Review: Beauty is Pain – Joanne Kilday

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...

Review: Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face – Joanne Kilday

Show: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face Venue: Pleasance Courtyard Star rating: **** Reviewer: Joanne Kilday In 2019, if you want to be a 'successful independent woman person' you better have something to say and you better be wearing a Serious Black Jumper™. 'Britain's funniest woman comic' (Daily Mail) has put the sequins in...

Review: Risk Assessment – Jenni Snell

Show: Risk Assessment Venue: Greenside @ Infirmary Street Stars: **** Reviewer: Jenni Snell It’s safe to say that everyone gets a bit confused trying to navigate the #MeToo Movement and feminist landscape from time to time. Even those of us who strongly identify as feminist can find ourselves conflicted and at odds on certain topics....

Review: Big Boys Don’t Cry – Sarah MacDonald

Show - Big Boys Don't Cry Venue - The Stand Comedy Club Star rating - *** Reviewer - Sarah MacDonald Content Warning: #MeToo movement, Weinstein, coercion, suicide “Could being more open about their emotions free men from being stuck in the middle between 'boys don’t cry' and 'it’s good to talk'? If so, will men...