Following in the tradition of the finest testimony-based theatre, Factor 9 gives the stage to the survivors of a 1980s pharmaceutical disaster in which thousands of people worldwide became infected with the HIV virus after taking factor 8 and factor 9 blood products for haemophiliacs. The play, scripted by Hamish Macdonald, is directed by Grid […]

Clean Break’s Little on the Inside initially makes you feel uncomfortably framed. You take on the role of judge, jury, prison officer, social worker and even patron of Clean Break as you gaze down on the two very engaging performers – Estella Daniels and Sandra Reid – preset in a state of frustrated non-communication. One […]

Seeing a chair and a microphone on a bare stage on entering the four-sided auditorium, one might be forgiven for thinking that Chris Thorpe’s interesting-sounding research project into cognitive psychology and political extremism will predominantly take the form of a lecture. He launches into it somewhat agitated, like a man who has lost patience with […]

Right from the pre-set, Les Enfants Terribles create a visually striking and highly fantastical world of circus and carnival, where anything seems possible. We find ourselves looking at the entrance to an old fashioned circus tent, reminiscent of 1930s Spiegel-style construction, resplendent with signs and pictures promising delights within, and it quickly becomes apparent that […]

Today’s instalment of the Treelogy, a trio of fast-paced and partially improvised shows on childhood stories featuring trees by young company Sleeping Trees, was a hilarious parody of Treasure Island.  Versions of The Magic Faraway Tree and The Odyssey are also to be performed in a similar style, on different days. This production was nominated […]