Slapstick metatheatre: Lilith Wozniak reviews Told By an Idiot’s comic tribute to Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel.
National
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.
23 June 2021
Reviews • National • Salford
Review: Future Cargo at The Lowry, Salford
19-20 June, then touring
By James Varney
What’s in the box?: James Varney reviews Requardt and Rosenberg’s sci-fi dance piece performed from inside a haulage truck.
21 June 2021
Reviews • Liverpool • National
Review: Y’MAM: Young Man’s Angry Movements at Liverpool Everyman
16-26 June
By Mostyn Jones
Performing masculinity: Mostyn Jones reviews Majid Mehdizadeh’s autobiographical show about his relationship to anger.
21 June 2021
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Outlier at Bristol Old Vic
12-26 June
By Lilith Wozniak
Pastoral disillusionment: Lilith Wozniak reviews Malaika Kegode’s gig-theatre memoir of young friendship in rural Devon.
12 June 2021
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: BUZZCUT Festival (online)
3-5 June
By Naomi Obeng
Digital ritual: Naomi Obeng writes on a cornucopia of offerings from Glasgow’s DIY live art festival.
11 June 2021
Reviews • Birmingham • National
Review: Always Already at Birmingham International Dance Festival (online)
3 June
By Andrew Edwards
‘It requires work’: Andrew Edwards writes on Karen Christopher and Tara Fatehi Irani’s rewardingly dense durational performance.
6 June 2021
Reviews • National • Sheffield
Review: Screwdriver at Sheffield Theatres
By Simon Gwynn
‘Trapped by circumstances’: Simon Gwynn reviews Elin Schofield and Eve Cowley’s monologue about a female prison guard.
3 June 2021
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: Take Me Somewhere festival, Glasgow (online)
By Andrew Edwards
Take Me Online: Andrew Edwards reviews a selection of transporting works from Glasgow’s festival of performance and live art.
3 June 2021
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: The Making of Pinocchio at Take Me Somewhere (online)
21 May
By Ben Kulvichit
Material world: Ben Kulvichit reviews Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill’s adaptation of Pinocchio as an autobiographical gender transition allegory.
1 June 2021
Reviews • Brighton • National
Review: The Candle Project at Brighton Festival (online)
24-30 May
By Mostyn Jones
Returning ritual: Mostyn Jones writes on Abigail Conway’s participatory candle ceremony for turbulent times.