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Emily Holyoake



Articles by Emily Holyoake


Review: Macbeth at Derby Theatre
7 March 2020
Reviews • Derby • National

Review: Macbeth at Derby Theatre

3-14 March
By Emily Holyoake

Kite, meat hook, paint: Emily Holyoake delves into the symbolism of props and the tropes of contemporary Shakespeare revivals.


Review: An Enemy of the People at Nottingham Playhouse
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.


Review: Flight Paths at Curve Theatre, Leicester
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.


Review: Noughts and Crosses at Derby Theatre
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.


Review: ‘Abigail’s Party’ and ‘Abi’ at Derby Theatre
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.


The Party Somewhere Else
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.


Review: Doctor Faustus at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
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.


Review: Split Second at the Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
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.


Review: Humbug! at St Nicholas’ Priory, Exeter
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.


Review: Journey to the Impossible at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
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.


Review: Dick Whittington at Exeter Northcott Theatre
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.


Review: The Hartlepool Monkey at Exeter Phoenix
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.


Review: The Way I Look at Exeter Phoenix
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.


Review: Happiness Ltd at The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter
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.


Review: The Comedy of Errors at Rougemont Gardens, Exeter
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.


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