EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Assembly Hall, August 2 2014August 2, 2014Something is wrong with Wednesday Addams. Gomez and Morticia are desperately worried about their daughter; the charming little bundle of malice has lost her taste for death, darkness and torture. She is behaving like a demented Disney princess. Where did they go wrong? Surely she hasn't fallen in love with someone ... normal?
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: BIANCO, No Fit State Big Top, August 1 2014August 2, 2014Following last year's explosive success, NoFit State returns with a re-invented version of Bianco, featuring brand new acts in their unique, subversive and sensational style. Bianco is a physical and sensual journey through a visceral landscape, inhabited by women and men, their fears, doubts and hopes. Set to intoxicating live music this is a promenade production that spins above, around and alongside the swirling crowd, immersing you in a constantly revolving world and leaving you feeling exhilarated and totally seduced.
EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: OVERLOOKED, Cowgatehead, August 1 2014August 2, 2014Have you ever felt undervalued? Ignored? Overlooked? Award-winning comedy writer/performer Lizzy Mace presents a series of oddball characters - from the fourth bear in the Goldilocks story to the disgruntled children's TV presenter and her psychopathic sock puppets - giving each of these endearingly awkward underlings a voice.
EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: THE TRIAL OF JANE FONDA, Assembly Rooms, August 1 2014August 2, 2014Jane Fonda is one of the most controversial anti-war activists in American history. On 18 June 1988, in a little-known event, Fonda confronted a room of hostile Vietnam veterans in Waterbury, Connecticut, who were boycotting the filming of her movie Stanley & Iris, co-starring Robert De Niro. The true story of what Fonda actually did and how her actions helped end the Vietnam War has never been told before.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS, C South, August 1 2014August 2, 2014The long walk to the remote control. The stale taste of a bagel. The low battery on your mobile phone. With 140 characters or fewer to fill, everyone has a problem that needs solving in our unforgiving first world. Using tweets, songs and physicality, this original piece of new writing based on the hashtag phenomenon explores the moral dilemmas of the new world.
OLIVIERS 2014: Reflection - Best Actress In A MusicalApril 14, 2014Zrinka Cvitesic was declared the winner of Best Actress In A Musical at 2014 Olivier Awards and reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue reflects on the result. It was a tough category, but was it the right decision? She's not sure...