EIF
Clown Show (EIF)
★★★★☆ Disturbing fun
Clown Show, created and directed by absurdist, illusionist American theatre-maker Geoff Sobelle and at the King’s for the International Festival’s last weekend, is a boisterous and deeply troubling reflection of all of our lives and times.
Hang Time (EIF)
★★★★☆ Shattering
Zora Howard’s Hang Time is an overwhelming juxtaposition of racialised violence and interior possibility. The Flea Theater of New York’s production, written, directed and produced by Howard, is having its European premiere at the Lyceum as part of the International Festival.
Four Walls and a Roof (EIF)
★★☆☆☆ Oddly flat
Four Walls and a Roof, at the Studio Theatre at the International Festival, deals with important themes in a way that seems designed to infuriate as much as involve.
A Trial – after An Enemy of The People (EIF)
★★★★☆ Substantial
A Trial – After An Enemy of The People, at the Lyceum at the International Festival, is a highly satisfying and constantly intriguing theatrical experience.
Faustus in Africa! (EIF)
★★☆☆☆ Lacking clarity
Faustus in Africa! may have been a ground-breaking production thirty years ago, but it is not entirely clear why it has been revived now, at the International Festival for four performances at the Lyceum.
As You Like It A Radical Retelling (EIF)
★★★★☆ Remarkable
As You Like It A Radical Retelling at the Church Hill in the International Festival is a wonderfully theatrical and challenging piece, dealing with hugely important issues in a way that demands attention.
Cutting the Tightrope
*** Politically charged
Dealing with censorship and artistic freedom, Cutting The Tightrope at the Church Hill for four performances as part of the International Festival, is an honest and fearless production whose approach is not wholly successful.
Works and Days
★★★★☆ Evocative
Works and Days, part of the International Festival at the Lyceum for four performances only, is an arresting depiction of human history.
Make It Happen (EIF)
★★★★☆ Salutary reminder
Make It Happen at the Festival Theatre has all of the trappings of an Event with a capital E. Even if it doesn’t quite justify that status, it is impressive.
The Fifth Step (EIF)
★★★☆☆ Diffuse
The National Theatre of Scotland’s The Fifth Step at the Lyceum as part of the International Festival is a keenly observed and notably well acted piece that nevertheless lacks sustained impact.
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