45 stories by "Amy Squirrell"
Anthony Burgess' 1962 dystopian novel is realised in theatrical form by The Theatre Workshop, charting young delinquent Alex's imprisonment for murder and his attempted rehabilitation via co…
Journalist and author Mathilda Gregory presents How to be Fat, a solo show that is part stand-up, part storytelling, and an all honest account of what it is like to be fat in a culture that …
Sex in Shorts sees six snapshots of some very disparate characters with very different lives, all linked by one thing: sex. Three writers, four actors and two dancers take us from Australian…
Director Jari Laakso presents Pam Gem's 1978 play about the tumultuous life of beloved French diva Edith Piaf, with a commendable cast and live music. Samantha Spurgin must be highly congrat…
It makes sense that a theatre dedicated to "showcasing and supporting the best new work" would spearhead a festival that situates solo performance and new writing at its core. This February,…
Photo By Marc Brenner An exciting new season of theatre is taking place in the West End's Trafalgar Studios. Trafalgar Transformed, spearheaded by artistic director Jamie Lloyd, is dedicated…
It's hard to know where to start with Brighton: Theatre Uncut. Five short plays with so much to say " I left feeling overwhelmingly riled up. Ruthless in their take-downs of modern society, …
Uncut in rehearsal Behind closed doors, in pub function rooms and bedrooms and libraries, Brighton's creative community is hard at work. Whispers are being exchanged, and a plan is bubbling …
When Stuart Bowden peered out from behind the curtain, barefoot, with his bespectacled face, angular beard and pale, skinny legs protruding from a lumpy green sleeping bag, I really wanted t…
The best way to describe Figs in Wigs's work is a kind of avant-garde cabaret. Its new show flits from comedy to dance to music to circus in this variety performance about narcissism and …
Sanitise throws a lot of things sharply into focus, namely, our highly gendered expectations of flawlessness and sexuality. Directed by Caitlin Skinner, Sanitise is a nod to the pressure wom…
Smug in its own sense of indulgent hedonism, Bonenkai tries really hard to be outrageous. But its desperation to be as debauched as possible doesn't leave much in the way of plot. The story …
Bloom sees two soup kitchen volunteers, Robert Scobie and Abraham Parker, tell the true stories of Michael and Anthony, two men who they met whilst working at the Glasgow City Mission. This …
Drug-addled duo Raoul Duke and Dr Gonzo, played by Tom Moores and Rob Crouch, embark on their wild adventure to Las Vegas with the most extensive collection of illegal substances you've ever…
In outer space, Russian cosmonauts Casimir and Oleg have been drifting helplessly for 12 years, forgotten. Desperately, they try to contact Earth with faulty communications equipment. Back o…
The scene is set in 1940s London. A backstreet abortion that turns into a birth. But it wasn't a baby that was born that night… Flash forward to 1964. Everyone's wearing flares and turtlen…
In a fluctuating global climate for LGBT rights, Sochi 2014 protests the human rights atrocities being committed in Russia today and the controversy surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics. Wri…
In the unrelenting darkness of the Traverse theatre, writer and performer Valentijn Dhaenens brings us face to face with the fear, trauma and above all, futility of war. Sequel to politicall…
Lippy is the terrifying reconstruction of four women's final days after making a suicide pact, and one man's attempt to find out what occurred after they shut themselves inside their home, b…
As we enter the room, the stage for Donald Robertson Is Not A Stand-Up Comedian is set up with the sparse but unmistakable collection of props that can only denote one thing: stand-up comedy…
Frank and unapologetic, writer Owen McCafferty's Unfaithful is an insight into how two couples navigate the rocky roads through their relationships, negotiating age, sexuality and death. Tom…
Multiple layers of truth weave in and out of one another in David Leddy's Horizontal Collaboration, a play with a premise like no other. Each night, a different cast of four actors walks ont…
Adam El Hagar is the charming, personable young Johnny Depp in this frenetic depiction of his relationship with larger than life gonzo journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, played by Sam…
Boosters is a merciless critique of the British justice system and its considerable pitfalls. Through a combination of story telling and poignant real life recordings of victims and convicts…
An abrupt death. A rape. A glue factory full of slightly deranged people. Another death. The Kneejerk of Sloth sounds like grim viewing. But it's not, really. Strangely endearing, this new w…
