Why I’ve kept my mouth shut

Yes, yes, it has been two months since my last article, and I don’t want to blame it on anything more than my own generally feckless attitude, but I have recently felt a rather strong desire not to get involved in all of the recent artistic sh*t-stirring – and there’s been a little too much … Continue reading →

Judith (*****)

READ THE ORIGINAL REVIEW ON FRINGEREVIEW! LOW DOWN Howard Barker, quite fairly labelled as controversial and difficult to perform, has always been popular outside of his native England, but Good Night Out and the Cock Tavern are now rightly looking to perform more of his work on his native soil – normally territory reserved for … Continue reading →

And the little one said… (****)

READ THE ORIGINAL REVIEW ON FRINGEREVIEW! LOW DOWN New writing that covers controversial ground is always exciting to watch,, and this new play by up-and-coming writer Laura Stevens is no exception – And the Little One Said… is an excellently incisive look into the rather difficult theme of child abduction, although the coy efforts made … Continue reading →

It’s Raining in Barcelona (***)

READ THE ORIGINAL REVIEW ON FRINGEREVIEW! LOW DOWN Pau Miro, famous and a holder of various awards in his native Spain, is also little known in the UK – it is, therefore, a shame to see such a lacklustre production of one of his most respected plays. That being said, the writing is not particularly … Continue reading →

There Will Be More (****)

READ THE ORIGINAL REVIEW HERE ON FRINGEREVIEW! LOWDOWN The season of Edward Bond plays at the Cock Tavern ends with a new piece by the great writer, There Will be More, and he has lost none of the raw aggression and poetry he is so famed for. While Bond’s harsh prose fits into the modern … Continue reading →

The Pope’s Wedding (***)

READ THE ORIGINAL REVIEW ON FRINGEREVIEW LOW DOWN Another late 20th Century darling now releasing new material on the fringe, Edward Bond is doing things with slightly more panache than some of the others, releasing his new piece after a full season of some of his older pieces, as well as some new or previous … Continue reading →