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Thursday, August 8, 2019

Scottee: Class review " check your privilege, row A by Kate Wyver

Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh The unflinching artist skewers prejudice against working-class people as he puts the audience through an uncomfortably abrasive hour of soul-searching This is a deli…

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

IvankaPlay review " the Trumps are no laughing matter in limp comedy by Kate Wyver

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghDespite a solid solo performance from McLean Peterson, there's little funny about the president's refusal to act on gun control Is Trump not yet beyond satire? T…

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Monday, August 5, 2019

Lucy McCormick review " caustically candid comedy about history's famous women by Kate Wyver

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghLucy McCormick rips up the rulebook with Post Popular, a hedonistic history lesson that is trashy, volatile ... and honest Utterly indelicate and completely unp…

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Sunday, August 4, 2019

Conspiracy review " would-be detectives try to crack the case by Kate Wyver

Underbelly, EdinburghBarrel Organ are on the trail of something in this bewildering piece of devised theatre, but something's not right My notes are full of question marks. In a retreat from…

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Saturday, August 3, 2019

Collapsible review " a woman desperately seeking herself by Kate Wyver

Assembly Roxy, EdinburghOn display like a bust in a museum, Breffni Holahan is superb in this Beckettian monologue by Margaret Perry Breffni Holahan gives a searing performance as Essie in M…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Southern Belles review " bruising Tennessee Williams queer double bill by Kate Wyver

King's Head, LondonA tentative tale of lesbian love is unengaging, but the fraught story of a cross-dressing queen and a sailor is shattering and compelling★★☆☆★

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Chambers review " sets to savour down a culinary rabbit-hole by Kate Wyver

Secret location, LondonBest experienced in a group, this immersive dining experience is exquisitely designed - if the food seems an afterthought As a hairy monster swells towards me in its …

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

'Frankly, it's ridiculous!' Fleabag super-producer Francesca Moody by Kate Wyver

She unleashed Phoebe Waller-Bridge on the Edinburgh fringe. The former actor with the Midas touch tells us her recipe for a hit show 'We had wine. It was late." Producer Francesca Moody shru…

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Monday, July 8, 2019

Wildest dreams: two midsummer nights with Shakespeare's fairies by Kate Wyver

The sun shines on the revels at Shakespeare's Globe, while cruelty and creepiness rule at Regent's Park Open Air theatre The modern-dress mechanicals look ready to rave in Sean Holmes' over-…

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Crooked Dances review " piano star weaves a weird spell by Kate Wyver

The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon A melancholic exploration of music and love changes key to explore astrology and the occult The first half of Robin French's Crooked Dances is a love let…

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Sunday, June 23, 2019

Greenwich + Docklands international festival review " an unreal takeover of the streets by Kate Wyver

Various venues, LondonRobotic alien puppets ran riot in south London to open a festival that tackled issues of gender, disability, race and Brexit Stories are scattered like confetti across …

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

The Last Word review " young artists speak truth to poetry by Kate Wyver

Roundhouse, LondonThis festival gives voice to up-and-coming performers, from poetry slam winner Rakaya Esime Fetuga to the painfully funny Jack Rooke The Last Word festival is a celebration…

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Rachel Bloom review " contagious joy and brutal truths from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend star by Kate Wyver

London PalladiumThe exhilarating comedian known for her hit Netflix series puts on an addictive night of comedy and song American comedian Rachel Bloom gets musical theatre tropes drunk and …

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

The Merry Wives of Windsor review " love games need to crack the whip by Kate Wyver

Shakespeare's Globe, London Jealousy and lechery divert the idle rich in Elle While's production of the Shakespeare romcom, but well-dressed schemings lack chemistry Director Elle While plac…

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Monday, May 27, 2019

Operation Mincemeat review " baggy burlesque of British secret service by Kate Wyver

New Diorama, LondonAn abundance of wit and one-liners can't make up for the lack of directorial focus in SpitLip's antiwar satire With whip-smart humour and a stellar soundtrack, SpitLip tra…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Audiences jump into bed and are paid to play at Take Me Somewhere by Kate Wyver

Various locations, GlasgowThis performance art festival serves up brazen tests of audience exploitation, a TV sleepover and feminist futurism How much would you have to be paid to make a foo…

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Icy intimacy: the artist who performs on a bed of frozen thoughts by Kate Wyver

Chronic fatigue has left Amy Rosa 'watching life through glass'. Her new show urges viewers to make vulnerability a radical act 'We're not taught how to process difficult emotions," says per…

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

What gets you hot? The sweaty, brutally honest show about bodies by Kate Wyver

They were a couple doing a performance about women, sex and bodily fluids. Then they broke up " and made it more explicit. Meet the duo behind Hotter The pants arrived today. They're bright …

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Monday, May 13, 2019

Henry IV Parts 1 and 2/Henry V review " a game of thrones with lots of leather by Kate Wyver

Shakespeare's Globe, LondonMichelle Terry is revelatory as Hotspur and Sarah Amankwah makes a majestic Henry in a valiant if uneven trilogy 'A good heart," says Shakespeare's Henry V, "is th…

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Brighton fringe review " giant sperm, rave days and camp cruelty by Kate Wyver

The Warren, BrightonFrom nappy challenges to a grotesque clown show about carehomes, this year's theatre festival is full of surprises The two performers rush behind the vulva-esque velvet c…

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Friday, May 3, 2019

The Three Musketeers review " sweetly slapdash swashbuckling by Kate Wyver

Exeter NorthcottIt's all for one and one for all in an enthusiastic if haphazard riot of dad jokes, dodgy accents and gleeful gallivanting The cast of The Three Musketeers tell us they have …

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Avalanche: A Love Story review " Maxine Peake trapped in desperate IVF drama by Kate Wyver

Barbican, LondonPeake's anguished Woman goes through six rounds of fertility treatment in Julia Leigh's adaptation of her own memoir As part of the Barbican's first Fertility Fest, Julia Lei…

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Friday, April 12, 2019

Keep Watching review " tech dystopia becomes a song and dance by Kate Wyver

New Diorama, London Jesse Fox's play about the perils of surveillance is at its best when observing the bond between sparring siblings What makes technology scary are the unknowns: our inabi…

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

The Jungle Book review " riotous show gets into the swing of Kipling by Kate Wyver

Derby theatreThe tales of Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera are inventively staged with integrated sign language and a community cast Accessibility is too often treated as an afterthought in theatr…

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Goodbye Norma Jeane review " the man behind Marilyn Monroe steps forward by Kate Wyver

Above the Stag theatre, LondonChoreographer Jack Cole's vitality is lost in Liam Burke's play that tackles issues of ownership of women's bodies All high kicks and hip swings, Jack Cole's d…

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Sunday, March 17, 2019

'It's a no-knickers feeling!' The healing power of wild swimming by Kate Wyver

Liz Richardson's new show explores the transformative qualities of a freezing cold dip. She takes us to the source of her inspiration 'I want to jump in right now," says Liz Richardson. She …

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Richard III review " Tom Mothersdale hypnotises as the unhinged overlord by Kate Wyver

Bristol Old VicA spider-like central performance dominates a production that offers charm, hi-tech excess and a spattering of bodily fluids Tom Mothersdale's Richard III licks, spits and bit…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Under the Umbrella review " a desperate search in China's marriage market by Kate Wyver

Belgrade theatre, Coventry Amy Ng's family drama has the seeds of a great story, but is undone by melodrama and parody The definition of a good future differs significantly for three generat…

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Trixie Mattel review " glittering, belittling comedy from Drag Race star by Kate Wyver

O2 Academy, Newcastle Ill-judged jokes and a lack of wit and grit make for a tedious set from one of the queens on RuPaul's series In an interview with Rolling Stone, drag queen Trixie Matte…

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Drag kings, karaoke and watermelons: smart new celebrations of queerness by Kate Wyver

Two joyful shows " And the Rest of Me Floats and Sex Sex Men Men " use standup and striptease to discuss trans rights, pegging and the patriarchy In their kaleidoscopic celebrations of queer…

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

The Trick review " a magic show with nothing up its sleeve by Kate Wyver

Bush theatre, LondonEve Leigh's new play " about grief and old age " is overbearing in its manipulative attempts to make us feel sad It is billed as a magic show about grief but The Trick ha…

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