The Fringe through feminist-tinted glasses
On 1st April, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe announced that it, along with the other festivals due to take place in August, would not be happening. We're saddened that this year's EdFringe will not be taking place, but we're equally grateful to all the festivals, venues, productions and others involved in making the festival happen for... Continue Reading →
We interrupt our hibernation period to share a wee review of Allegro Musical Theatre's production of Made in Dagenham at the Church Hill Theatre. Our editor-in-chief, Amy, is part of this production so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to flex our reviewing muscles just this once outside of the Fringe. Show: Made in Dagenham... Continue Reading →
Show - She Shall Not Be Moved Venue - theSpace on the Mile Rating - **** Reviewer - Joanne Kilday This fresh, original piece of writing, set in a modern day witch trial, is a meditation on what it means to be a woman; the challenges we face, and how they break us, bind us... Continue Reading →
Show - Beauty is Pain Venue - Paradise in the Vault Rating - **** Reviewer - Joanne Kilday Beauty is Pain is a political performance art piece surrounding Donald Trump's support of the Miss USA pageants and treatment of women in the mainstream media. It delves into the superficial nature of the pageants and reveals... Continue Reading →
Show - Fight Song Venue - Venue 13 Rating - ***** Reviewer - Joanne Kilday Sweetwater, Texas. 1964. The only thing bigger than football is Jesus Christ and women’s hair. Four cheerleaders don’t know why they are here or how long they’ve been in this dark place – all they know is that something is... Continue Reading →
Never none (but she) Rating: *** Location: Space Triplex (studio) Reviewer: Viki Matejova Never none (but she), the first production of AsterGlow, is a promising endeavour into meaningful storytelling. Set in a fantasy world where magic and powers mirror real life inequalities, it is a conceptually striking piece of theatre. The play features powerful characters... Continue Reading →
Show: Venus - Sophie Duker Venue: Pleasance Courtyard Star Rating: ***** Reviewer: Rachel-Anne Clarke Venus is Sophie Duker’s debut hour and baby she’s got it nailed. If you’re looking for your new favourite ‘woke’ comedian Duker, who’s preferred pronouns happen to be she/her/that bitch, might just be for you. But if you’re only there to... Continue Reading →
Show: Souvenirs Venue: Paradise in the Vault Star rating: *** Reviewer: Joanne Kilday Souvenirs presents the real stories of four young people in London who have been involved in cases of harassment and stalking. When does passion become obsession and what is the mental toll on those involved? UCL Runaround brings us a show that... Continue Reading →
Show: Cotton Fingers Venue: Summerhall Stars: ***** Reviewer: Amy King Amy Molloy brings Rachel Tresize's brilliant script to life in an electric performance. I have never seen a solo performance like it. The bare stage and plastic bucket seats make the performance more intimate, somehow. A fierce honesty pours out of Molloy as Cotton Fingers offers... Continue Reading →
Show: White Girls Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot Star rating: ***** Reviewer: Amy King Francesca Bloor and Valerie Smith are, in a word, brilliant. Their show, White Girls, follows Eve and Leah as they travel to Calais on their gap year to volunteer in The Jungle, a refugee camp, in 2016. They don't speak French, but... Continue Reading →
