Articles by Ewan Woods

This Side of the House

Oxbridge and its debating unions are known to be places of political intrigue, where the future politicians of the day test their mettle and learn the skills they will be using whe…

The Comings and Goings at No 10

In a weird way, this Fringe (and this year) has seemed to be a bit of a moment of reflection.

Boardroom

Television at the turn of the Millennium was truly like the Wild West.

BOBBY WINNER

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First

Xhloe and Natasha have been a Fringe icon for the past couple of years.

Wallis

Most depicitions of Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII lean towards the negative, generally mired in the kings obfuscation of duty in favour of treating his American divorcée.

Squires

Squires is a very funny play, perfect for its 11:45 morning slot.

Nerine Skinner: The Exorcism of Liz Truss

If you're known for impersonating a particular public figure, it can be difficult to shake that typecasting; a fact Nerine Skinner is all too aware of.

Jenny Tian: Chinese Australian

It will never not be weird seeing someone you have only ever seen through a phone with a dodgy greenscreen effect in the flesh.

Come Dine With Me: The Musical

Come Dine With Me is a British staple.

Foil Arms and Hog: Skittish

An Underbelly staple, Foil Arms and Hog are back once again with their brand new show Skittish.

The Emu War: A New Musical

The Emu War is a joke.

Gulliver's Travels

As theatre adapted from classic texts goes, Gulliver’s Travels is one which has been less prominent in recent years.

Crash and Burn

Examining the clashing forces on climate change, from eco-activists to oil barons and airheaded celebrities trying to make a change, Crash and Burn not only delivers on a very funn…

BOBBY WINNER

Apple of My Eye

Attempting to retell the story of someone as iconic of the modern age as Steve Jobs will naturally present a challenge, particularly as books and films have combed over every aspec…

The Climate Fables

Describing itself as “a retelling of Rapunzel” for the climate age, Debating Extinction, the first of a double bill entitled Climate Fables, by Padraig Bond, contains several i…