Josephine Balfour Oatts Zoom chats with Tamar Saphra and Emily Renée in our latest feature. They talk about the pigeonholing of artists of colour and why it's not ultimately the worst thing…
As well as acting as Associate Director on the West End's Everybody's Talking About Jamie, George Richmond-Scott has his hands full with another project " the Omnibus Theatre's Small Change.…
Review: My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre4.0starsAs with Ann Goldstein's translation from Italian to English, April De Angelis' stage adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels man…
Josephine Balfour Oatts talks to Toby Clarke about his experiences writing a piece on faith for Fatiha El-Ghorri, a standup comedian he has met once. This afternoon feels darker than usual. …
Review: Amatory Asylum, Wellington Members Club3.0starsI've never been to a Swingers party before, but this gets pretty close. Here, House of Kittens " champions of erotic and immersive stor…
Review: Ian McKellen On Stage, Harold Pinter Theatre5.0starsSir Ian McKellen is a story-telling machine of the highest calibre " even the creases about his eyes resemble that of a folded dow…
Review: Conspiracy, New Diorama Theatre 3.0stars That the press performance for Barrel Organ's latest work Conspiracy falls on Friday the 13th, is an ominous symbol. This night feels ripe fo…
Review: Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation, Royal Court Theatre 4.0stars Fresh from the Edinburgh International Festival, Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestri…
Review: A Womb of One's Own, Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars If A Womb of One's Own underwent a paternity test, the results would be conclusive: it is most definitely a distant rel…
Review: Hearty, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars "We've been here before", Emma Frankland shouts, panting. "Can you hear me?" Protruding from her back are a pair of wings, though they a…
Review: To Move in Time, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsTyrone Huggins' voice is like honey. His sentences ooze, thick and syrupy, lulling his audience into a stunned sort of stupor. Wr…
Review: What Girls Are Made Of, Assembly Main Hall, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsWhat Girls Are Made Of is so fucking cool. To the tune of a live band, Cora Bissett recounts the rollercoaster tha…
Review: Collapsible, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe5.0starsWhat with the modern world wading through an epidemic of mental illness, Margaret Perry's Collapsible couldn't be timelier. High a…
Review: The Female Role Model Project, Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2.0stars Unfortunately, The Female Role Model Project is exactly that: a project. Its billing is promising, with talk …
Review: Hatch, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsAs the character of Jess, Sarah Carton is pure dynamite. The grey pallor of her prison uniform mixes with the din beyond her door: …
Review: Are we not drawn on toward new erA, ZOO Southside, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars Are we not drawn onward to new erA is a palindrome in every sense, though it reads better back to front. …
Review: Suffering From Scottishness, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars Queuing in the rain and sudden early-evening chill feels like preamble for Suffering From Scottishness. The envi…
Review: Blodeuwedd Untold,4.0starsJo Blake casts her circle, flour falling from her fingertips. It is raw and powdery, with tell-tale grains marking her skin and clothes. These patterns are …
Review: Pink Lemonade, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsMika Johnson knows how to work their audience. Bathed in a fluorescent pink glow, Johnson surrenders to the beat of their mouth.…
Review: The Burning, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe 3.0stars "Our ancestors are calling. Let me take you back!" Four women cry, wrapped in long, dark robes with hoods tied at the neck…
Review: Lovely Girls, ZOO Southside, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars First impressions are important to The Hiccup Project. So important in fact, that they go for a second. Lovely Girls runs at fu…
Review: Tokyo Rose, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars Tokyo Rose is a powerhouse of a production. Created by Burnt Lemon Theatre, this new female-led musical explores the wrongfu…
Review: Manual Cinema's Frankenstein, Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsThe vast stage of the McEwan Hall is brimming with possibility. Home to Manual Cinema's Frankenstein, …
Review: Wil Greenway: The Ocean After All, Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh Fringe 4.0stars "G'Day!" Wil Greenway cries, in his cheeky, charming way. Laughter escapes his boisterous beard…
Review: America Is Hard To See, Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe5.0starsAmerica Is Hard To See is a transformative theatrical experience. In its fusion of verbatim interviews, Methodist …