Kubrick³
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott PIT & New Diorama Theatre Written and directed by David Byrne Performance date – Fri 16th Aug 2013 The Edinburgh Fringe is infested with enterprising young theatre companies, parading their dewy-eyed casts before the masses in a rather meagre attempt at taking the festival by storm. Needless to say, […]
Space Vixens dance lesson
Cult musical Saucy Jacks and the Space Vixens is currently playing at London’s Leicester Square Theatre. Wilma caught up with the three space vixens for a dance lesson for one of their routines. Featuring Leanne Jones, Jamie Birkett and Kate Malyon
Will You Hold My Hand? – We Are Goose
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Thurs 15th Aug 2013 This, my friends, is the future of education. Admittedly as I pass through the tunnel that leads to the venue, and emerge into a dimly lit room, I begin to question how enjoyable this lecture is going to be. Welcoming us, the […]
A Doll’s House
Rating **** Reviewed by Tony Peters The reputation of this Young Vic production precedes it thanks to a critically acclaimed sell-out run last summer that garnered Evening Standard and Critics’ Circle awards for Hattie Morahan’s performance as Nora. After a break of a few months, it is now at the Duke of York’s Theatre for […]
The Pride
Rating *** Reviewed by Michaela Clement Hayes Trafalgar Studios – 14th August 2013 The Pride, Alexi Kaye Campbell’s first play, won several awards when it premiered in 2008 and it has now been revived at Trafalgar Studios. The play begins in 1958 where Philip (Harry Hadden-Paton) is entertaining Oliver (Al Weaver) his wife’s boss. Although […]
Slightly Fat Features
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Weds 14th Aug 2013 Family friendly variety shows are slowly but surely creeping back into favour with the British public. Shouldering aside the tiresome reality shows and tedious talent competitions that we have learnt to endure, Slightly Fat Features presents us with a refreshing celebration of […]
Ghost Hunter
Rating *** Reviewed by Ed Theakston Ghosts and ghost stories, particularly in a city like Edinburgh, are all over the place. Ghost Hunter, however, takes a slightly different approach. It is an intelligent solo play performed by Tom Richards and written by Stewart Pringle that could leave even the most ardent of cynics questioning what […]
Track 3
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar and Greenwich Theatre Adapted by Richard Alger Directed and choreographed by Tina Kronis Performance date – Sun 11th Aug 2013 If there was ever a time to introduce the youth of today to the works of Chekhov it is now. Theatre Movement Bazaar […]
NewsRevue
Rating **** Reviewed by Ed Theakston Opening with a hilarious image of Kate giving birth to our future king, with Queen Liz acting as obstetrician, the audience are thrust into the no-holds-barred musical extravaganza of topical comedy that is NewsRevue. It is not hard to see why this show is a solid Fringe favourite, and […]
Sam Rose In The Shadows
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott Sam Rose in the Shadows – Tucked In Written by Hal Chambers Directed by Hal Chambers and Robin Hemmings Performance date – Sun 11th Aug 2013 Very rarely do you happen upon a piece of children’s theatre that speaks so proficiently to people of all ages. This is one […]