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: Never Said I Was a Genius, Central Film School
Funny, unsettling and quietly provocative, this production explores how artistic genius and monstrousness coexist
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Review: An Oak Tree, The Other Palace Theatre
A clever but slippery interrogation of control and submission.
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Review: Keeping Your Spots, Hens and Chickens Theatre
Joshua J. Jewkes delivers a skilful, wild solo performance as an unhinged infidelity hotline agent in a minimal yet flawed production
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Review: The Love That I’ve Lost, The Bread & Roses Theatre
A multi-generational study of women looking for love and not finding it promises well but ultimately misses the mark – alas, no bunch of roses.
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Review: BROS, Pleasance Theatre
Silence is both dangerous and powerful in this study of male friendship and grief.
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Review: Halfway Home, Etcetera Theatre
Halfway Home is a strikingly simple drama that lays bare the tragedy of alcohol abuse and its aftermath. What it lacks in theatrical precision and poise, it makes up for in heart.
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Review: Drill Baby Drill, Club Silly
A chaotic production, told from the point of view of a polar bear, with an important message about the small actions we can take to help safeguard our future.
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Review: Maya Ricote: Ay Am!, Soho Theatre
Telenovela melodrama becomes inventive physical comedy, but the hour-long show could use a little more substance.
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Review: You Are All Resources, Bread and Roses Theatre
An HR nightmare you’ll absolutely want to be part of.
