Sanctuary, the debut play from Jacob Sparrow, is the winner of the inaugural Leodis Prize, a new playwriting competition. This beautiful, evocative play is about the AIDS epidemic in the 90s and is set in Suffolk. It is about loneliness and the legacy of shame, but also the...
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Hasan Al- Habib has a lot to get off his chest, but Stuck in the Middle (East) with You never feels like a therapy session masquerading as stand up.…
The play delights in its ambiguities. Neither character is wrong, yet they’re both somewhat problematic in their own way. They’re complex and real, yet they become the universal representatives of a broader social discourse. The script succeeds in avoiding any kind of forceful rhetoric, opting f…
The mise en scène is mesmerising. Little marionettes, Russian dolls, vintage tchotchkes of questionable provenance become his companions. Pervaded by childhood wonder, we join Georges as he flees from his troubles and meets a collection of kooky characters, ending up in various absurd situations. A…
With his latest hour of stand-up comedy, Paddy Young proves himself as a master of his craft.…
Performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the fifth year in a row, Ania Magliano shows us all why she is one of Britain's greatest stand-ups going today.…
It’s a beautifully written retrospection, full of evocative allegories and distinctive descriptions of what it feels like to lose someone you adore. From the absolute helplessness of the immediate aftermath to the way people react when they learn about it (their lips go thin, she says, their face …
While the first part of the show is endearing and entertaining, featuring a healthy dose of cheesy comedy and coming-of-age humour, it could be tightened. It does make Jonathan’s change of demeanour more evident, but it also dilutes the core of the play. The build-up could be more tense, more fran…
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille directs the production, establishing a remarkable pace that moves the action across the timeline seamlessly. Emma Houston and Tessa Redman join the writers in the cast, shifting between the characters’ mates and more allegorical roles. The result is an exciting brand of stor…
It’s a dark, gripping, and truly affecting project. Its comic side doesn’t overpower the tragedy, but it brings light to an otherwise dreary subject.…
It’s an infectious, hilarious, utterly bleak theatrical adventure. Smyth is effortlessly entertaining: her passion is contagious and her research is precise. A master storyteller, her magnetism relies on a delicious brand of dark humour. A big chunk of netizens will find this a most tickling produ…
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