Drama
A staple for us and for many if you fancy a more traditional play. When we first started Everything Theatre it was specifically to review drama. We’ve branched out over the years, but it will always be a favourite of ours.
-
Daughter, Summerhall – Review
If theatre is meant to provoke a reaction, this is an absolute masterpiece.
-
Impact, Pleasance Courtyard (This) – Review
Pros: The final twist is pretty clever. Cons: This show didn’t stand up to its name and made very little impact on me. The narrator of this drama is smartly dressed and has distinct manners. When he walks in, he puts…
-
Outside, Pleasance Courtyard (The Cellar) – Review
A living room drama which portrays the lives of three hopeless millennials but requires a brisk revision to realise its full potential.
-
The Political History of Smack and Crack, Roundabout @ Summerhall – Review
The swinging friendship of two heroin addicts is used to expose one of the biggest failures of Thatcherism.
-
Can’t Stop Can’t Stop, C Venues – C Royale (Studio 2) – Review
Pros: Painfully autobiographical. Cons: This show is not for those seeking entertainment. Have you ever wondered what happens inside the head of a person diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? How many times have you made jokes about ‘having OCD’ after…
-
Dummy, Bourbon Bar – Review
Pros: Candid and resounding. Cons: This show deserves a bigger audience. Anders Lee’s background as a comedian comes across distinctly in Dummy, although this is not quite the show one might expect. The jokes are there, as well as some awkward…
-
KillyMuck, Underbelly, Bristo Square (Jersey) – Review
Pros: A poignant statement from the silenced benefit class. Cons: The actor’s stage presence is unconvincing. In the closing scene of KillyMuck, the protagonist Niamh (Aoife Lennon) raises a board that displays two stylised drawings. Three men are depicted standing on…
-
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, Underbelly, Bristo Square (Cowbarn) – Review
The tenderness of brotherhood vibrates in the words of a WWI soldier.
-
Freeman, Pleasance Courtyard (Above) – Review
Pros: Strictly Arts Theatre’s creative genius translates a heavy topic into a captivating performance. Cons: …not in this one. Police in the United States kill unarmed black people nearly twice per week. In 2015, only 13 of the 104 cases…
-
Homos, or Everyone in America, Finborough Theatre – Review
Engaging snapshot of the 21st century New York gay scene.