Theatre Reviews & More

Bright imaginations in a bleak world A common question about family theatre is what differentiates it from children’s theatre. It is a...

Sorrowful solo performance stays in the shallows If this were just a show about learning to swim at the age of thirty, that would be...

Mud-splattered mayhem and misogyny Edinburgh locals like to complain about the Fringe and the chaos it brings to the city, but of all...

A love of wrestling and a wrestle with love: The lights go down, the iconic “Undertaker” theme begins to chime, and around thirty...

Celebration of liveness shoots itself in the foot: “Dance, monkey, dance!” Most performances disguise the more humiliating parts of being...

Yilong Liu’s emotional play about food, family, and Yelp: Customer review writing doesn’t get enough love. These are people who take time...

Brian Dykstra’s axe-grinding defence of Shakespeare is unshakably stiff: Who amongst us can say they didn’t use “No-Fear Shakespeare”...

True survival story from below deck: When we think about the Titanic, we often think about wealth and grandeur. How much it cost to make...

Tragically woven tale of life in Palestine: An elderly woman rises from her sewing machine, answers a ringing telephone, sighs and...

An Identity Crisis in Notting Hill: If you grew up in the UK, you are probably tired of certain narrow perceptions of British culture...