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Polko – 4****
August 4, 2023 | one4review
Polko is a play set within the confines of a car. There are three main protagonists – Joe, the car owner, Emma his erstwhile schoolfriend and Peter the previous owner of the car. Of the three, Joe appears to be … Read More
Mustard – 5*****
August 26, 2022 | one4review
When E receives a call from her former lover, she drops everything in Ireland to rush over to London to see him. They have been apart for almost a year and, as a result, she has endured a period of … Read More
In the Weeds 4****
August 15, 2022 | one4review
‘In the Weeds’ is a poetic and macabre duologue deeply rooted in the landscape in which it was created. Produced by An Tobar & Mull Theatre and Deftly directed by Rebecca Atkinson Lord, it is a tense thriller which plunges … Read More
Look No Hands 4****
August 14, 2022 | one4review
A debut solo play by writer performer Lila Clements, a semi-autobiographical story based on a cycling collision she had back in London in 2010 and written during lockdown in 2020. As we enter the theatre, the backdrop is a display … Read More
Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder – 5*****
August 13, 2022 | one4review
Kathy and Stella are two misfits from Hull who have bonded together over their love of true crime. Each week they host a podcast from a garage with the sign off ‘see you next murder’ and hope to develop their … Read More
Nightlands by Jack McGregor 4****
August 10, 2022 | one4review
The 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
Eulogy 4****
August 9, 2022 | one4review
Darkfield’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
Home Is Not The Place – Annie George 4*
August 8, 2022 | one4review
Annie George’s one woman play is a lyrical tale of her attempt to discover more about the life of her grandfather PM John who lived in Kerala, India. The only evidence she had of his existence was a faded photograph … Read More
Isto é um Negro? (This is a Black?) 4****
August 8, 2022 | one4review
A dramatised study of what it means to be black in Brazil, performed in Portuguese with English supertitles in the Main Hall at Summerhall. The otherwise totally black stage and backdrop is set up with a stack of white … Read More
Your Sexts are S**t: Older Better letters 4.5 ****
August 17, 2019 | one4review
As the title suggests this show is about the art of letter writing and a celebration of the dirtiest correspondence penned by well known authors, from James Joyce to Eleanor Roosevelt. Rachel Mars reads the letters directly to us enjoying … Read More
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