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Beasts and Sea Words

Sea a Words offers concise hour-long monologue, which promises to be a double act, but is undermined by the absence of one partner....

Theatre to hear in the dark

The genre of post-visual theatre – which includes but is not exclusively radio plays – has become an increasing concern in the past...

Catching up

I have a backlog of shows to review. I am sure that the companies are desperately waiting to hear from me. Welcome to the beginning of...

Audience (not the show)

The issue of critics receiving free tickets has come up. Admittedly, it was only an aside in a longer Facebook post, about the...

Wearing it well

Who are we? We are Pin Theatre Collective, a Bristol based theatre company, composed of director Phoebe Mulcahy, writer India Rodgers...

The genre remains with no name

Moving on from Fool’s Gold, which remains a clown show despite my attempts to force it into this new category I want to invent,...

From fringe to siummit

Hi Om Raj, it’s great to talk with you, how does it feel to be heading to Edinburgh Fringe with your new show 1953 Race for the Summit at...

The genre with no name

There is a category of performance which seems to sit between genres: it might have a flavour of stand-up, a touch of live art, even a...

Donna & Kebab are Martha and Eve

Donna & Kebab are Martha and Eve – A Celebration! showing from 4-14 August (excl. 9) at 8:45pm-9:45pm Award-winning music and comedy-duo...

Song of the Goat

You know you are in for when it comes to the Song of the Goat. Experimental Polish theatre, based upon a classic text, often Shakespeare,...

No more sexy Latinx for you

The team from Playing Latinx were on social media last week asking whether critics wanted to engage with the show. It is not rare that a...

No soul at the fringe

Soulmates (Not) Found Immersive and interactive theatre play. Suitable for ages 18 + After registration, you will be asked to fill out a...

Daily Stars Round Up, number twp

Before using this post, please refer to my previous article about Bailey star ratings or an explanation of how to use this. If you are a...

Slashing Coconuts

The time has come, once again, for a series of reviews on a series of productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival of 2023. The text to...

Man killed in lanyard related accident

A man has ben discovered dead in what appears to be the first reported example of a lanyard fatality. The unnamed individual was a...

Candid answers about Candide

Candide seems like a very different direction for the company. What made you select the play this time? Voltaire's novel Candide is a...

Coconut: an inhouse interview

Writer Ellora Kamineni answers questions about Coconut, as posed by her cast and crew. 1. What is 'Coconut' about? On the surface it's a...

Holes and Life and Times

A comparison of two shows may be educational. JM Coeetzee’s Life and Times of Michael K and The Ice Hole are both stories about journeys:...

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