Theatre 2022 Archives - Page 3 of 4 - One4Review
Jack Docherty – Nothing But 5*****
August 13, 2022 | one4reviewOn one of the hottest days of the year, it was a sheer joy to walk into this lovely and cool venue. To be entertained by one of Edinburgh’s favourite sons in such a comfortable space added to the pleasure. … Read More
The Giant Killers 4****
August 12, 2022 | one4reviewLong Lane Theatre return to the Fringe with their hit play The Giant Killers. First performed in 2017, the play tells the true story of football’s greatest ever underdogs, Darwen FC, who become the first working-class men’s team to compete … Read More
REDEEMher – How I screwed up my perfect Mormon Life 5*****
August 11, 2022 | one4reviewTatum is single again, and faces the disdain of fellow Mormons who know that she had slept with someone which has led to the end of her marriage. That, however, is not the full picture and for the next hour … Read More
Nightlands by Jack McGregor 4****
August 10, 2022 | one4reviewThe action is set on Pyramiden, an abandoned Soviet coal mining settlement on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. A haunting place patrolled by the youthful Slava (Rebecca Wilkie) and the older Sasha (Matthew Zajac), security staff who have the onerous … Read More
Fiji 5*****
August 10, 2022 | one4reviewThis is a very dark, quite unsettling and at times very funny hour of first class drama. There are some laugh out loud banter between our two characters. The humour comes from the way in which the two characters talk … Read More
Irvine Welsh’s Porno 4****
August 9, 2022 | one4reviewFans that are familiar with Irvine Welsh’s work are in for a treat as Begbie launches into a snarling monologue – he’s being released from prison. And that spells trouble for Simon “Sick Boy” Williamson, Daniel “Spud” Murphy and Mark … Read More
The Intervention – Watch This Space Productions 4****
August 9, 2022 | one4reviewFor more than a few years now stand up comedian and writer of this black comedy Keir McAllister has written a play that is produced at the Edinburgh Fringe. Each time he ropes in a few of his comedian mates … Read More
Eulogy 4****
August 9, 2022 | one4reviewDarkfield’s latest show in a metal shipping container at Summerhall is described as a surreal journey through a dreamlike, labyrinthine hotel that exists entirely in your mind. You certainly know what you are letting yourself in for when you … Read More
Spoons 3***
August 9, 2022 | one4reviewBrenda is a couples’ counsellor. She spends her life encouraging husbands and wives to open up about their relationship, while keeping tight lipped about her own. With the death of her beloved dog Toby, and a chance meeting with … Read More
Afghanistan Is Not Funny -By Henry Naylor 5*****
August 9, 2022 | one4reviewThe events of 31st August 2021 have inspired Henry Naylor to revisit the time he spent in Afghanistan with his friend Sam Maynard (his co producer) when carrying out research for his hit play ‘Finding Bin Laden’. It’s an unlikely but true … Read More
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