Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Mediocre White Male (Assembly Roxy)
Often in monologues, we learn more about a character the less we hear the actual details of their life. The more you avoid discussing the...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Eugene (Pleasance Courtyard)
Often sci-fi is at its most uncomfortable when it is set in the not too distant future; when the ideas and imagery we are presented with...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Daddy Drag (Tron Glasgow)
If you look at the marketing for Daddy Drag, you will see a dapper-looking gentlelady in a tuxedo, with slicked-back hair, a neat stubble...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: The Political History of Smack and Crack (Tron Theatre)
The words “political history” are not the most enticing to see on a poster at a theatre. But smack and crack? That’s how you sell...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats (Summerhall)
Expat (noun): a person who lives outside their native country. In Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit’s self-described documentary...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: We Want You to Watch (theSpace on Niddry Street)
Voyeurism is a difficult topic to challenge through theatre; you can't criticise people taking enjoyment by looking at sexual images,...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20221 min read
Review: Evaluation (The Greenhouse)
Understandably, the environmental crisis is a focal point of more Fringe shows than ever. But, as with previous years, a lot of companies...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20221 min read
Review: High Trees (Greenside at Nicholson Square)
With city-centre space being the rare commodity it is during August, it’s unsurprising that most performers find themselves in black...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Rust (Bush Theatre)
“Terribly boring, extra-marital monogamy.” When it comes to dramas centred on affairs, we’ve become hard to impress. Rust, written by...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Bitter Wheat (Garrick Theatre)
While I may not be a London critic, it’s difficult to be a theatre enthusiast with a twitter account without having heard of “Bitter...