Who gets to make art, to take up space, to command an audience, to have their work celebrated…? And at what cost? This is the central question at work in Adrienne Truscott’s and Brokentalkers' bold and beguiling piece of feminist meta-theatre.
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Every Word Was Once an Animal
Much of this year’s Fringe programme seems to be concerned with what theatre is. What are its boundaries? What does it ask of an audience, and what is promised in return?
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4/5
We Were Promised Honey!
A powerfully performed hour of storytelling, in which the audience are enticed to help writer and performer Sam Ward steer on a journey towards the end of civilization.
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Bloody Mary: Live
Daddy issues are nothing new, as this inventive take on Mary Tudor’s story makes clear. Here, Mary is depicted as a Gen Z Valley Girl.
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The Smile Off Your Face
A complex, unique sensory experience in which you are moved through a space. Rendered submissive, your senses are variously teased and provoked in a series of strange and at times unsettling interactions.
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4/5
The Incident Room at Pleasance Courtyard
The five-year manhunt for the serial killer dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper is meaty fodder for deliberation, having...