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An intensely physical and high octane journey through bigorexia and body dismorphia that could do with an emotional punch.

Flawless entertainment in this hilarious and heart-warming family comedy about a cross-cultural wedding.

An alluring premise involving mental health, art and terrorism, but one that is never fully explored.

There are no holds barred in this clever and uncompromising portrayal of the brutality of war.

Everything that fringe theatre should be: an important tale to tell and told in an explosion of multi-faceted performance.

Pros: An incredible Hamlet, internally desperate and silently anguished, and a claustrophobic and unnerving atmosphere Cons: Heavy abridgement, and slightly hammed up Ophelia and Gertrude. Back to the Park Theatre, and back to Hamlet, this time abridged and renamed Hamlet, Who’s There? Fresh productions of this most over-performed tragedy do beg the question ‘what’s new about it?’ Too often the answer is not enough. Putting on Hamlet is always tricky, admittedly, and to truly do it justice the audience has to ...

Pros: Hilarious, recognisable and dark in equal measure, this hits all the spots in one solid hour of entertainment. Cons: The ending is abrupt and less well-rounded than the rest of production,  and feels as though it misses something. On the face of it, Sket is one of those playground comedies, a lens through which we can all look back at our teenage years and cringe until we laugh. Sket has all the raw ingredients: the pouting and popular girl ...

A light-hearted and thoroughly enjoyable evening of comedy. That is simple, to the point and un-messed with.

Clean cut and accomplished but lacking something beneath surface. 

A master class in ensemble that is utterly harrowing. Be sure to take some tissues and possibly a swift gin.