I remember when my nephew was around 4 years old, I had put him on time out for misbehaving. When his time was up, I tried to rationally and calmly talk to him about why I had put him on…
If you want to feel like a rock star at Ed Fringe then wear a light bulb blue bowler hat.
[As this is a long post about Ed Fringe, please feel free to jump to sections: Daughters of Lot, Mies Julie, bad comedy guy, A Guide to Second Date Sex, How a Man Crumbled, Shane Koyczan, and conclusion] The Edinburgh…
If men gave birth, this is what it would be like.
There’s quite a bit of feminist literature out there speculating how the world would be different if men were the ones who had to give birth. Joe Penhall’s darkly hysterical play Birthday at the Royal Court takes us to the…
The power of stories in The Drawer Boy
Michael Healey’s play The Drawer Boy playing at the Finborough is a touching story of memory, friendship, and guilt. It’s a wonderfully nuanced text which explores the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive and the stories we tell…
I’d gladly give another 8 hours to Gatz
At curtain call, I was so emotional that if I were to let go, I would have wept and wept and wept. I was so moved by the simple audacity of Elevator Repair Service’s Gatz – a reading and wonderfully imaginative…
Fear has potential but was ruined by a ghost
This is a very uncomfortable play and even with it’s many flaws Fear, playing at the Bush Theatre, is still and interesting story. The play chronicles disadvantaged youths, Kieran and his lackey Jason. We first meet Kieran as a meek…
Searching for duende in Bernarda Alba
Since seeing The House of Bernarda Alba at the Almeida a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been reflecting on what resonated with me immediately, and why that resonance has quickly dissipated. Frederico García Lorca’s 1936 and last completed play before…