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: Memoriam, Southwark Playhouse
A timely, thought-provoking production that explores ethical and moral dilemmas
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Review: Jealousy Play, Etcetera Theatre
A beautifully written and performed one-hander.
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Review: Roleplay, Soho Theatre
Brings plenty of laughs and a huge performance
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Review: The Signalman, Bridewell Theatre
An atmospheric and genuinely unsettling adaptation of Dickens’ ghost story
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Review: The Master Builder, Arcola Theatre
David Edgar’s condensed Ibsen benefits from an established cast and striking design
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Review: Six Kinds of Wednesday, Bread and Roses Theatre
A biting new musical with teeth and heart
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Review: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins, The Other Palace
A naked, anarchic romp through literary classics, turning the Penguin bookshelf into a playground for maximalist clowning.
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Review: The Play’s The Thing, White Bear Theatre
Mixing humour into a fairly dark tale of the horrors of post-university friendship collapse.
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Review: Every Ghost Story Ever, Barons Court Theatre
It might not really be every ghost story ever, but it is a whole lot of fun as Billy Morton dissects the genre with utter silliness.
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Review: Terry’s: An American Tragedy About Cars, Customers, And Selling Cars To Customers, The Pleasance
A sometimes singing, sometimes dancing look at American consumerism that goes hard on the fun