Fringe/ OffWestEnd
We could argue for hours what makes a fringe theatre venue, and even then we doubt we’d come to a satisfactory definition. So to keep it simple, fringe here simply means the wonderful little venues, generally less than 100 seats, often located above or below or next to pubs, and very much at the heart of our theatre world, where all the magic usually starts.
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Review: Disappeared / Merged, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
An ambitious and thought-provoking fringe production exploring creativity, identity, and AI
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Review: A Fine Idea, Arcola Theatre
Challenges our perceptions about International Development where the Global North seeks to support the South
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Review: I Made You A Mixtape, The Cockpit
The One Where the 90s Never Ended: I Made You a Mixtape is a joyous, genre-defying, alt-rock-fuelled love letter to the 90s.
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Review: To Be Frank, Pleasance Theatre
Equal parts ridiculous and moving, To Be Frank is wonderfully eccentric
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Review: Clown Fish Out of Water, Etcetera Theatre
Expect the unexpected as Clown Fish Stephen Catling prepares to plunge into the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Review: Little Women, Royal Academy of Music
A frothy, enormously fun and sweet-natured musical with vocals that are even better than the Broadway version.
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Review: Stories for Boys, Drayton Arms Theatre
A quirky, clever reflection on death and acceptance that may require some homework before curtain up.
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Review: All That’s Left is Right, Etcetera Theatre
A one-dimensional allegory about social exclusion and fear of difference
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Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Charterhouse
A charming outdoor production that adds warmth, wit and musical flair to Shakespeare’s overlooked comedy.
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Review: It’s A Funny New Game (The Changing Farce of Football), Canal Café Theatre
Offers some competent performances and amusing moments but feels like an overlong collection of pub-born football sketches