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Jon Harvey, Edinburgh, Review: The Most Surprising Show Of The Fringe

Posted by Alice Jones | 21st Aug 2018 | Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

Jon Harvey Assembly George Square Theatre ★★★★ In a stuffy Portakabin tucked around the back of...

“Silk Road (How To Buy Drugs Online”) at The Trafalgar Studios

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 21st Aug 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

The Dark Web has an intriguing sound about it. Like something out of JRR Tolkien or JK Rowling, it...

Laura Wade’s “Home, I’m Darling” At The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 18th Aug 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Nostalgia used to be a disease, but now it’s a lifestyle choice. Look around you: British reality...

How Norwegians Do It (Play Ibsen, That Is)

Posted by Michael Evans | 17th Aug 2018 | Adaptation, Norway, Poland, Review, Theatre and Gender

The plays of the great Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen are a natural staple of the repertoire at...

“Lysa And The Freeborn Dames” Pays Tribute To Feminist Protests

Posted by Jacqui Somerville | 15th Aug 2018 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Gender

The three-women chorus in this energizing, thought-provoking and very well written and acted piece...

“Nina’s Got News” – Edinburgh Fringe, Review: Frank Skinner’s Debut Play Is A Wasted Opportunity

Posted by Alice Jones | 14th Aug 2018 | Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

It is 27 years since Frank Skinner won the Perrier Award in Edinburgh, setting him on the path to...

Lost Voice Guy – Edinburgh Fringe, Review: Pointed Laughs From The Britain’s Got Talent Winner

Posted by Veronica Lee | 14th Aug 2018 | Festivals, Review, Theatre and Disability, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Lost Voice Guy, who won Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year, warns us that Inspiration Porn is...

Drama In The World Of B-Graders: “Item” Explores Hindi Cinema’s Underbelly

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 13th Aug 2018 | India, Review, Theatre and Film

The dark horse at this year’s Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards was the Natak Company’s Item,...

Women Stories From Turkey

Posted by Handan Salta | 12th Aug 2018 | Review, Theatre and Gender, Turkey

Women stories of all kinds are being told everywhere and Istanbul has her own share. Since most...

Brian Friel’s “Aristocrats” At The Donmar Warehouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Aug 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Chekhovian is a rather over-used word when it comes to describing some of the late Brian Friel’s...

Art And Character, Or: I DO Care How We Go Down In History

Posted by Cristina Modreanu | 11th Aug 2018 | Review, Romania, Theatre and Film, Theatre and Politics

In a very recent film awarded the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the Romanian...

Rose Matafeo’s “Horndog” – Edinburgh Fringe, Review: “Invigoratingly Enjoyable”

Posted by Alice Jones | 10th Aug 2018 | Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

Before her show begins, Rose Matafeo is on stage, bounding around in trainers and a tennis skirt,...

“Mischief”: A Dystopia Full Of Sound And Fury

Posted by Baharak Sahami | 10th Aug 2018 | Iran, Review

The first thing drawing my attention before I watched the play was its title. Mischief reminded me...

Traverse Theatre’s “What Girls Are Made Of,” Edinburgh, Review: An Irresistible Tale Of Britpop Fame And Misfortune

Posted by Alice Jones | 9th Aug 2018 | Festivals, Review, United Kingdom

Long before Cora Bissett became one of Scotland’s most exciting theatre-makers–in 2012 she won an...

Girls Being Bad: “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” By Alexis Scheer

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 8th Aug 2018 | Boston, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

“On Wednesdays, we wear pink,” affirms Regina George in the 2004 cult classic comedy Mean Girls....

Lysistrata In The New World: A Rereading Of The Greek Comedy That Surpasses Its Source Of Inspiration

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 6th Aug 2018 | Canada, Review

Odyssey Theatre has at last been reborn under the stars in this Canadian premier. After a period...

“Skintight” Takes Beauty to Task

Posted by Michael Appler | 5th Aug 2018 | New York, Review, United States of America

Skintight hinges on the human eye’s instinct for voyeurism, on our inevitable desire to take a peek, to stare at something we know we shouldn’t.

“Melancholia” Artfully Brings The End Of The World To The Stage

Posted by Sandra D'urso | 3rd Aug 2018 | Adaptation, Australia, Review, Theatre and Film

Melancholia is based on Lars von Trier’s 2011 film of the same title but has been adapted for the...

Gloster, The Reptile: Andrei Şerban’s “Richard III”

Posted by Katalin Gabnai | 1st Aug 2018 | Hungary, Review

Shakespeare: Richard III / Radnóti Miklós Theatre His face is yellow beneath the high-gloss strap...

“Allelujah!” Bridge Theatre: A Sharp Injection Of Cynicism From Alan Bennett

Posted by Holly Williams | 30th Jul 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Here’s a chorus line with a difference: the geriatric ward of an under-threat Yorkshire hospital,...

Review

Jon Harvey, Edinburgh, Review: The Most Surprising Show Of The Fringe

“Silk Road (How To Buy Drugs Online”) at The Trafalgar Studios

Laura Wade’s “Home, I’m Darling” At The National Theatre

How Norwegians Do It (Play Ibsen, That Is)

“Lysa And The Freeborn Dames” Pays Tribute To Feminist Protests

“Nina’s Got News” – Edinburgh Fringe, Review: Frank Skinner’s Debut Play Is A Wasted Opportunity

Lost Voice Guy – Edinburgh Fringe, Review: Pointed Laughs From The Britain’s Got Talent Winner

Drama In The World Of B-Graders: “Item” Explores Hindi Cinema’s Underbelly

Women Stories From Turkey

Brian Friel’s “Aristocrats” At The Donmar Warehouse

Art And Character, Or: I DO Care How We Go Down In History

Rose Matafeo’s “Horndog” – Edinburgh Fringe, Review: “Invigoratingly Enjoyable”

“Mischief”: A Dystopia Full Of Sound And Fury

Traverse Theatre’s “What Girls Are Made Of,” Edinburgh, Review: An Irresistible Tale Of Britpop Fame And Misfortune

Girls Being Bad: “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” By Alexis Scheer

Lysistrata In The New World: A Rereading Of The Greek Comedy That Surpasses Its Source Of Inspiration

“Skintight” Takes Beauty to Task

“Melancholia” Artfully Brings The End Of The World To The Stage

Gloster, The Reptile: Andrei Şerban’s “Richard III”

“Allelujah!” Bridge Theatre: A Sharp Injection Of Cynicism From Alan Bennett

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