Double faults: Freddie Machin reviews Oli Forsyth’s new play, which investigates the breakdown of a tennis star’s relationship with her parents.
Freddie Machin
Articles by Freddie Machin
14 June 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Flies at Bunker Theatre
By Freddie Machin
Swatting up: Freddie Machin writes on Exchange Theatre’s bilingual production of Jean Paul Sartre’s take on the Oresteia.
29 March 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Show In Which Hopefully Nothing Happens, at the Unicorn
21st March - 28th April
By Freddie Machin
‘A play in which nothing happens, once’: Freddie Machin reviews Theater Artemis’ absurdist show for young people.
11 November 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Fat Blokes at Southbank Centre
Until 11th November
By Freddie Machin
Hilarious, and electric: Freddie Machin writes on Scottee’s celebration of fat bodies.
23 October 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Alternative Miss World 2018 at Shakespeare’s Globe
20th October
By Freddie Machin
‘an unrehearsed drag race explodes like a glitter bomb inside Shakespeare’s wooden O’: Freddie Machin on Andrew Logan’s radical drag pageant
15 October 2018
Reviews
Review: Burlesque Noir at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
By Freddie Machin
Pleasure seekers: Freddie Machin writes on a warm, welcoming, and thoroughly enjoyable night of Blackpool burlesque.
29 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Journey to the Underworld at Pedley Street Station
28 September– 4 November 2018
By Freddie Machin
All aboard the Hades Express: Freddie Machin reviews an immersive dining experience promising to take you to hell and back.
21 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Divine Proportions at The Vaults
14th September - 12th January
By Freddie Machin
Wine, dine, smash the gender binary: Freddie Machin on Shotgun Carousel’s Bacchic dinner-theatre experience.
16 August 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews
Review: Backbone at Southbank Centre
By Freddie Machin
Gravity and Other Myths’ new physical theatre piece Backbone showcases the beauty of working together.
14 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Mr Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant at Pleasance Courtyard
1 - 26 August 2018
By Freddie Machin
The elephant in the room: Freddie Machin reviews Nick Mohammed’s alter ego Mr Swallow, back with an old-school magic show.
13 August 2018
Reviews
Edinburgh Review: Natalie Palamides: Nate at Pleasance Courtyard
By Freddie Machin
An all-American, alpha, macho moron: Natalie Palamides’ character Nate lets her explore consent through clowning.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018 • Reviews
Edinburgh Review: Garry Starr Performs Everything at Underbelly
By Freddie Machin
Resuscitating drama: Garry Starr’s show is a hilarious attempt to rattle through the whole of theatre in an hour.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018 • Reviews
Fringe Review: All The Lights Are On at Summerhall
By Freddie Machin
Freddie Machin reviews a narrative of grief by Finnish playwright Kaisa Lundan.
11 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Wolfgang at Underbelly Circus Hub
4 - 25 August 2018
By Freddie Machin
The child prodigy: Freddie Machin reviews Circa’s show for kids about Mozart.
11 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: European Citizen Popsong at Summerhall
Until 26 August 2018
By Freddie Machin
Eurovision: Freddie Machin reviews Big in Belgium’s musical trip across Europe post-Brexit vote.