“It really seems to me that in the midst of great tragedy, there is always the horrible possibility that something terribly funny will happen.” (Philip K. Dick). The Leeds Tealights return to Edinburgh with their new show, Souls for Sale. After 13 years of success and sellouts, the well-oiled machine that is the Leeds Tealights present an hour or irreverent, surreal … [Read more...]
T2 Brainclotting at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 | Review
“Do you think that I, or anybody else that cares about the NHS would stand by and do nothing if we thought the NHS was going to be privatised... and it’s funds were going to be cut? Would we stand back and do nothing without a fight? Of course not” (Gordon Brown). T2 Brainclotting is a comedy sketch show about the NHS, created by the MD’s Comedy Revue. Whilst the … [Read more...]
David McIver Is a Nice Little Man – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
“Our society constantly promotes role models for masculinity, from superheroes to politicians, where the concept of being a ‘man’ is based in their ability to be tough, dominant and even violent when required” (Deeyah Khan). David McIver is a young, creative character comedian. His new show, David McIver Is a Nice Little Man explores the theme of masculinity and how … [Read more...]
I’m All In LIVE at Camden People’s Theatre | Review
“Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry. I tell people it involves creating poetry that doesn’t just want to sit on paper, that something about it demands it be heard out loud or witnessed in person” (Sarah Kay). I’m All In LIVE is a performance from artist Lauren Kaye, who showcases her spoken word poetry in the context of a play, telling the story of … [Read more...]
With Child written and performed by Clare Rebekah Pointing
“Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be” (Carrie Fisher). With Child is a one-woman show written and performed by the immensely talented Clare Pointing. The show follows the stories of six individual women who tell their tales in monologue style, with Pointing adopting … [Read more...]
Aristocrats at the Donmar Warehouse | Review
“It is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language” (Brian Friel). In this new production of Brian Friel’s classic play, Aristocrats, the Donmar Warehouse reminds its audience of Friel’s investigation into our relationship with the past and what it means to be identified by our heritage and upbringing. … [Read more...]
How To Make Me Happy at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre | Review
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony” (Mahatma Gandhi). How To Make Me Happy is a piece of creative, alternative and playful theatre that deals with, as the title suggests, our methods and techniques for remaining happy in sticky situations. This concept has, quite literally, been taken by Hatch it Theatre who present their … [Read more...]
Don’t Cha Wish Your Scouser Was Boss Like Me? | Kings Head Theatre
“The boys and girls in the clique. The awful names that they stick. You're never gonna fit in much kid, but if you're troubled and hurt, what you've got under your shirt will make them pay for the things that they did!” (Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance). Don’t Cha Wish Your Scouser Was Boss Like Me? (Don’t cha), is a small glimpse into the life of 17-year-old Kate - … [Read more...]
Review of Richard Canal’s Cry, Blueberry at Brighton Fringe
“No clowns were funny. That was the whole purpose of a clown. People laughed at clowns, but only out of nervousness. The point of clowns was that, after watching them, anything else that happened seemed enjoyable.” (Terry Pratchett). Richard Canal’s Cry, Blueberry is a journey into the man behind the mask of vaudeville clown, Blueberry, from 1920s Broadway in America. … [Read more...]