Pros: It is always important to share stories of suffering when the practice of the penitentiaries is still so recent. Cons: Lacking in story arc. FilthyCOW are an all female troupe driven to create theatre that explores the roles of women historically, culturally, socially and politically. They strive to strip away the male gaze and show womanhood at its truest, bravest, strongest, messiest, most flawed and most beautiful, embracing the diversity of women’s experiences around the world by exploring and ...
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Windows, Finborough Theatre – Review
Windows is a fascinating, sweet-natured and yet socially-aware play. It flows smoothly between its three scenes, rarely flagging and with enough soft humour that a smile is never far away.
Read More »Gunshot Medley, Venue 13 – Review
Pros: The production values are excellent in every respect. Cons: Not suitable for audiences in search of easy entertainment. There is something intimate and profound about Gunshot Medley that stays with you long after you’ve left Venue 13 in Edinburgh. This must have to do with the sweet whispers of the High Priestess (impersonated by playwright and director Dionna Michelle Daniel) or with the piercing eyes and husky voice of the slave Betty (Morgan Camper). Standing in the middle of a field covered in ...
Read More »Good With Maps, C Primo – Review
Pros: Nate Edmondson’s original music score is a journey in its own right. Cons: The plot’s dramatic elements aren’t properly developed. British expat Noëlle has inherited from her beloved dad a passion for cartography and, inspired by her childhood readings, she decides to embark on an enlightening journey along the Amazon river. When she comes back, though, she discovers that her father has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Recollections from her past empowering adventure merge with the chronicles of his degenerative illness, ...
Read More »Teaching a Dillo to Cross the Road, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
A haunting piece of theatre on human behavior that will stay with you.
Read More »Edward II, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
An epic condensed down to its bare bones and effectively told; a good retelling.
Read More »Under My Thumb, Assembly Roxy – Review
An emblematic and visually strong play about female victims of abuse; prepare yourself to be shaken.
Read More »Deadly Dialogues, C Venues – C – Review
Multiple stories present different aspects of modern Islam; the outcome is thought-provoking but its potential is not fully realised.
Read More »The Odyssey, The Scoop – Review
An engaging and inventive retelling of an epic tale.
Read More »Trashed, Underbelly Cowgate – Review
'In-Yer-Face' monologue of a man whose entire life is devastated after the death of his young daughter.
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