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: No Photos, Vaulty Towers
An energetic spoken-word performance tackling timely questions around social media, visibility and AI
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Review: The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media), New Diorama Theatre
An ambitious production tackling the confronting subject of media influence on public opinion in the first year of the Gaza Genocide
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Review: Table 17, Kiln Theatre
A charismatic rom-com that occasionally struggles to match its charm with substance.
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Review: Look up at the Stars, The Hen and Chickens Theatre
Star and writer of eighties Doctor Who reunite for an impressively acted, bittersweet one-woman love letter to the golden age of British cinema.
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Review: DAD, Golden Goose Theatre
A man paces around his garden looking anxious and concerned. He’s soon joined by another man who turns out to be his estranged brother, summoned because their elderly father, who has dementia, has been missing for two days. The two…
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Review: The Yellow Wallpaper, The Bull, Wanstead
A timely return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s seminal text.
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Review: Loud Mouths, Libra Theatre Café
A show about how far toxic friendships can be pushed before they become irreconcilable.
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Feature: Shedinburgh Lands At The Young Vic
From online during lockdown to a fully live event, ET looks at how Shedinburgh has successfully established itself.

