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Strategic Love Play – 4****
August 8, 2023 | one4review
The Roundabout Theatre at Summerhall was jam packed for this play, and rightly so. For 70 minutes we were treated to a guerilla version of internet dating – definitely not for the faint hearted. Miriam Battaye’s tale of cyber … Read More
The Early Word 4.5****
August 7, 2023 | one4review
John Hegley is a masterclass in performing. He’s got the air of experience that says that nothing fazes him (and nothing does. Not lights not working, not people leaving for a wee). He’s got the chilled and relaxed vibe of … Read More
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
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