Reviews
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Festivals[title of show] @ Assembly Check Point
The Fringe receives the British premiere of the cult Broadway show, centred on a pair of writers who come together to create a musical in three weeks about a pair of writers writing a musical about writing a musical! Read more »| 04 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsWine of India @ Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester, 11 Jul
Nigel Kneale's lost Wine of India envisions a dystopian future where lifespans are precise and predicted, and is as chilling as its original premise in a reincarnation for the stage by Dan Thackery Read more »| 19 Jul 2013 -
FestivalsSuspended in Space @ Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester, 9 Jul
Men dressed as crabs and characters with delusions of grandeur make for a surprisingly touching exploration of what it means to be a nerd in Keith Temple's Suspended in Space Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
ReviewsCannibal Women of Mars @ Tron
The year is 2113. Earth is rife with overpopulation and unemployment. Also, the Department of Chastity will hunt you down, if you attempt to have sex with another human being Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
ReviewsArika 13 Episode 5: 25 & 26 May, Tramway
It’s a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, and the kids running about on the lawn are making everyone’s hangovers just a little more difficult, followin... Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
ReviewsArika 13: 20 & 21 Apr, Tramway
Arika's second outing in 2013 is themed around the idea that 'freedom is a constant struggle,' examining the black radical tradition in relation to jazz, poe... Read more »| 09 May 2013
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ReviewsArika 13: 18 & 19 Apr, Tramway
It’s Thursday evening, and upstairs in Tramway, M. NourbeSe Philip is laying down the groundwork for what will prove to be one of the festival’s ... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
ReviewsRunning on the Cracks @ Tron
The Tron Theatre Company, in cooperation with Pilot Theatre bring the premiere of Running on the Cracks , directed by Katie Posner. Based on a book by J... Read more »| 18 Feb 2013 -
ReviewsDirty Dancing @ The Playhouse, 5 December
'Remember – this is the summer of 1963,' intones the voiceover guy as the lights dim. That means rock 'n' roll, a holiday resort in the Catskills, an u... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012 -
ReviewsMy Shrinking Life @ Tron
Twelve years ago, celebrated Scottish actor Alison Peebles was diagnosed with the degenerative condition multiple sclerosis. This unsparing show for the Nati... Read more »| 14 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsCloser @ The Old Hairdresser's
Closer, a play by Patrick Marber concerning honesty, co-dependency, trust, love as object-obsession and other heady themes, holds some considerable acumen, h... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsThe Great Disappointment Of Santa Muerta @ Oran Mor
The doubts, neuroses and motivations of the jobbing actor are explored in this lyrical, pithy play, written and performed by the brilliant Amanda Monfrooe.&n... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsArches Live: Gelatin (Solo) / Update
Gelatin (Solo) performed by Thomas McCulloch, is an intimate study in ritual and the limitations of the human form. McCulloch, clad only in boxer shorts walk... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsWhatever Happened to Harry @ Arches Live
Seated in a blue Benz with the door hanging open, it is hard to anticipate what is going to happen. To the sound of a reggae beat, a woman with a shawl about... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
ReviewsCasablanca: The Gin Joint Cut @ The Macrobert
Straight from this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Gilded Balloon and the Tron Theatre companies present Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut. Jimmy Chisholm... Read more »| 26 Oct 2012