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Review: The Winston Machine, New Diorama Theatre
A challenging and engaging triumph
Read More »The Incident Room, Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Two) – Review
An intelligent and thoroughly researched dramatization
Read More »It’s True, It’s True, It’s True, Underbelly Cowgate Edinburgh – Review
A kick-ass tribute to Artemisia Gentileschi, the young artist whose 17th century rape trial shocked Rome. This production tells her side of the story, using serious creative energy and raw power.
Read More »Close Up, New Diorama Theatre – Review
A play that has some potential but is still unsure of what direction it wants to take.
Read More »A Girl In School Uniform (Walks Into A Bar), New Diorama Theatre – Review
Pros: An innovative storytelling technique that boosts the audience’s imagination. Cons: There’s a lot unsaid and unexplained here – it would benefit from more context It’s the future – and it’s not looking too bright. There are blackouts, and people keep disappearing without explanation. Steph, a schoolgirl, is on a mission to find her missing friend Charlie. She finds herself out of her comfort zone in the bar where Charlie was last seen. There she meets Bell, a jaded and ...
Read More »Thirty Christmases, New Diorama Theatre – Review
A light-hearted look at the less than perfect Christmases that many families experience that takes the audience on a journey to consider the true meaning of Christmas.
Read More »All In, New Diorama Theatre – Review
Atresbandes seduce the audience with a heady world of contemporary images which are sometimes confusing but always watchable, and carry a compelling message.
Read More »Kings, New Diorama Theatre – Review
A truly captivating and powerful new work that explores the plight of the capital’s homeless.
Read More »Secret Life of Humans, Pleasance Courtyard – Review
An agile, clever - but occasionally unbalanced - journey to the centre of human nature.
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