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14 September 2021

Reviews • Hull • National

Review: Faustus at The Stage at the Dock, Hull

10-11 September

By Angelo Irving

Fire and fury: Angelo Irving reviews From Below’s outdoor Faustus combining acrobatics, fire poi and pantomime.

7 September 2021

Reviews • Edinburgh • National

Review: Screensaver Series and The Rite of Spring at Horizon (online)

23-27 August

By Ben Kulvichit

Shapes and colours: Ben Kulvichit reviews two contrasting dance works as part of the Horizon showcase’s public programme.

23 August 2021

Reviews • Bristol

Review: Winners at The Theatre on the Downs, Bristol

10-28 August

By Lilith Wozniak

You are what you eat: Lilith Wozniak reviews The Wardrobe Ensemble’s free-wheeling whistle stop tour of the evolution of capitalism.

21 August 2021

Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Look at Me Don’t Look at Me at HOME, Manchester

13 Aug, then touring

By James Varney

Interrupted history: James Varney writes on RashDash’s approach to biography and storytelling in their cabaret portrait of Lizzie Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rosetti.

7 August 2021

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: Newcastle Fringe Festival at Alphabetti Theatre

27th July - 7th August

By Tracey Sinclair

‘An eclectic programme’: Tracey Sinclair samples Newcastle Fringe Festival’s offerings, from a performance inside a taxi to aquatic sound art.

2 August 2021

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: as british as a watermelon at Newcastle Fringe (online)

29th July, then touring

By Naomi Obeng

‘The realm of memory’: Naomi Obeng reviews mandla rae’s poetic performance film about their memories of seeking asylum.

24 July 2021

Reviews • Bath • National

Review: Charlie and Stan at Theatre Royal Bath

14-24 July, then touring

By Lilith Wozniak

Slapstick metatheatre: Lilith Wozniak reviews Told By an Idiot’s comic tribute to Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel.

19 July 2021

Reviews • National • Oxford

Review: Under the Mask at Oxford Playhouse

12-15 July, then touring

By Hannah Greenstreet

Dispatches: Hannah Greenstreet reviews Shaan Sahota’s play informed by her experience as a junior doctor on a Covid ward.

15 July 2021

Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: The Global Playground at Manchester International Festival

2-18 July

By James Varney

The revolution will not be made into a dance film: James Varney writes on Theatre Rites’ dance show for young audiences in which the camera takes centre stage.

9 July 2021

Reviews • Liverpool • National

Review: Touchy at Unity Theatre, Liverpool (online)

from 13th May

By Mostyn Jones

Reworked intimacy: Mostyn Jones reviews a series of films by emerging artists exploring touch from different perspectives

8 July 2021

Reviews • National • Newcastle

Review: These Hills Are Ours at ARC, Stockton

6-7 July, then touring

By Tracey Sinclair

The lay of the land: Tracey Sinclair reviews Daniel Bye and Boff Whalley’s ode to hill running and the Kinder Scout mass trespass.

4 July 2021

Reviews • National • Newport

Review: Possible at The Riverfront, Newport (online)

29 June - 13 July

By Sally Hales

Keeping it together: Sally Hales reviews Shôn Dale-Jones’ deftly-woven storytelling piece about creativity, family and death in the wake of the pandemic.