Deconstructed fairytales have long made classic Fringe fare. After Bettelheim and Angela Carter we’re all aware of the latent warnings and desires lurking in their mythic outlines, rich and iconic – perfect for developing theme or subtext in new plays. Shona Reppe though, unpicks her fairy tale according to a material logic in this new […]

Men in the Cities is big play, presenting a ranging cast of men of all backgrounds and ages on the canvas of our largest and most multivalent city. It is also a solo storytelling show. Chris Goode holds the stage from an almost static station at his microphone, allowing his prose full play. There’s only […]

Established Spanish street theatre company Vagalume Teatro have created a touching and funny mask performance in their first exploration of this form. They establish an effective and simple premise: three elderly people meet by chance when they share the same bench. Each is suffering – one is too poor to eat, one cannot afford the […]

There are certain institutions whose very existence feels reassuring. Often NGOs, they are the embodiment of certain principles and their ambitions toward fostering peace, international collaboration or environmental protection give the comforting impression that ‘something is being done’ if even if you yourself are too busy to get directly involved. The UN, and particularly news […]

Twilight. In the semi-darkness I can make out the still silhouette of a cellist, sideways on. Perhaps one other figure consumed by the shadows. A male voice, like a heartfelt Bulgarian chant, breaks into the silence and so commences Normal Love. This is a show by Eldarin Yeong Studio and Normal Love Theatre, directed by […]