theSpace Venues
The Whirligig of Time
★★★★★ Malvolio Often Appears Innocent
Malevolent, malicious, malcontent: Malvolio. But is he? In a tour-de-force by solo actor Robin Leetham, Tortive Theatre’s The Whirligig of Time questions the traditional perception of Malvolio as the antagonist of Twelfth Night, and allows him to tell his version of the story.
You Deserve It
★★★★☆ Deserves praise
Out of Order Productions and New Celts do justice to Jess Ferrier’s impressive new play You Deserve It at theSpace on the Mile.
Badger
★★★☆☆ Overworked
Badger, from Burning Ember Theatre and New Celts at theSpace on the Mile, is a compelling but uneven farcical depiction of workers on the edge of reason.
Take Me to Your Leader
★★★★☆ Effervescent
Unexpected things keep popping up in Take Me to Your Leader from Headrush Theatre and New Celts at theSpace on the Mile.
Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party
★★★★☆ Mesmerising
Deeptime Atomic Waste Pleasure Party, Elastic Fantastic’s immersive storytelling Fringe debut, is an impressive piece of multimedia sci-fi theatre.
Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
★★★★☆ Timely
Folk’d Up Theatre and New Celts’ Timeless Tales of Gods And Heroes at theSpace on the Mile is a well-observed and subtle examination of human interactions and contemporary politics.
Kev Campbell Was He
★★★★☆ Young talent
Kev Campbell Was He, a one man show, written, performed and produced by Alexander Tait, gives us a wide ranging insight into some of the conflicts facing young men today.
Loose Ends
★★★☆☆ Melancholy anger
1TWO1 Productions and New Celts’ Loose Ends – at theSpace on the Mile for the Fringe’s first week only – is a spare and affecting display of vulnerability.
Why Am I (Still) Like This?
★★★☆☆ Thinking aloud
Nicole Nadler returns to the Fringe with Why Am I (Still) Like This? produced by High Heels and Heavy Suitcases, at theSpace@Surgeons Hall, in which she asks some key questions about her ADHD diagnosis.
Waiting
★★★★☆ Chilling
We are all familiar with an Edna Gould, the old lady at the heart of Kate Farrell’s monologue, Waiting, produced by Farrell Productions at theSpace@Surgeon’s Hall, for the first week of the Fringe only.
