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The Emperor Self @ Arcola, London

by Sam Smith

Cast List:Benjamin OMahoney, Geoff Arnold, Jackie Haliday, Michael Edwards, Iestyn Arwel, Tristan Brooke, Caroline Amer, Natalie Wallace, Tom Larkin, Samantha Dakin, Natasha Andrews Directed byMahdi…



Tim Clare’s Death Drive @ Zoo Roxy, Edinb...

by Natasha Tripney

Dont let the title fool you. For a show that, not long in, includes a sequence about confessing suicidal feelings to your father followed later...

The New York International Fringe Festival: Part 7

by Richard Patterson

My three next offerings at the Fringe were each vastly different in both style and subject matter, some more satisfying than others. While Menny and...

Le Cirque Invisble @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

by Neil Dowden

Ayear on, Jean-Baptiste Thierre and Victoria Chaplin return to the South Bank with their marvellous, family-friendly show Le Cirque Invisible. The couple pioneered nouveau cirque...

The Merry Wives of Windsor @ Globe Theatre, London

by Sam Smith

Cast List:Christopher Benjamin, Edward Holtom, Richard Linnell, Paul Woodson, Gregory Gudgeon, Michael Garner, Serena Evans, Ceri-Lyn Cissone, Alfie Keenan, Jack Martyn, Andrew Havill, Sarah Woodward,...

Keepers @ Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Martin Bonger and Fionn Gill directed by Simon Day Outside in the Pleasance Courtyard the weather is suitably biblical, the sky grim, the...

Dead Poets @ Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

Dead Poets pits Mark Grist, English teacher and one time Poet Laureate of Peterborough against MC Mixy, a hip-hop performer also from Peterborough. Its essentially...

Our Share of Tomorrow @ Pleasance Courtyard, Ed...

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Tamsin Joanna Kennard, Jot Davies, Toby Sawyer directed by Dan Sherer Daniel Sherers debut play is a layered piece of writing that only...

The New York International Fringe Festival: Part 8

by Richard Patterson

On Friday, I decided to spend the day at La Mama taking in three Fringe musicals I’d been hankering to catch. The Ellen Stewart Theatre,...

Le Cirque Invisible @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

by Neil Dowden

A year on, Jean-Baptiste Thierre and Victoria Chaplin return to the South Bank with their marvellous, family-friendly show Le Cirque Invisible. The couple pioneered nouveau...

Into the Woods @ Open Air Theatre, London

by Sam Smith

Cast List:Ethan Beer, Eddie Manning, Joshua Swinney, Helen Dallimore, Ben Stott, Mark Hadfield, Jenna Russell, Gaye Brown, Amy Ellen Richardson, Amy Griffiths, Marilyn Cutts, Beverly...

My Romantic History @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Iain Robertson, Alison O’Donnell, Rosalind Syndey directed by Lyndsey Turner Romantic comedy is not the simplest of genres to pull off. The twin...

Edinburgh Fringe 2010: Comedy Highlights

by Anna Lowman

Having seen only one of the acts nominated for any of the Foster’s Comedy Award the musical talent whoturned 20 during the festival, Bo Burnham...

The New York International Fringe Festival: Part 9

by Richard Patterson

My final weekend of Fringe fare consisted of one musical, POPE!, and one play, Hearts Full of Blood. While neither was perfect, both had merit...

You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy @...

by Natasha Tripney

created and performed by Caroline Horton directed by Omar Elerian and Daniel Goldman Amid the clapping and cheering at the end of Caroline Hortons one...

State Fair @ Trafalgar Studios, London

by Sam Smith

Cast List: Gemma Boaden, Karl Clarkson, Lewis Grant, Jodie Jacobs, Michael Kent, Robine Landi, Laura Main, Gillian McCafferty, Stephen McGlynn, Helen Phillips, Philip Rham, Susan...

Edinburgh Fringe 2010: Theatre Highlights

by Natasha Tripney

In Edinburgh, after nigh on a month of excitement, the hoardings have come down, the fliers have been swept away, the Royal Mile reclaimed from...