Six shows you must see at Edinburgh Fringe 2018 After spending the last week at the Edinburgh Fringe, these are our six shows, in alphabetical order, that if you are going up to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, I urge you not to miss. Comfort Food Cabaret After a day Continue Reading
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Abigail’s Party – 18 August 2018, Sheffield Library Theatre
Abigail’s Party – 18 August 2018, Sheffield Library Theatre ***** Our trip to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe meant that the earliest show we could see Denys Edwards Players production of Mike Leigh’s classic comedic play Abigail’s Party, was the last show, but as a fan of both the play and Continue Reading
Beakers’ Place – 19 July 2018, DINA, Sheffield
Beaker’s Place – 19 July 2018, DINA, Sheffield ***** When a new theatre company made up of some of my favourite student actors and production crew invite me to the preview show of their new Edinburgh Fringe show, the only possible answer was yes. Beakers’ Place tells the story of Continue Reading
The Castaways – 20 June 2018, Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield
The Castaways – 20 June 2018, Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield As part of Sheffield’s Migration Matters Festival I was excited to be in the audience for White Tree Theatre’s The Castaways, which promised to turn the international refugee crisis on its head. Set in the not too distant future, where flooding Continue Reading
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – 11 June 2018, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – 11 June 2018, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ***** I had managed to double book myself for this evening, but when you are offered a theatre ticket to the hottest new production in Sheffield I couldn’t say no, which is how I found myself in Continue Reading
Fleabag – 30 May 2018, Studio Theatre, Sheffield Theatres
Fleabag – 30 May 2018, Studio Theatre, Sheffield Theatres ***** Like Anna from This Life two decades before, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s cult BBC creation Fleabag is both a character I can see parts of myself in and am fascinated by and who I also know I would hate if I met Continue Reading