Northern Stage, NewcastleThis revival of the carnivorous plant caper showcases strong voices, incorporates playful designs and splits Audrey II in twoSure, it would be possible to deliver a …
It's getting hot in here: Lauren Gauge's monologue is a female-centred look at clubbing, coupling up and settling down. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Unmarried at Underbelly appeared…
A well-rounded, uplifting story: Holly O'Mahony warms to Scratchwork Theatre's Nel at the New Diorama's Incoming Festival. The post Review: Nel at Incoming Festival appeared first on Exeunt …
Rating: 2 stars The Brexorcist promised to be good on paper. In the Brighton Fringe brochure, it was described as "the true story of Brexit", "a multi-media political farce with a killer sou…
Rating: 3 stars The programme for At the Junction Café describes the play as an exploration of the way we choose to isolate ourselves in public places, focusing on our phones instead of tal…
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats". I wait for a moment, expecting others to follow, but when no one does, I start making my way towards the stairs of the Rialto theatre. I turn …
I’m a fan of the game Werewolf, having played a fair few rounds of it as a student. So I was intrigued and excited by the concept of it being turned into a Brighton Fringe spectacle by…
What should you do if you struggle to fit into modern society? Find someone you like, or someone who's like you, and build a commune with them. Such is the solution of Brother Tobias (Christ…
A much more exciting party: Holly O'Mahony swims in the undercurrents of Bill Rosenfield's transferred two-hander. The post Review: 46 Beacon at Trafalgar Studios appeared first on Exeunt Ma…
Sunny side up: Holly O'Mahony contemplates 42nd Street's escapism amid 2017's political turbulence. The post Review: 42nd Street at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane appeared first on Exeunt Maga…
Matthew Spangler’s stage adaptation of The Kite Runner, which premiered in California in 2009, has opened for a highly-anticipated stint in London's West End, with Giles Croft as direc…
How far would you be prepared to go for art? What would you be willing to risk for those you love the most? He(art) is a cripplingly funny new writing by playwright Andrew Maddock, which exp…
Left Luggage is an endearing play following sisters Nicola (Kim Burnett) and Danni (Bryony Thomas) as they rediscover each other in the wake of their grandmother’s death. Written by Is…
In a play featuring powerful poetry, captivating physical sequences and some first-rate piano playing, it's a shame the standalone talents don't gel together more in Riotous Company's Scherz…
Dreamless Sleep is the latest play by young writer-director Georgie Staight. It's a cripplingly funny, raw and moving examination of a relationship between N (Niamh Watson) and H (Hannah Law…
What if an attempted rape cannot be proven? What if, by the time any witnesses show, the attacker appears the bloodied, tied-up victim, and the victim seems to have become the ruthless, craz…
There are many interesting angles or routes a play on internet grooming and protecting teens from explicit online content could take. Why writer Nathan Lucky Wood chose to turn what could ha…
“The Game's Afoot!” shouts a police detective, in Sherlock Holmes-esque fashion. Armed with a pen, a map and an initial clue, we separate ourselves from the other 40-odd audience…
“History is freedom, history is imprisonment,” says one character in Blitz Theatre Group and Nikos Flessas’s surreal play Late Night, which excavates longings born from mem…
Shook Up Shakespeare's Midsummer Madness brings something a little bit different to this year’s commemorations marking 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. With party games, a ra…
The Deep Blue Sea was first performed in 1952, a few years after it was written by the already successful playwright Terence Rattigan. Based largely on Rattigan’s own closeted relation…
Sexual fantasies, fictional bombs and racial hatred are just some of the themes explored in Love, Bombs & Apples. Written by Hassan Abdulrazzak and directed by Rosamunde Hutt, this play …
Sideways: The Play enjoyed a sell-out stint at La Jolla Playhouse in California, and now this Pinot Noir praising, Merlot pounding comedy has arrived in London. The production is directed by…
Knife Edge features chicken and chips, and big dreams for a girl who knows she deserves more from life than the abandonment and abuse she's received thus far. The play is produced by The Big…
Labour rebels, a bereaved mother of a blown-up soldier and a disconnected upper middle class couple all feature in the first half of Out of Joint's A View From Islington North. In the latter…