Are You There?

3 Stars ***

Are You There? was written by Argentinean playwright Javier Daulte. This production has been adapted by Charlie Ward, who also directs, and is in two short acts.

It is a mysterious and, indeed, chilling play. This mood … Read More

Up ‘n’ Under: Hull Truck Theatre Company

****

4 Star

It has been 25 years since this John Godber play was first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, and it is back playing in the Assembly Music Hall.

In between times it has had many hundreds of stagings … Read More

A Solitary Choice

****

4Star

It has been a given over the last twelve years that we at one4review have been reviewing, that anything that is under the Theatre Tours International or Guy Masterson Productions banner is always going to be a well … Read More

Bowels

3 Stars ***

Edinburgh based, amateur company Big Village Theatre embrace the spirit of the Fringe by showcasing new writing. In 2009 Neil Walden won the Company’s writing competition and now his entry is being premiered. This does represent something … Read More

Bright is the Ring of Words

Three Stars ***

Jeffrey Mayhew’s play is an uncompromising yet poignant drama putting together two men who could not be more different. John, played by the author, is living in a dingy bed-sit. He is an aging alcoholic who was … Read More

That Moment

2 Stars **

Young actress Jenny Harold takes on around a dozen or so characters in Dougie Blaxland’s solo performance comedy. The central character is Alicia Harding, a struggling young actress/waitress. She recounts the heartaches and the dashed hopes of … Read More

The Cage

5 Stars *****

Thrillers, of course, are designed to be tense and compelling. Dugald Bruce-Lockhart’s new play, directed by Richard Baron, has these qualities in abundance. In the final moments (no details obviously), I was so caught up in the … Read More

The Friendship Experiment

Four Stars ****

If there were a scale akin to the earthquake Richter scale for measuring performance intensity, Tim and Matt of Big Wow Theatre would be at the maximum rating. They expend an incredible amount of energy from start … Read More

Imperial Fizz

Three Stars ***

From the play’s beginning there is a sense of discord. An elegant middle aged couple appear. He is dressed in a dinner suit but on closer observation it is oddly tarnished as is his shirt. He is … Read More

Double Booked

Three Stars ***

Ginny Davis’ solo performance play will strike a chord particularly with parents of teenage children.  She takes on the role of Ruth Rich, a fifty something married mother of three teenage children. The oldest is a daughter … Read More