The Caravan
By . Published 06 August 2008
A poky caravan might seem a strange choice of venue for your average Fringe production, but then the aptly titled The Caravan is no ordinary play. As documentary-theatre company Look...
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Bombay to Bejing by Bicycle
By . Published 06 August 2008Eclectic and highly affective, 'Bombay to Beijing on a Bicycle' suffers from a surfeit of detail
Foreskins Lament
By . Published 06 August 2008What could be a useful resource for social commentary fails to succeed...
My Great Grandfather's War
By . Published 06 August 2008The story of a very proud great grandson, this conversational piece is interesting in the way that a classroom lesson might be
Big Bruvva: The Musical
By . Published 06 August 2008Cheesy, superficial and clichéd, this is thoroughly enjoyable
Motherland
By . Published 06 August 2008Motherland—verbatim reports from the wives and girlfriends of soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan—gives a voice to those on the home front...
Pornography
By . Published 06 August 2008Though a little London-centric, this is beautifully written, non-judgemental theatre
Supper
By . Published 06 August 2008While these are beautiful monologues, their contrived setting fails to impress
Out Of Your Knowledge
By . Published 06 August 2008Steven Waters' new play is a victim of it's own cleverness
Jim Rose Circus
By . Published 06 August 2008Less shocking than one might expect, this is, at times, underwhelming
Secret agents
By . Published 06 August 2008Secret Agents opens with a feverish discussion of a number of rumours – talk of spiders nesting in people’s ears, lobsters found curled in human flesh and tall tales of...
Fall
By . Published 06 August 2008Graphic, affecting, but flawed, Zinnie Harris's Fall trips over the political ground it tries to tread
The Tailor of Inverness
By . Published 06 August 2008The art of the one-man play is seldom perfected, but Matthew Zajac’s The Tailor of Inverness comes close. The title may have a Beatrix Potter-like ring to it but there’s...
Ecstasy
By . Published 04 August 2008The poet of the chemical generation retains a contemporary punch
Holdin' Fast @ Zoo Southside
By . Published 04 August 2008Part of the Czech season at the Fringe, a work exploring desire and dance.
Finished with Engines
By . Published 04 August 2008Crackling machine-gun fire punctuates the tedium of life on board a US Navy observation platform. To relieve their endless boredom, its two inhabitants take turns to gleefully watch atrocities unfolding...
I Caught Crabs in Walberswick
By . Published 04 August 2008Adolescence is torrid at the best of times, but when your dad finds your porn collection on his work laptop, things can only get worse. For 16-year-old Wheeler and best-mate...
Lough/Rain
By . Published 04 August 2008In its exploration of the mundane human existence, Lough/Rain fails to live up to its hype
Lies Have Been Told: An Evening with Robert Maxwell
By . Published 03 August 2008From all the shouting and swearing, Philip York seems as determined to prove that his one-man apologia for the life of media fiend Robert Maxwell is as vital as its...
The Third Condiment
By . Published 03 August 2008Judging by this new work from brothers Ben and Charlie Brafman, I’m not the only one having serious doubts over green ethics and fair-trade capitalism. This riotously funny farce charts...
