwback fun.
9 December 2017
Reviews • Exeter • National • Reviews
Review: Dick Whittington at Exeter Northcott Theatre
December 2 - January 7
By Emily Holyoake
Dicking about: Exeter Northcott’s panto is a triumphant traditional treat.
10 November 2017
Reviews • Exeter • National • Reviews
Review: The Hartlepool Monkey at Exeter Phoenix
November 7 - November 8
By Emily Holyoake
Monkeying around: Gyre and Gimble’s latest puppetry-infused show is a total joy.
31 October 2017
Reviews • Exeter • National • Reviews
Review: The Way I Look at Exeter Phoenix
October 29
By Emily Holyoake
“The audience is both invited in and held at arm’s length”: Emily Holyoake reviews O&O’s devised piece about coping with looking different.
20 October 2017
Reviews • Exeter
Review: Happiness Ltd at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
10 - 21 October 2017
By Emily Holyoake
A small-scale, contemporary rags-to-riches story: Emily Holyoake reviews Tom Nicholas’s new play based around video games and depression.
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.