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: Witness, Theatre Peckham
How do we find the courage to break the cycle and create change?
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Review: Magic Bistro, Well Walk Theatre
The design aesthetic is a thing of beauty: from the repurposed spaces to the tiniest stage prop.
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Review: Book Club, Bread and Roses Theatre
A comic exploration of finding community in unlikely spaces.
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Review: Something Clean, Lion and Unicorn Theatre
As a woman, you are taught to fear men you don’t know. Danger is always outside the house, something that could never come from someone you trust, something that affects a singular person, and you better be careful it’s not…
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Review: Jerusalem, Tower Theatre
A strong amateur production, standing on the shoulders of giants.
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Review: Pity Party, Bread and Roses Theatre
Provokes and unsettles theatrical convention as it explores queer, non-binary and contradictory emotions grappling with acceptance.
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Review: ROT. HUSK. LOSER., Park Theatre
A refreshing reboot of rep theatre with four curious mini plays spanning rotting to Ramadan; tensions to tomatoes.
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Review: Chat Noir, The Lost Estate
A unique immersive experience set in 1890s Paris that indulges in debauchery and revels in fun for a night full of all things cabaret
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Review: Entertaining Murder, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
An infamous true-crime story turned into a musical with too many songs!
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Review: Firewing, Hampstead Theatre
Firewing has a strong cast but feels cluttered, looking for a bit too much through the lens.