Paul Foot: Dissolve
Dissolve merges Foot’s abstract wit, endearing idiosyncrasies, and unbridled goofiness with a more serious exploration of the realities of twenty-nine years of mental illness
Character Flaw: 3 star review by Rosa Georgiou
Character Flaw is a vibrant show that celebrates the joys of neurodiversity, and is packed full of Dawson’s warmth and hilarity.
Crying Shame: 3 star review by Rosa Georgiou
Bright, bold, and brimming with potential
Miss Julie: 3 star review by Rosa Georgiou
This rendition of Miss Julie showed powerful potential, but the night's performance overshot in its volume of delivery.
Houdini’s Greatest Escape
Dunlop manages to position a tight storyline within a flyaway comedy, that’s well open to the farcical.
PHOTOGRAPHS
It’s sensitive and moving, whilst managing to portray, with endearing humour, the woes of grief and girlhood.
Hamlet: The Play The Panto The Musical – The Student
A rip-roaring reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, Hamlet: The Play The Panto The Musical, is a riotous romp through an age-old story. Wonderfully wacky, and full of charm, this genre-bending musical-mashup is Shakespeare how it should be – dark, witty, and very, very, camp. Written and directed by Hannah McGregor, and with a host of musical numbers created by herself, Sofia Pricolo, Giulia Lovrecich and Falk Meier, Hamlet is an exceptionally well-crafted play, which is per
Sara Barron: Hard Feelings Review – The Student
In a cosy room, tucked away from the hustle-and-bustle of Pleasance Courtyard, Sara Barron delivers an hour of utterly unabashed comedy. A lively performer, she finds a brazen, unapologetic, humour in the tragic, funny and filthy recesses of life. Tackling head-on experiences of ageing, miscarriage, and the occasional joy in being the ‘bitchy one’, this is a hard-hitting but hilariously honest stand-up show.
Warming the audience with an age-old bit about being an American living in the UK, Barr
Warming the audience with an age-old bit about being an American living in the UK, Barr
Michael Spicer: The Room Next Door Review – The Student
Walking out onto the stage wearing his classic red-hoodie black-top combo, Michael Spicer appears as though he’s stepped straight out of our lockdown Twitter feeds. To his right, is a large lecture podium; to his left is an overflowing, mug-laden desk; and behind him, a projector screen. Immediately adopting a droll, on-stage persona, he gives the audience a weary glance before beginning.
Describing the format of the show to be a part lecture on his experiences of going viral, and part ode to t
Describing the format of the show to be a part lecture on his experiences of going viral, and part ode to t
Film Club – An Improvised Comedy Review – The Student
Film Club is a cinematic-based comedy improv troupe that’s taking PBH’s Free Fringe by storm. Performing daily in Revolution Bar’s downstairs Function Room, the small group is introducing a fun twist on improvised theatre to their eager lunchtime audiences. Rooting a series of improvised scenes from a given movie genre, the group produced a quick-witted and cleverly crafted hour long-performance.
Opening with a brief spiel explaining the concept of the performance, Chris East quickly warmed the
Opening with a brief spiel explaining the concept of the performance, Chris East quickly warmed the