Michael Daviot's Don Quixote Unbound at Sweet Grassmarket is a wonderfully involving, enchanting and thought-provoking example of the arts of storytelling and theatre-making.
The National Theatre production based on Michael Morpurgo's beloved book is stunningly beautiful to watch.
"We're not here for your pleasure." "Consent is hot." The Fringe Wives Club need some merch with these slogans on. Glittery Clittery has everything you need for a cult feminist disco, plus a…
Brian Friel's gift is humane ambiguity, refusing to allow tidy judgements on his characters. Or even " though his theme is Ireland's history - on the social structures they inhabit.
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Five years ago, writer and actress Abigail Hood spotted a message printed in a free London newspaper: "Dear Steven, we love you, we miss you. We hope you found what you were looking for."
In this age of digital technology, it is perhaps paradoxical that aspects of genuine human communication have been lost. But nothing is irreversible
Back from London after seeing my son in Imperium (proud dad), I packed in nine shows into two days and already the cream is rising to the top and some images and themes remain, whilst others…
'We haven't recreated the world of the film, but have attempted to reimagine it with fresh eyes and a modern approach': Emma Clarendon speaks to the video designer behind Sounds & Sorce…
Iris Theatre returns to St Paul's Church in a promenade performance of this 19th-century French classic.
I don't use the word 'hate' often in this blog, because let's be real I never truly hate being in a theatre, but I came very close to hating Allelujah! I've not had such a viscerally angry r…
There are great intentions at work here, but the initial concept is flawed " ultimately it undermines the power that the internet and technology gives to the alt-right.
A "hero's" greatest possession isn't whether they can fly or have a utility belt. It is their ability to chose, their ability to know " regardless of their misgivings " what needs to be done.
If like me, you're constantly in a state of missing In the Heights, then the British Theatre Academy's production of Bring It On is just the energetic, humorous, heartfelt fix you need.
Getting over a break-up is never easy. But when you've spent ten years " a third of your life " building a future with the man who's just unceremoniously dumped you, recovery can feel like a…
This saucy and sassy new show from the creators of La Soiree is highly entertaining and energetic " but could perhaps use a bit more variety in terms of the acts.
Grief works in mysterious ways. How do you cope with loss? With open-ended grief where there has been no closure? Arguably, a missing person has a greater capacity to destroy than the finali…
This intimate, personal production from Theatre Ad Infinitum is an accurate and emotionally charged snapshot of the pervasive conflict between capitalism and the desire for a family.
In Michael Fentiman's strictly period production, it's hard to see what we're meant to care about, and what is supposed to resonate with us. It's a pleasant enough thing, but there's nothing…
This West End revival of smart monologue about drug dealing on the Dark Web is well written if a bit slight.
Shakespeare's Globe has announced full casting for Matt Hartley's new play. Eyam, directed by Adele Thomas, runs from 15 September to 13 October 2018.
'She's a little bit Hairspray, he's a little bit Glee …' is not actually a lyric from Bring It On, a high school musical being given a sparky showcase by the British Theatre Academy at Sou…
It all feels to me a bit manic and contrived " a sort of industrial over compensation for several centuries of doing plays according to the conventions of the social period in which they wer…
While the play offers a bit of comfort for those struggling to move forward in their life in a warmly affectionate way, Getting over Everest seems to run out of things to say towards the end.
There's little for the cast to improve because the faults in Aristocrats lie with Friel. This production draws-out all of the core themes but cannot overcome the play's reliance on heavy exp…