Written by Gary Wilmot Directed by Sydney Stevenson Review by Marina Funcasta The Gatehouse ★★★ When writing a play about the act of waiting, boredom is almost an inevitable attribute. To wait is to test endurance; it demands a level of patience. This doesn’t have to be a limitation. Beckett sought its fertility; as did … Continue reading Review: While They Were Waiting – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London
Written by Anton Chekov Adapted by Tom Stoppard Directed by Orly Benn Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★★ My dreams with the seagulls fly Out of reach Out of cry Joni Mitchell’s Song to a Seagull opens EUTC’s most recent production of Chekhov’s infamous tragicomedy. Resounding from the balcony, our Nina, played with austerity by Daisy … Continue reading Review: The Seagull – Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/4WkDHuGpStg Created, Directed and Performed by Alex Harvey and Charlotte Mooney - Ockham’s Razor Choreography by Nathan Johnston Review by Marina Funcasta The Lowry ★★★★★ “This piece is a culmination of everything we have learned in the twenty four years we have spent working together. Lets begin: Day One.” Quite an opening. Charlotte Mooney takes off her … Continue reading Review: Ockham’s Razor: Collaborator – The Place, London
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
