The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Can anyone persuade Ranevskaya and her aristocratic household that the world is changing, and they must too?Following internationally acclaimed productions of The Seagull … 

Cherry Orchard

Cherry Orchard

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Anya-Violette Zhang, Roslind Finlay, and Frank Pagliaro present an innovative and captivating production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, featuring a m… 

Cherry Orchard

Cherry Orchard

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Anya-Violette Zhang, Roslind Finlay, and Frank Pagliaro present an innovative and captivating production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, featuring a m… 

The View From The Lane

The View From The Lane

The View From The Lane - the award-winning, twice-weekly Tottenham Hotspur podcast - is coming to the stage for the very first time this November. 

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

From the imagination of Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of Good Omens, Coraline and The Sandman, the National Theatre’s smash-hit production The Ocean at the End of the Lane… 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Modern Masters

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Modern Masters

Roy’s Joys by Twyla Tharp This silky, sultry work embodies the spontaneity of the 1940s and 50s jazz soundtrack by Roy Eldridge. 

Special Preview Screening of Theater Camp

Special Preview Screening of Theater Camp

Theater Camp is a hilarious feel-good mockumentary movie that celebrates the wonderful world of performing arts with all its eccentricities. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 2

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 2

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs an evening of beloved classics choreographed by their game-changing founder. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 1

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Programme 1

The legendary American dance company dazzles with technical brilliance and passionate energy, bringing audiences to their feet at every performance. 

In Conversation with… Joanna Cherry

In Conversation with… Joanna Cherry

King’s Counsel. 

Tom Brace: A Trick Down Memory Lane

Tom Brace: A Trick Down Memory Lane

Brand new for 2023! Join magician and mind reader Tom Brace for a trip down memory lane that you simply won’t forget. 

Lane Kwederis: Sex Job

Lane Kwederis: Sex Job

Financial dominatrix Lane Kwederis tells all in her revealing show: Sex Job. 

Blossom Cherry

Blossom Cherry

Join us this hot and sexy summer at Durham Fringe Festival to experience frisson like no other! An intimate mix of R&B, Soul and Pop genres will be covered by the one and only, Blo… 

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs. 

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs. 

Drag Therapy Lipsync Theater : How 2 Prepare 4 Love

Drag Therapy Lipsync Theater : How 2 Prepare 4 Love

Welcome to Drag Therapy Theater where drag artist Indie Nile plays therapist & patient in a lipsync theatre show that is part therapy session, part pop spectacle. 

Drag Therapy Lipsync Theater : How 2 Prepare 4 Love

Drag Therapy Lipsync Theater : How 2 Prepare 4 Love

Welcome to Drag Therapy Theater where drag artist Indie Nile plays therapist & patient in a lipsync theatre show that is part therapy session, part pop spectacle. 

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

HAVE YOU GOT A GOLDEN TICKET? Cherry Liquor and Portsmouth Guildhall Studios present ‘Cherry and the Choclit Factory’. 

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

Cherry and the Choclit Factory

HAVE YOU GOT A GOLDEN TICKET? Cherry Liquor and Portsmouth Guildhall Studios present ‘Cherry and the Choclit Factory’. 

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

It’s not every day that you see your imagination augmented by the stage adaptation of a book. 

Cherry!

Cherry!

What does a kebab wrapper, a flat white and an ASBO all have in common? Meet Cherry, Dagenham’s answer to Frank Gallagher. 

666 Hell Lane

666 Hell Lane

Welcome, brave visitor, to 666 Hell Lane. 

Toast, Pudding Lane

Toast, Pudding Lane

Thomas Farriner (the one who burnt London to a crisp in 1666?) is a fantastic (albeit dead) baker, and we have resurrected him. 

Cherry!

Cherry!

What does a kebab wrapper, a flat white and an ASBO all have in common? Meet Cherry, Dagenham’s answer to Frank Gallagher. 

You're on Mute! (A Musical Walk Down Lockdown Memory Lane)

You're on Mute! (A Musical Walk Down Lockdown Memory Lane)

Having written over 200 songs during lockdown exploring some of the more comical aspects of the pandemic, Siobhan Argyle is bringing her sold-out show from Glasgow to the Edinburgh… 

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now in a Minute

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now in a Minute

An investigation into Welsh and queer identity or a show for anyone with a complex relationship to home. 

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

​A show for anyone with a complex relationship to home, Ryan Lane’s playful, inventive and intimate character comedy explores what it means to be Welsh, queer and the myths tha… 

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

​A show for anyone with a complex relationship to home, Ryan Lane’s playful, inventive and intimate character comedy explores what it means to be Welsh, queer and the myths tha… 

...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)

...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)

We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe. 

The Burlesque Company at Cherry reds

The Burlesque Company at Cherry reds

The Burlesque Company are back at Cherry reds with a fabulous show to start your Halloween weekend off with a bang  With burlesque, cabaret, drag, comedy there will be li… 

Eurofest with Second Cherry and Sibel Tüzün

Eurofest with Second Cherry and Sibel Tüzün

Whos ready for another Eurovision party?After our return from lockdown in August, were delighted to be launching our next event, taking place at Londons Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Fr… 

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

​A show for anyone with a complex relationship to home, Ryan Lane’s playful, inventive and intimate character comedy explores what it means to be Welsh, queer and the myths tha… 

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In a Minute

​A show for anyone with a complex relationship to home, Ryan Lane’s playful, inventive and intimate character comedy explores what it means to be Welsh, queer and the myths tha… 

Cherry Bomb

Cherry Bomb

Presenting CHERRYBOMB Londons exciting new music event showcasing the best emerging pop acts the capital has to offer! For our opening night at the brilliant Fiddlers Elbow we pres… 

Pocket-Sized Revolution & Pop My Cherry

Pocket-Sized Revolution & Pop My Cherry

Lucy just ran over a guy. 

Pocket-Sized Revolution & Pop My Cherry

Pocket-Sized Revolution & Pop My Cherry

Lucy just ran over a guy. 

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

“There’s nothing quite like the magic of theatre…” A commonly heard, if somewhat meaningless assertion. 

Nederlands Dans Theater 1 & 2 - Kunstkamer

Nederlands Dans Theater 1 & 2 - Kunstkamer

To celebrate 60 years of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), the company brings a cabinet of curiosities. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie / Members Don't Get Weary / Ella / Revelations

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie / Members Don't Get Weary / Ella / Revelations

Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program… 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A: Lazarus / Revelations

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A: Lazarus / Revelations

Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program… 

...And They Whisper Down the Lane

...And They Whisper Down the Lane

Four people. 

Food & Folk with Iona Lane: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Food & Folk with Iona Lane: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

A hearty meal with a helping of folk. 

Ian Lane – Paperweight

Ian Lane – Paperweight

Remember Bravo Two Zero? Of The First Gulf War fame? Ian Lane does. 

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now in a Minute

Ryan Lane Will Be There Now in a Minute

A show for anyone with a complex relationship to home. 

Ian Lane - Paperweight

Ian Lane - Paperweight

Remember Bravo Two Zero? Of The First Gulf War fame? Ian Lane does. 

Ian Lane: Paperweight

Ian Lane: Paperweight

Remember Bravo Two Zero? Of The First Gulf War fame? Ian Lane does. 

Ian Lane: Paperweight

Ian Lane: Paperweight

Paperweight. 

Eagle Eye Cherry

Eagle Eye Cherry

Eagle-Eye Cherry's music is very much his own. 

TAO Dance Theater 4 & 9

TAO Dance Theater 4 & 9

Master of minimalist movement Tao Ye founded TAO in 2008. 

Jack Cherry and Friends from the Fruit Bowl

Jack Cherry and Friends from the Fruit Bowl

‘Jack Cherry and Friends from the Fruit Bowl’ is a romp of bizarre happenings that explore the completely fabricated lives of the colourful and controversial. 

The Mystery Of Memory Lane OR...The Puppy Dog's Tale (3-8 yrs)

The Mystery Of Memory Lane OR...The Puppy Dog's Tale (3-8 yrs)

This warm and nostalgic show is based around a Bric-a-Brac market stall where Mr Shabby and Mrs Chic try to teach a new dog old tricks in an attempt to solve the Mystery… 

Dragon | Cherry Glow

Dragon | Cherry Glow

Dragon Can monsters ever change? And how? Cherry GlowTripping it through the west side's Inner city Dragon - Fizz & Chips Theatre CompanyWhat happens when a f*c… 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Nederlands Dans Theater 1 - Leon & Lightfoot/Pite/Goecke

Nederlands Dans Theater 1 - Leon & Lightfoot/Pite/Goecke

The celebrated NDT returns with a revelatory programme featuring two works by Sol León and Paul Lightfoot: Shoot the Moon, an exploration of hidden emotions to a score by … 

Traces of cherry

Traces of cherry

In this timely exhibition of new work, Mildura-based artist Heather Lee visually probes beyond the superficialities of the humble, but often revered, cricket ball and pays tribute … 

Street Theater

Street Theater

Set in Greenwich Village June 28, 1969, shortly before the first brick was thrown at the Stonewall Inn, Doric Wilson’s legendary satire STREET THEATER follows the exploits of the c… 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Nederlands Dans Theater

Nederlands Dans Theater

Considered by many to be the finest dance company in the world, Nederlands DansTheater has taken a radically progressive path since its founding in 1959 – and has a long history … 

Cherry

Cherry

“None of these words are our own. 

The Poltergeist of Cock Lane

The Poltergeist of Cock Lane

Putney Light Operatic Society are bringing a famous English haunting back from the dead with their new musical The Poltergeist of Cock Lane, composed by Steven Geraghty and written… 

Ian Lane: If You Lived Here You'd Be Ian Lane By Now

Ian Lane: If You Lived Here You'd Be Ian Lane By Now

This show is about two things: home and the body. 

Zhivago Theater

Zhivago Theater

A breathtaking theatre show that offers a window to the soul of Russia’s turbulent past. 

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles. 

TAO Dance Theater

TAO Dance Theater

Formed in 2008 by Beijing-based choreographer Tao Ye, TAO Dance Theater is known for its mixture of art forms, including film and visual art, creating work that has a mesmeric, tra… 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C

The world-famous and world-class dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to Sadler's Wells for the first time since 2010 with an exhilarating showcase of dan… 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme B

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme B

The world-famous and world-class dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to Sadler's Wells for the first time since 2010 with an exhilarating showcase of dan… 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme A

The world-famous and world-class dance company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to Sadler's Wells for the first time since 2010 with an exhilarating showcase of dan… 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Venue Marketplace

Venue Marketplace

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The High Noon Theater and Saloon

The High Noon Theater and Saloon

Howdy partner! There’s a western movie week you can’t pass up. 

Silver Lining & Jacksons Lane: Throwback

Silver Lining & Jacksons Lane: Throwback

Ever heard a song come on the radio and instantly been taken back to particular memory? It’s strange the way a melody can evoke an emotion, the feeling of falling in love, remind… 

What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?

What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

A Night at 64 Emptiness Lane

A Night at 64 Emptiness Lane

Peter is a lonely socially awkward dysfunctional mess, looking for love, and tonight he has a date with Kate. 

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Nederlands Dans Theater is one of the world's most celebrated dance companies, wowing audiences with its unique brand of breathtaking dance, awe-inspiring skill and passionate … 

Nederland Dans Theater 2

Nederland Dans Theater 2

Diverse, curious and striking, Nederlands Dans Theater 2’s 2016 Dance Consortium Tour showcases the company’s acclaimed contemporary dance repertoire. 

State Ballet Theater of Russia

State Ballet Theater of Russia

(Saturday) It may not have a happy ending, but the enduring love of Juliet and her Romeo is an inspired programming choice for Valentine’s Day weekend. 

The Pianist of Willesden Lane

The Pianist of Willesden Lane

Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, The Pianist of Willesden Lane tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist who is dreaming about her co… 

Prototype: Opera/Theater/Now

Prototype: Opera/Theater/Now

(performances start on Wednesday) A tuneful celebration of musical and theatrical experiment, this year’s festival features the world premiere of “Angel’s Bone,&#… 

Dance Theater of Westchester

Dance Theater of Westchester

After hanging with the Founding Fathers in “Hamilton” on Broadway, revisit Revolutionary War-era Yorktown with Dance Theater of Westchester’s “Colonial Nutc… 

U-Theater

U-Theater

This Taiwanese dance and music group returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music with “Beyond Time,” billed as “a visual and auditory spectacle that reflects on man&… 

General Mischief Dance Theater

General Mischief Dance Theater

The modus operandi of General Mischief Dance Theater is dance as play: The company’s shows have been fondly compared to children’s birthday parties. 

Buglisi Dance Theater: 9/11 Table of Silence Project”

Buglisi Dance Theater: 9/11 Table of Silence Project”

For the fifth consecutive year, Ms. 

The Daisy Theater

The Daisy Theater

(closes on Saturday) The Obie Award-winning Canadian puppeteer Ronnie Burkett has described it as “the stupidest show I’ve ever created,” but disregard that. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Scarlett Lane

Scarlett Lane

Scarlett Lane is about a dangerous journey down the red carpet. 

The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans… 

The Cherry Orchard: Beyond the Truth

The Cherry Orchard: Beyond the Truth

I wasn’t supposed to be reviewing this show, but on a friend’s recommendation (“three Korean ladies doing Chekhov. 

The New York Musical Theater Festival

The New York Musical Theater Festival

(performances start on July 7) Villainous ice skaters, superhero pontiffs, a purple platypus and Napoleon congregate at this summer’s incarnation of the New York Musical Thea… 

Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre

Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre

See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details. 

Kandake Dance Theater

Kandake Dance Theater

It’s clear that Kandake Dance Theater has a preoccupation with queens: The company’s name refers to an ancient title for monarchs, and its latest work, which it calls a… 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series B

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series B

Martyna Majok’s stealthily devastating “John, Who’s Here From Cambridge,” an indelibly acted portrait of intimacy and entitlement, makes this a must-see. 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays

(previews start on Wednesday; opens on May 18) Let’s hope local playwrights have been running wind sprints and agility drills, because Ensemble Studio Theater’s Maratho… 

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series A

Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon of One-Act Plays: Series A

Ensemble Studio Theater’s evening of one acts races between decades, places, genres and forms. 

Rosemary Lane

Rosemary Lane

Rosemary Lane tells the story of a psychotic Jack who, along with girlfriend Jill, is reacquainted with the place he went to before tragic path up Denton Hill. 

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theater

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theater

For her company’s 15th anniversary, Ms. 

Lula Washington Dance Theater

Lula Washington Dance Theater

For more than three decades, Ms. 

Theater of Voices

Theater of Voices

Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Stimmung” has a good claim to being the most brilliantly weird piece ever composed within sight of the Long Island Sound. 

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

It’s been five years since this junior company of one of Europe’s finest troupes last visited. 

Dance Theater in Westchester

Dance Theater in Westchester

This company’s spin on the holiday tradition, “The Colonial Nutcracker,” situates Clara’s tale in Revolutionary War-era Yorktown. 

Miller Theater

Miller Theater

Keeril Makan is the latest focus of the exceptional “Composer Portraits” series at Columbia University’s Miller Theater. 

Buglisi Dance Theater: Table of Silence Project 9/11

Buglisi Dance Theater: Table of Silence Project 9/11

Jacqulyn Buglisi’s “Table of Silence Project 9/11,” first presented on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Jonathan Meades: A Stroll Down False Memory Lane

Jonathan Meades: A Stroll Down False Memory Lane

‘Forensically, mordantly, occasionally lovingly, Meades deconstructs the 1950s. 

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Lubov Ranevsky flees an abusive relationship in Paris & returns to her native Russia to find that her frivolous lifestyle has caught up with her, with the family home to be sold. 

Spectrum Dance Theater

Spectrum Dance Theater

SummerStage is generous with its dance offerings, presenting not just outdoor performances but also preshow master classes, all free. 

Spectrum Dance Theater/Sidra Bell Dance

Spectrum Dance Theater/Sidra Bell Dance

The Seattle troupe Spectrum Dance Theater, which has been around since 1982, got a second wind in 2002 after the estimable choreographer Donald Byrd, known for vivid, spirited move… 

Memory Lane

Memory Lane

Explore Edinburgh’s waterside area of Leith accompanied by the memories of local people as they tell its colourful stories. 

Kitty in the Lane

Kitty in the Lane

An intense, poetic study of loneliness, cruelty and rural isolation, Kitty in the Lane is a mesmeric continuation of the Irish literary tradition, a reminder that our cousins over … 

Ant Dewson and Mark Silcox: Life in the Bus Lane - Free

Ant Dewson and Mark Silcox: Life in the Bus Lane - Free

Everything seemed against this performance from the start. 

The Pianist of Willesden Lane

The Pianist of Willesden Lane

(previews begin on Friday; opens on July 22) The actress, writer, and concert pianist Mona Golabek uses 88 keys and a crowd of characters to narrate the story of her mother, Lisa J… 

In Good Spirits With Matteo Lane

In Good Spirits With Matteo Lane

One of the brightest young comics in New York, Mr. Lane welcomes three other comedians for a stand-up show and a sit-down of “gossip, drinking and laughs.”  

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

In what is becoming a summer tradition, this beloved troupe returns to Lincoln Center with four programs of new and classic repertory. 

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Established in 1959, Dutch dance company Nederlands Dans Theatre strove to break away from the expectations and traditions of ballet. 

How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe

How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe

Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va… 

Venue B

Venue B

What kind of music do you like? We got it. 

Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender

Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender

2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�… 

CoisCéim Dance Theater

CoisCéim Dance Theater

Well-timed for Mother’s Day, the Irish choreographer David Bolger arrives at Peak Performances with “Swimming With My Mother,” a tender exploration of the mother-… 

New York Theater Ballet

New York Theater Ballet

This chamber ballet company offers two separate programs. 

American Ballet Theater

American Ballet Theater

American Ballet Theater kicks off its spring season  with a gala on Monday night featuring excerpts from the full-length classics to come, including “Cinderella,” … 

Cherry Smoke

Cherry Smoke

In James McManus’s overwrought play, an amateur boxer (Vayu O’Donnell) cycles from back-alley bouts to prison stints to riverside encounters with his guileless girlfrie… 

Mashterpiece Theater

Mashterpiece Theater

Eliot Glazer, a musically inclined comedian, debuts his new variety show, with mash-ups, stand-up from Hari Kondabolu and a surprise guest. 

Dance Theater of Harlem

Dance Theater of Harlem

Last year, New Yorkers welcomed back Dance Theater of Harlem after nearly a decade away from the stage. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking. 

The Improv of Being Earnest

The Improv of Being Earnest

The UWE Drama Society have taken Oscar Wilde’s most famous play The Importance of Being Earnest and perform it with one small difference; the cast are made to improvise based on … 

Blues! Live at Venue 45

Blues! Live at Venue 45

The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45. 

Abominations

Abominations

Devised comedy production Abominations by theatre company Heretical Productions was a silly, funny, fast-paced adventure of science and creation. 

Amy Wright's Occupation

Amy Wright's Occupation

Amy Wright’s comedy show takes a light-hearted look at education by talking about her own life, from childhood to adulthood and choosing a career as a teacher (as well as a comed… 

Best of the Fest

Best of the Fest

The Best of the Fest, which on this occasion was compèred by Lee Nelson, is a chance for Edinburgh-goers to get a taste of the top-rated acts in the festival. 

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

I was dubious about an open-air production in Edinburgh. 

A-Z of Backpacking - Free

A-Z of Backpacking - Free

Jody Kamali is a comedian, a clown and based on his YouTube repertoire, an impressive character actor. 

Paul Gannon Aint Afraid Of No Ghost

Paul Gannon Aint Afraid Of No Ghost

If you, like me, are skeptical on the subject of the existence of ghosts, go and see Paul Gannon Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghost. 

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

When a production’s most memorable aspect is the costuming, you know you have a weak show on your hands. 

Morag and Keats

Morag and Keats

The hilariously subtitled ‘play noir’ indeed followed a traditional film noir plot of murder, sleuthing and sex, but with a fun, silly modern spin on it. 

Cherry On Top

Cherry On Top

Cherry On Top’s programme states that ‘humour in South Africa has been a great coping mechanism and a brilliant transitional tool for a formerly oppressed nation. 

Andrew Maxwell: Banana Kingdom

Andrew Maxwell: Banana Kingdom

Andrew Maxwell’s latest show is, to be expected, full of social commentary and political and global issues. 

New York Musical Theater Festival

New York Musical Theater Festival

(performances start on July 7) Summer will become just that much more harmonious when this festival opens its 11th season. 

Ta Daaa!

Ta Daaa!

Ta Daaa!, the magical clown duo from down under are in Edinburgh this summer performing their children’s show. 

Leads & Stern

Leads & Stern

Before the show begins, a photo of a beaming muscular black man can be seen onstage, surrounded by candles. 

Crying Cherry

Crying Cherry

The Crying Cherry is the story of twins, Anaki and Kitano, destined to kill one another. 

Half a Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths

Half a Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths

Pop band related shows seem to be something of a trend nowadays. 

Just

Just

Just follows Victoria, a regular passerby in a not so regular English town. 

The School of Night

The School of Night

There was a rumour in the 16th century that it was not Shakespeare who wrote his plays, but rather a group of underground artistic intellectuals named The School of Night. 

Cucu-rucu-cu in the French Alps

Cucu-rucu-cu in the French Alps

A warning to all of you out there who want to try your hand at story-telling comedy: please have a story. 

Salvi and the Box of Dreams

Salvi and the Box of Dreams

‘Come in! Come in!’ giggled a mischievous sprite-like creature as she showed us to our seat at the beginning of Salvi and the Box of Dreams. 

This Land: The Story of Woody Guthrie

This Land: The Story of Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie was an Oklahoma folk musician, famous for his protest music and probably most famous for the song This Land Is Your Land. 

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

I am becoming aware of a recent trend in the theatrical world, particularly in Shakespeare productions, namely manipulation and re-interpretation of gender. 

Tranquillity, Serenity, Calm

Tranquillity, Serenity, Calm

Tranquillity, Serenity, Calm explores conservative politics versus anarchy in a light-hearted manner, without ever choosing a side. 

Cherry Orchard

Cherry Orchard

Chekhov’s play, The Cherry Orchard, is about changing times and how people adapt, or fail to do so. 

Prototype Festival: Opera/Theater/Now

Prototype Festival: Opera/Theater/Now

(performances start on Jan. 

Dance Theater of Harlem Street Festival

Dance Theater of Harlem Street Festival

Dance Theater of Harlem is back with its annual block party. 

Sammy J and Randy: Ricketts Lane

Sammy J and Randy: Ricketts Lane

There is a nice relaxed humour and performance style that resonates throughout this show. 

Candida

Candida

Like many of George Bernard Shaw’s plays, Candida is an empowering piece for women. 

CountryBoy's Struggle

CountryBoy's Struggle

Maxwell Golden’s one-man show tells the story of Michael, aka Country Boy. 

Bogan Bingo / Free Festival

Bogan Bingo / Free Festival

A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man. 

Marat / Sade

Marat / Sade

Images traditionally conjured up of Marat/Sade (or to give it its full title: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Char… 

Peaceful

Peaceful

Peaceful is a dark three-hander surrounding an séance at the house of Miss Ethel Charles in early 20th century England. 

Hunt & Darton Cafe

Hunt & Darton Cafe

Hurrah! My days of reviewing theatre are over; I’m now a food critic! These were my thoughts en route to the new pop-up Hunt and Darton Café on St Mary’s Street. 

Crypted

Crypted

Centre-stage, there is a chalkboard. 

Croft & Pearce Do It Like A Lady

Croft & Pearce Do It Like A Lady

Croft and Pearce’s sketch show was, I have to say, average. 

Jamie Demetriou's People Day (and Special Guests)

Jamie Demetriou's People Day (and Special Guests)

Jamie Demetriou was in the Bristol Review last year at the Fringe and now returns to go solo in ‘Jamie Demetriou’s Peoples Day’, his new show in which he showcases just some … 

Rob Deering - The One

Rob Deering - The One

Rob Deering presents an exponentially better performance than the few silly guitar songs he delivered when I last saw him take to the stage. 

Black Comedy

Black Comedy

As in all productions, Black Comedy starts with a blackout. 

Pete Johansson - Utopian Crack Pipe

Pete Johansson - Utopian Crack Pipe

Johansson is master of the classic ‘making the audience think I’m just going off on a spontaneous tangent before the show proper starts but actually this is just my show’ man… 

Neneh Cherry

Neneh Cherry

The Swedish singer, rapper and audacious 80s icon Neneh Cherry makes her International Festival debut to perform songs from her three-decade career. 

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn. 

Money Talks: In Conversation With Alison Spittle, Lane Kwederis and Mary O'Connell

Money Talks: In Conversation With Alison Spittle, Lane Kwederis and Mary O'Connell

We all have a funny relationship with money, and Alison Spittle, Lane Kwederis and Mary O’Connell are no exception. 

The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices

The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices

The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events... 

Cherry pops the question: ‘What’s the big deal about virginity?’

Cherry pops the question: ‘What’s the big deal about virginity?’

‘There are very few things that are universal. 

C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge

C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge

Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.