Review – Soap
It would be a wet slip-up to not make mention of the cast who were truly left showered in approval.
Category: Theatre
Review – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
You are offered a vast stage with nothing to fill it with, except music from the 60s and only the essential props. But it doesn’t remain empty for long.
Review – Scotch and Soda
This is the show that will define the upper echelon of this year’s Fringe; miss it at your peril.
Review – Michael Griffiths: Adolescent
I wished I could have lived in Michael’s world for a bit longer, but unfortunately we all have to grow up some time.
Review – Limbo
Sirens fill the tent, calling a wild-haired angel onto the stage ready to bring on the party of eternity – you know you are in for a good night.
Review – The Late Show
With some thirty plus circus shows on offer at this year’s Fringe, it can be a daunting task choosing which to go and see.
Review – Giovanni!
An earnest and openhearted performance that leaves you tired from laughing yet full to the brim with the feeling you just experienced something rather special.
Review – ‘6’ and ‘7’
The first six dancers moved across the stage in pulsating darkness to eerie, hypnotic music. The second seven danced in white in utter silence until they began to make noises that were halfway between a mosquito and a Gregorian chant.
Review – Ibsen in One Take
Plays and movies are normally kept apart like peas and carrots. Yet here is Ibsen in One Take, happily breaking all the rules of dinner plate organisation.
Review – Dream of the Ghost Story
Showcasing precisely synchronised mastery of various props and techniques, the Shandong Acrobatic Troupe elevates the fable to the divine.
Review – Red Sorghum
Every family has a history. A rich tapestry of heartache, joy, tragedy and triumph. Red Sorghum is one such history which juxtaposes simple beauty with senseless carnage.
Review – Ettie’s Boys
This account of one of the Great War’s most under-reported struggles is long overdue, although Ettie herself would probably have wondered what all the fuss was about.
Review – Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show
Craig McLachlan was delicious when he played the role of Frank N. Furter in 1992, but what about now? Will the product of McLachlan + suspenders + twenty-two years equal something bedazzling?
Oh. My. Yes.
Review – Run Girl Run
What makes [Run Girl Run] entertaining is that it’s just hilariously funny, at every level. The script is conversational and witty, the performances are wonderfully comedic, and the premise is delightfully absurd.
Review – Comic Strip
Open your tattered, dog-eared Fringe guide and you’ll see there is far more comedy in the Festival than anything else… But we must all remember that we can have a bit of slap with our tickle, and tickling our funny bone is as good a reason as any to also catch some high quality burlesque.
