by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 19, 2019 | Cabaret, Fringe, Review
A little bit of clowning, a little bit of ballet, a little bit of sketch comedy and a little bit of hip hop are all swallowed up and spat back out into Andrea Spisto’s beautiful intimate queer cabaret. Behind everything are Latin beats and a constant reminder...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 18, 2019 | Comedy, Fringe, Review, Theatre
Former boybander and current pseudo woke modern man, Len Blanco is back for A Night with Len Blanco at the Palladium (he can’t believe it’s packed to the rafters). As a former member of pop quartet M4, he’s embarking on the chance to make right what he did...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 16, 2019 | Fringe, Mental health, Review, Theatre
Motivational speaker Julia takes to the stage with a cartwheel, a song and a handful of inspirational whoops. Emilie Hetland’s manic character is immediately recognisable as any number of self-proclaimed wellness experts or life coaches, professing right...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 15, 2019 | Fringe, Mental health, Review, Theatre
Shut Up, Helen! at least has the humility to acknowledge that a meet cute in a therapist’s waiting room is pushing it a bit. Like a scene from the most hipster of indie flicks, two painfully socially awkward 20-somethings find love in a hopeless place, but both...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 11, 2019 | Fringe, Mental health, Review, Theatre
Lyricism, humour and dark, abstract anxiety attacks are all thrown into the strange brew that is Ladybones. You’ll want to drink it all up, though, thanks to Sorcha McCaffrey’s irresistible performance. McCaffrey plays Nuala, an archaeologist who...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 11, 2019 | Fringe, Mental health, Review, Theatre
Jack kicks off by listing the things that he’s good at, like catching grapes in his mouth, eating scrambled eggs, knowing when someone is upset and football. Throughout Numbers, he becomes less and less sure of himself – except when it comes to numbers....
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