Monthly Archives: August 2016

Burning Doors – review

This review first appeared in British Theatre Guide Belarus Free Theatre presents Burning Doors Written and directed by Nicolai Khalezin Dramaturgy by Nicolai Khalezin and Natalia Kaliada Award-winning Belarus Free Theatre’s world premiere of Burning Doors at Curve brings into vodka-clear focus … Continue reading

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Bugsy Malone – review

This review first appeared in British Theatre Guide A Curve Community Production presents Bugsy Malone Play by Alan Parker Words and music Paul Williams Director and choreographer Nick Winston Curve’s latest community production opens in a dramatic hail of bullets … Continue reading

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Edinburgh 2016: street statues go to the next level

Another August, another Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and some things never change: the Royal Mile packed with Earth’s citizens, bagpipers on street corners, drizzle, rain, a wee bit of sun. Steep steps in dark, narrow alleyways, like veins connecting the city’s … Continue reading

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The Bookbinder – review

This review first appeared in British Theatre Guide Trick of the Light Theatre presents The Bookbinder written and performed by Russell McCubbin Howell Cellar at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Many of us like to spend an hour lost in a good … Continue reading

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Macbeth – review

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre presents Macbeth by William Shakespeare Director Iqbal Khan The theme of Artistic Director Emma Rice’s inaugural season at The Globe is ‘wonder’ and that is certainly the overriding emotion following a red hot August afternoon performance of … Continue reading

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The Stage – Search for a Theatre Critic 2016

A short post, but big on excitement. Earlier this year I was delighted to have been shortlisted in The Stage’s annual Search for a Theatre Critic 2016 competition. All the reviews are available to read here – good luck to Will, … Continue reading

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