Another Someone @ Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

devised and performed by Abbi Greenland, Helen Goalen, Marc Graham, Becky WilkieMy first inclination, when I discover that a show claims to be about happiness,...

Hot Mess @ Hawke and Hunter, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Gwendolen Chatfield, Michael Whitman, Solomon Mousley, Kerri Hall directed by Ella Hickson Ella Hicksons latest play for the fringe, her third, has a...

Speechless @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Natasha Gordon, Demi Oyediran, Alex Waldmann, Anita Reynolds, Emma Handy directed by Polly Teale Shared Experience is a company probably best known for...

The New York International Fringe Festival: Part 4

by Richard Patterson

The Fringe offerings I encountered on Sunday the 22nd took a distinctly backward-looking turn in comparison to most of the shows I’ve encountered during my...

Operation Greenfield @ Zoo Roxy, Edinburgh

by Natasha Tripney

cast list Alex Scott, Clare Beresford, Shamira Turner, Eugenie Pastor directed by Alex Scott One of the more pleasing activities at last years festival was...

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire @ Arcola Theat...

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cast includes Philip Arditti, Jamie Ballard, Christopher Harper, Kobna Holdbrook Smith, Helena Lymbery, Michelle Terry directed by Polly Findlay For many of us British history...

Giselle @ Coliseum, London

by Sam Smith

Principal Performers: Irina Perren, Anna Novosyolova, Vladimir Tsal, Sabina Yapparova, Maksim Eremeev, Denis Matvienko, Roman Petukhov, Olga Semyonova, Andrei Bregvadze, Irina Kosheleva, Yulia Kamilova, Maria...

Aspects of Love @ Menier Chocolate Factory, London

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cast includes Katherine Kingsley, Michael Arden, David Willetts directed by Trevor Nunn ‘Love. Love changes everything. Hands and faces, trees and sky.’ If you go...

The Prince of Homburg @ Donmar Warehouse, London

by Neil Dowden

cast list Charlie Cox, Ian McDiarmid, Siobhan Redmond, David Burke, Sonya Cassidy, Simon Coates, Jolyon Coy, Harry Hadden-Paton, William Hoyland, Mark Theodore, Julian Wadham, Lizzie...

That Face @ Crucible Studio, Sheffield

by John Murphy

cast list Frances Barber, James Norton, Leila Mimmack, Amy Dawson, Alistair Petrie directed by Richard Wilson “Apparently, this is about a dysfunctional family” whispered a...

You Me Bum Bum Train @ LEB Building, London

by Sam Smith

directed by Kate Bond and Morgan Lloyd. You Me Bum Bum Train was conceived in 2004 as just a little bit of fun. Kate Bond...

Assassins @ Union Theatre, London

by Sam Smith

cast list Glyn Kerslake, John Barr, Adam Jarrell, Joe Alessi, Nick Holder,Alison Larnder, Leigh McDonald, Paul Callen, Marc Joseph, Nolan Frederick,Lisa Stokke, Davis Brooks, Neil...

The Prisoner of Second Avenue @ Vaudeville Thea...

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cast includes Jeff Goldblum, Mercedes Ruehl directed by Terry Johnson Stripped back to its bones, the story of Neil Simons 1971 comedy sounds quite timely:...

Spur of the Moment @ Royal Court, London

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directed by Jeremy Herrin I asked for some water at the Royal Court; because there’s clearly something in it. Not long after the success of...

The Beauty Queen of Leenane @ Young Vic, London

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cast includes Rosaleen Linehan, Susan Lynch, David Ganly, Terence Keeley directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins The mother-daughter relationship at the heart of Martin McDonaghs debut is...

Heny IV, parts 1 and 2 @ Globe Theatre, London

by Simon Thomas

directed by Dominic Dromgoole Strengths abound in Dominic Dromgooles new production of Shakespeares great double bill (the first at the reconstituted Globe), chief among them...