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Bryony Rae Taylor

Bryony Rae Taylor

Bryony has been a reviewer and features writer across the UK for ten years and joined BroadwayWorld in 2019. She is based in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and is currently finishing up her doctorate in performance at Northumbria University. A theatre producer by trade, she is researching the culture of British theatre.

In her spare time, Bryony can usually be found ambling around pointing at nearby animals and shouting their species name at them ("CAT!", "COW!" etc), doodling, or crocheting.






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Review: DISCO PIGS, Alphabetti Theatre
Review: DISCO PIGS, Alphabetti Theatre
February 22, 2024

Enda Walsh’s abrasive, poetic two-hander, Disco Pigs is a bullet-train ride of extremes. Two 17-year-olds, Pig (Ben Gettins) and Runt (Amy McAllister) are best friends born just seconds apart in the same hospital. Hurling their angst at each other (and the audience) for just under an hour, the pair navigate the throws of teendom, clinging to their friendship for dear life.

Review: NOISENIGHT40: ABEL SELAOCOE & THE BANTU ENSEMBLE, Boiler Shop
Review: NOISENIGHT40: ABEL SELAOCOE & THE BANTU ENSEMBLE, Boiler Shop
November 3, 2023

My friend and I both said the same thing at the same time as we left the Boilershop after seeing South African Cellist, Abel Selaocoe. This was 'that might have been the best gig I’ve ever been to'. That might not be a very journalism-y thing to say (well, neither is “journalism-y”,) but it sums things up succinctly.

Review: BBC PROMS AT SAGE GATESHEAD: SELF ESTEEM & ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA, Sage Gateshead
Review: BBC PROMS AT SAGE GATESHEAD: SELF ESTEEM & ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA, Sage Gateshead
July 24, 2023

I like my orchestral music organised around Northern talent. An evening of two halves, this BBC Proms event saw Nottingham (which is geographically more North than South, so let’s forget for a moment that it’s in the midlands) was repped by four-piece band Divorce. Then, Rotherham-born Self-Esteem - or Rebecca Lucy Taylor, a seedling national treasure – performed an hour-long set “with some surprises”, primarily performing her own work with new arrangements by Colin Elliot.

Interview: 'It's important for trauma-informed art to have a place in society.' Francis Grin, Jennie Eggleton, & Charlotte Everest on DREAM SCHOOL at The Space
Interview: 'It's important for trauma-informed art to have a place in society.' Francis Grin, Jennie Eggleton, & Charlotte Everest on DREAM SCHOOL at The Space
May 11, 2023

Inspired by a true story, DREAM SCHOOL is a thriller about a group of students who accidentally find themselves in a cult. BroadwayWorld chats to the play's writer Francis Grin and producers Jennie Eggleton and Charlotte Everest about the real-life roots of the show.

Interview: 'I'd Rather Spoon my Own Eyeballs Out Than be a Teenager Again' Ben Schwarz And Rosie Bowden of SOAPBOX RACER at Alphabetti Theatre
Interview: 'I'd Rather Spoon my Own Eyeballs Out Than be a Teenager Again' Ben Schwarz And Rosie Bowden of SOAPBOX RACER at Alphabetti Theatre
April 25, 2023

Soapbox Racer is about a teenager called Kay (played by Harrison Rowley-Lynn) who gets dumped in Very Bad and Dramatic Circumstances but graciously chooses to make the best of it. Writer Ben Schwarz and emerging North East director extraordinaire Rosie Bowden sit with BroadwayWorld to give us a peep under the play’s hood.

Interview: 'Harold Pinter was Incredibly Supportive' Director Nancy Meckler on Writing NOTES FROM THE REHEARSAL ROOM
Interview: 'Harold Pinter was Incredibly Supportive' Director Nancy Meckler on Writing NOTES FROM THE REHEARSAL ROOM
April 12, 2023

Putting pen to paper for curious theatre minds, director Nancy Meckler has reflected on her extensive experience in Notes From the Rehearsal Room: A Director’s Process, published by Methuen Drama in February this year. BroadwayWorld grabbed an hour with Nancy to get a sense of what it was like to reflect on her career.

The Community Practice of North East Dance Artist Esther Huss and Collaborators of STAIRWALL
The Community Practice of North East Dance Artist Esther Huss and Collaborators of STAIRWALL
December 2, 2022

BroadwayWorld go on a field trip to watch dance artist Esther Huss, and her collaborators, practice their community work in a project called STAIRWALL: THE THINGS WE FIND.

Interview: SoreSlap Theatre on MORE BLACKS, MORE DOGS, MORE IRISH at Alphabetti Theatre
Interview: SoreSlap Theatre on MORE BLACKS, MORE DOGS, MORE IRISH at Alphabetti Theatre
November 25, 2022

Rhian Jade and Papi Jeovani of SoreSlap Theatre talk us through their new play, MORE BLACKS, MORE DOGS, MORE IRISH at Alphabetti Theatre until 3 December.

Interview: Jemma Kennedy on her new guide to creative process, THE PLAYWRIGHT'S JOURNEY
Interview: Jemma Kennedy on her new guide to creative process, THE PLAYWRIGHT'S JOURNEY
November 2, 2022

Jemma Kennedy on her new guide to creative process, THE PLAYWRIGHT'S JOURNEY

Book Review: THE PLAYWRIGHT'S JOURNEY by Jemma Kennedy
Book Review: THE PLAYWRIGHT'S JOURNEY by Jemma Kennedy
November 2, 2022

Exquisitely written, extraordinarily perceptive, and delightful to read, Jemma Kennedy's The Playwright's Journey is a joyful meander through creative process.

Artists from Theatre Peckham's YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK SEASON Introduce Their Shows: Part Three
Artists from Theatre Peckham's YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK SEASON Introduce Their Shows: Part Three
October 25, 2022

The final part in a three-part series of Q&A's, artists of this year's YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK season at Theatre Peckham take us a behind-the-scenes of the shows on the bill.

Artists From Theatre Peckham's YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK Introduce Their Shows: Part Two
Artists From Theatre Peckham's YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK Introduce Their Shows: Part Two
October 10, 2022

Artists chat about this year's YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK season at Theatre Peckham, a celebration of people from the African Diaspora. Part two!

Artists From Theatre Peckham's YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK Introduce Their Shows: Part One
Artists From Theatre Peckham's YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK Introduce Their Shows: Part One
September 27, 2022

For the fourth year, Theatre Peckham presents its Young, Gifted & Black season, an annual event which celebrates people from the African diaspora over five weeks.

Review: SUGAR BABY, Alphabetti Theatre
Review: SUGAR BABY, Alphabetti Theatre
September 27, 2022

Sugar Baby made its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017. A compelling one-man play by Alan Harris, this new production directed by Natasha Haws is a wonderfully wild ride.

Review: MY LOVER WAS A SALMON IN THE CLIMATE APOCALYPSE, Pleasance Courtyard
Review: MY LOVER WAS A SALMON IN THE CLIMATE APOCALYPSE, Pleasance Courtyard
August 22, 2022

What did our critic think of MY LOVER WAS A SALMON IN THE CLIMATE APOCALYPSE at Pleasance Courtyard?

Review: SHE WOLF, Assembly Roxy
Review: SHE WOLF, Assembly Roxy
August 22, 2022

What did our critic think of SHE WOLF at Assemly Roxy?

Edinburgh 2022: Review: JESUS, JANE, MOTHER & ME, Pleasance Dome
Edinburgh 2022: Review: JESUS, JANE, MOTHER & ME, Pleasance Dome
August 21, 2022

What did our critic think of JESUS, JANE, MOTHER & ME at Pleasance Dome?

Edinburgh 2022: Review: LUCID, ZOO Playground
Edinburgh 2022: Review: LUCID, ZOO Playground
August 20, 2022

What did our critic think of LUCID at ZOO Playground?

Review: KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER, Summerhall
Review: KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER, Summerhall
August 20, 2022

What did our critic think of KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER at Summerhall?

Review: FLAT AND THE CURVES, The Stand
Review: FLAT AND THE CURVES, The Stand
August 17, 2022

What did our critic think of FLAT AND THE CURVES at The Stand?



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