Originally published by Exeunt Magazine. Four women in the office share a secret. They are united by their love of true crime, an obsession that they had been too ashamed to share until discovering their fellow enthusiasts. ‘It feels like the sort of thing you should probably keep to yourself’, one of the characters explains, … Continue reading Review: Bible John at the Pleasance
Theatre reviews
Review: SEX SEX MEN MEN at the Yard Theatre
Originally published by Exeunt Magazine. I’ve been watching Sex Education on Netflix and, like a lot of people, it’s caused me to reflect upon what I was taught in school PSHE lessons. One memory that still haunts me: the headmistress ushering us into the hall to watch a video starring ‘Johnny Condom’, a heroic condom who coaxes ‘Wicked … Continue reading Review: SEX SEX MEN MEN at the Yard Theatre
Review: RashDash’s Three Sisters at the Yard Theatre
Dear RashDash, I know you don’t like critics because Abbi read out a lot of reviews of famous Chekhov productions very fast, wearing a ruff and sequined hot pants. But I promise I won’t rate you out of five or patronise you with a gold star or give you a quotable soundbite to put your posters. … Continue reading Review: RashDash’s Three Sisters at the Yard Theatre
Review: I Have a Mouth and I Will Scream at Vault Festival
I want to start at the end of I Have a Mouth and I Will Scream. The six women in the cast stand in a circle to play a game, swapping places with each other to avoid being the one left in the middle. At first they jostle and shout at each other, then subside into … Continue reading Review: I Have a Mouth and I Will Scream at Vault Festival
Review: Adam & Eve at the Traverse
I am not normally a person who cries in the theatre. I think I’ve cried once before (Nirbhaya, created by Yaël Farber and company, at the fringe 2013). I’ve had near misses a couple of times, prickles that are easily blinked away. But as I was watching Adam I felt tears pool in my eyes. They overflowed … Continue reading Review: Adam & Eve at the Traverse