This is a brilliant and thoroughly entertaining festival, even without taking into account the astonishingly short time taken to put the plays together.
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On Tidy Endings / Safe Sex, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
Still important plays but clumsy dialogue and clumsier performances make for an underwhelming experience.
Read More »Lucy Hopkins: Le Foulard, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
Completely charming, captivating and hilarious - I haven’t laughed like this in a long while.
Read More »The Man Who Committed Thought, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
A compelling one-man-show that asks urgent and frank questions about issues facing Africa and the relationship the continent has with the West.
Read More »Ed Rapley: The Self Trilogy, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
A compassionate and recognisable look at how to deal with the difficulties of everyday life.
Read More »How To Avoid Making An Entrance Of Yourself, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
A challenging and interesting idea courageously performed, if not to everyone’s taste.
Read More »A Cure for Ageing, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
A thoughtful and boundary pushing contemplation on ageing, however this piece focuses very heavily on the heavier side of the story.
Read More »Each of Us, Tristan Bates Theatre
A well written and directed solo comedy about love, friendship and human connection in uncertain times.
Read More »A Wedding Story, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
A richly rewarding show about filial duty, personal relationships, and the ties that bind us together.
Read More »Oedipus Retold, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
Despite the disparity between the two pieces, overall a thought-provoking production with enough intelligent humour to make a heavy subject digestible.
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