Articles by Roger Kay

Cafe de Profundis - A Surreal Portrait of a Circus Artist

Some performances—especially those featuring circus and juggling—can only truly work in a large space.

Anna's Apartment

Siobhán arrives, or, as she puts it, is “chucked off” the airport bus, in central Paris.

Hide My Porn

Letters have power.

Once Upon a Time in Ukraine

Actors as messengers.

Once Upon A Time In Hollywoodland

Nigel Miles-Thomas is no stranger to the Prague Fringe.

Blasé

It doesn’t seem so long ago that, to go shopping, you’d head for your nearest town centre or mall.

Gobstopper

Some people simply don’t have a filter, managing to say the wrong thing at the wrong time.

Tales of the Boudoir

Grand Guignol de Milan presents three vignettes inspired by real-life events.

Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party

Science fiction as a genre takes many forms.

There is a light and a whistle for attracting attention

“There is a light and whistle for attracting attention.

AS IF YOU KNOW ME

How well can you ever really know anyone? How much do we fundamentally understand about someone, and what are the masks and defences we all employ?A stage solely occupied by a keyb…

Is She Really Going Out with Jim?

"Are you having a stroke?" Not exactly what inventor Jim (Paul Richards), pitching an idea to his long-term girlfriend Alison (Ruby Florence), wants to hear.

The Man who was Thursday

Review
★★★★
Roger Kay
Brighton Fringe
Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT) / The Rotunda Theatre: Bubble
19th May, 2025

Identity confusion sits at the heart of this re-telling of G.

PROVOCATEUR

Tish (Letitia Delish) is stuck.

NO

Review
★★★★★
Roger Kay
Catania OFF Fringe
Zo
27th Oct, 2024

There is a plethora of influences and pressures on the modern-day woman.

Alter_Azione

Review
★★★★
Roger Kay
Catania OFF Fringe
Zo
29th Oct, 2024

Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet that the function of art is to hold up a mirror to nature.

BOBBY WINNER

L’Addition – Here & Now Showcase

A waiter pours a glass of wine for a restaurant customer.

Night Train

A young woman, Maia (Soraya Pouilly), awakens tied to a chair and blindfolded.

Dead Animals

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe can be a brutal environment.

The Sound Inside

An Ivy league professor (Madeleine Potter) reveals herself to us in slices at Traverse Theatre.

One Sugar, Stirred to the Left

A palliative ward in a hospice is hardly a cheery portent for an afternoon at the Fringe.

Brett Epstein: Alone on Stage

Brett Epstein is alone on stage.

Playfight

Playfight is a visceral, fast-moving production from Theatre Uncut, that relentlessly demands your attention from the first moment to the last.

Lynn Faces

There’s a band set up on stage, but this is no ordinary music show.

The Bookies

A routine day at a rundown bookmakers on an Edinburgh high street.

It's the Economy, Stupid!

A famous quote coined as part of the US 1992 election campaign, and a stark reminder that when it comes to voting intentions, the public are prone to vote with their pockets.