Friday, 27 September 2013

Chimerica @ The Pinter Theatre




Chimerica @ The Pinter Theatre. Photographers search for 'tank man' with a few twists, brilliant staging & smart script. A top play. 9+/10

Saturday, 14 September 2013

West Side Story @ Sadler's Wells




West Side Story @sadler's Wells. Tremendous. Sublime music & lyrics, international ensemble and big stage set make this a grt night out 9/10

Liane Carroll @ St. Gabriels


 

Liane Carroll @ st.gabriels ch hall. Wow. Wonderful jazz singer and pianist. Google her. Another grt Aldersbrook community arts night 9/10.

The Pride @ Trafalgar Studios




#ThePride @TrafalgarStudios. Tourists & gavin/stacey fans may be alarmed by what they saw, but all applauded a well acted gay love play 8/10

A Dolls House @ Duke of Yorks




#Adollshouse @DukeofYorks. My 1st Ibsen play. Apparently this one has been used by Relate for training purposes. Strong female lead. 8-/10.

Tania Edwards @ Pleasance Bunker


 

14. Tania Edwards: The Art of War @ The Pleasance Bunker. Bright, gentle, witty, cosy end to #edfringe 2013 for Mr & Mrs T. Many thanks 7/10

Confessions of Gordon Brown @ Pleasance Coutyard


 

13 Confessions of Gordon Brown@The Pleasance Courtyard. Excellent portrayal of Brown as a troubled, angry, paranoid PM. Fact or fiction?8/10

Ninhaya @ Assembly Hall




12 Nirbhaya @the Assembly Hall. Public outcry over a fatal indian rape prompted these brave first hand accounts of vile physical abuse 8+/10

Motherland @ Summerhall




11. Motherland @ Summerhall. 2 hrs of abstract dance, music and song. Young girls passage into modern womanhood & the influences on it 9/10

John Gordillo @ Assembly




10 John Gordillo @ Assembly Room. Ldn comic. Almost a good set about businesses crude attempt to create a personal relationship with us 5/10

Matt Forde @ Pleasance Dome




9 Matt Forde@The Pleasance Dome Politico activist & commentator recalls encounters with his heroes & villains & asks us to get involved 7/10

On the Beach @ Pleasance Dome




8. On the beach @ The Pleasance Dome. Witty and detailed observations & reminiscences prompted by a lunchtime walk on Weymouth beach. 8/10.

Best of the Fringe @ Pleasance Cabaret




7. Best of the Fringe @pleasance Cabaret. 4 acts & a compere give a taste of their shows. Very very good. Particularly Dayne Rathbone. 8+/10

Aliens Love Underpants @ Pleasance Courtyard


 

6. Aliens Love Underpants@Pleasance Courtyard. Aimed at under 7s. Part of a Nick Brooke Prod national tour & my wife does their accts! 10/10

Hal Cruttenden @ The Gilded Balloon




5. Hal Cruttenden @the Gilded Balloon. Std stand up. Good social commentary & laugh out loud material. Intelligent champagne socialist 7+/10

Edward Aczel @ Underbelly



4. Edward Aczel @ Underbelly Belly Dance. Not as side splitting as 2 yrs ago. Deadpan off the wall flipchart & video analysis of life. 7/10

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Dan Cook @ Pleasance That


 

3. Dan Cook @ The Pleasance That. Youthful, eccentric, funny, quick paced, high energy, fringe fun. One to look out for the future. 6+/10.

Ellish O'Carroll @ Pleasance Beyond


 

2. Eilish O'Carroll @ Pleasance Beyond. Another family biog in the long shadow of a religious upbringing. Funny, touching, up lifting. 8/10

Daniel Cainer @ Gilded Balloon




1. Daniel Cainer @Gilded Balloon. Jewish ballads trace Daniels family history. Tailors, ill fitting toupe's, infidelity & drugs. Oy vey 7/10