https://youtu.be/P12_dHXCzuU Performed and Devised by Sadiq Ali, Phoebe Knight, Jonah Russell Artistic Direction by Sadiq Ali Review by Marina Funcasta The Studio (Edinburgh run) ★★★★ Sadiq Ali Company stuns with their new show, Tell Me. Taking an HIV diagnosis as a starting point, we follow Grace, played with delicacy by Phoebe Knight, as she contends … Continue reading Review: Tell Me – The Place, London
Written by Annie Lareau Review by Marina Funcasta Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ Above all else, Fuselage emerges as a play about the past - historical events, blurred memories, and present loss are tightly bound to every word uttered by writer and actor, Annie Lareau. And trust me, there’s a lot of them. Yet, there is something … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Fuselage
https://youtu.be/mpvd4WMHgF0 Vedere Te (1322) by Noemi Piva (Italy)Q-Fforia by Oran Longmuir (Scotland) & Angharad Jones (Wales)Meohadim by Jacob Gomez (Spain)I Can See Us by Daniel Lukehurst (England) Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★ As far as popular culture is concerned, contemporary dance struggles to detach itself from the likes of Maddie Ziegler and Sia; derelict spaces filled with grey mist … Continue reading Review: Innovations Contemporary Dance Platform – The Studio, Edinburgh
Written by J B Priestley Directed by Martin Foreman Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £12.00 ★★★ Opening to an Edwardian drawing room, it is hard to expect anything else from a J.B. Priestley ‘Time Play’. Scorched into imaginations thanks to English GCSE, the deceptive ease of his nostalgic sensationalism is widely acknowledged. And yet, … Continue reading Review: Dangerous Corner – The Assemby Roxy, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/XSNI7IZqhkQ Written and adapted by Manjeet Mann Directed by Tessa Walker Review by Jack Quinn Pilot Theatre: Touring ★★★★ Run, Rebel, adapted from Manjeet Mann’s award-winning verse novel, is a gripping exploration of rebellion and self-discovery, delivered with unflinching honesty at Theatre Peckham. Directed by Tessa Walker and produced by Pilot Theatre, this production offers … Continue reading Review: Run, Rebel – Theatre Peckham, London
Written by Willy Russell Directed by Bob Thomson Review by Marina Funcasta Tickets from £13.00 ★★★ For a play that is all about the perils of nostalgia, Bob Tomson’s touring production of 'Blood Brothers' felt painfully relevant: framed throughout by two council estates, there is no attempt to dampen down the bleak series of events … Continue reading Review: Blood Brothers – The Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by Lyndon Chapman Review by Jack Quinn Underbelly Cowgate ★★★★ Navigating the liminal spaces between humour and despair, Lyndon Chapman’s Is the Wi-Fi Good in Hell? is a raw, deeply personal exploration of trauma, identity, and the relentless search for belonging. Set against the backdrop of a society that often overlooks those on the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Is the WiFi Good in Hell
Written and Directed by Ois O'Donoghue Review by Jack Quinn Summerhall Former Women's Locker Room ★★★★ In the intimate, sweat-drenched confines of Summerhall's Former Women's Locker Room, HYPER by Ois O'Donoghue and Jaxbanded Theatre envelops the audience in an intense, visceral experience that blurs the line between performer and spectator. This play is not for … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – HYPER
Created by Buzzcut Productions Review by Marina Funcasta Summerhall - Anatomy Lecture Theatre ★★★★ Buzzcut Productions combines cameras, puppets, diorama sets and a remarkably peculiar story to create a spellbinding, though uncanny, depiction of rural English suburbia. Emerging from a similar world to Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox and Tim Burton’s Coraline, this Wonderland is, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Bark Bark
Written and Performed by Katie Greenall Review by Jack Quinn Summerhall Techcube 0 ★★★★ Blubber is an evocative and immersive piece by Katie Greenall that artfully combines storytelling with participatory elements, making it a standout show this year. The performance invites the audience into a shared space, where the themes of communal care and connection are … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Blubber
