Sirqus Alfon August 29th at Gilded Balloon Teviot (4 / 5) I Am Somebody is daring, cheeky and a celebration of the digital age. What separates them from every other variety and circus act in town is their heavy reliance on multimedia. Martin Östman, Erik Rosales and Henrik Strindberg, the...
Review: Blood Will H...
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ImmerCity August 29th at C Nova (3 / 5) ImmerCity’s Blood Will Have Blood is set within the world of Macbeth and fleshes out the details of Fleance’s disappearance after his father Banquo’s death. Audience members, or rather, participants, take on the role of Fleance as they...
Review: Labels
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Worklight August 29th at Pleasance Courtyard (3 / 5) Directed by Katharina Reinthaller, Labels is a semi-autobiographical solo show featuring Joe Sellman-Leava, who, through an exploration of his past and his relationship with his father, creates discourse about migration and racial...
Review: En Folkefien...
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Squint with Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama August 29th at Pleasance Dome (3 / 5) Inspired by one of Henrik Ibsen’s best-known play of the same name, writer Brad Birch retells the tale and sets it in modern-day Norway, but the play does not quite hit the hail on the head. It...
Review: Equus
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The Rep Theatre Company August 29th at Pleasance Dome (1 / 5) Equus by Peter Shaffer is a dark drama touching on relevant issues like the relationship between ritual sacrifice, violence and sexual attraction. The plot is intense, gripping, and full of mysteries waiting to be solved. The...
