Balloon Boutique

August 8, 2009 | admin

Balloon Boutique is mime theatre with the characters portrayed by actors wearing masks. Naturally, balloons as props form an integral part of the action. All manner of ingenious ways are employed, with a particularly innovative final scene. The story … Read More

Doctor Faustus

August 8, 2009 | admin

Zig Zag Creations return to the Fringe with their production of Doctor Faustus. Utilising the burlesque and cabaret forms of theatre displayed in the costumes and movement. We see Faustus being tempted by the devil and Seven Deadly Sins … Read More

Knuckleball

August 8, 2009 | admin

I have seen a couple of William Whitehurst’s plays in the past and was well aware that the guy could create an excellent piece, but I had somehow missed this production in the Fringe programme until I was pointed … Read More

Party

August 8, 2009 | admin

Party written by Tom Basden is a hilarious and sharp satire exposing the many hypocrisies in modern Britain. Anybody who has served on a committee will recognise the entrenched, pompous attitudes, the petty enmities and the sudden wandering off … Read More

Sweeney Todd:  His Life, Times and Execution! 

August 8, 2009 | admin

The story of Sweeney Todd is a tale I thought I was well aware of, or so I thought!! But, in this version devised by the company the story has a definitely different interpretation. The slant they have set … Read More

Lucky Dip

August 8, 2009 | one4review

* * * * 4 stars

What happens when two saddo losers, who are desperate to become winners, come head to head? Surely something is gonna have to give!  This is the story that is told in this three handed … Read More