Rebecca Winkle reviews David Mamet’s three-women comedy drama, ‘Boston Marriage’.
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Review: Summer and Smoke @ Exeter Phoenix
Dicebox are back, and they’re bringing Tennessee Williams to the Exeter Phoenix. Following her directorial debut with the company, in their first production, Plucked , a dark comedy based on Williams’ and Sarah Kane, Anastasia Bunce, along with Assistant Director James Joseph have taken on Summer and Smoke. Bunce’s directorial style is one of the […]
‘Twelfth Night’ Review at Hole in the Wall
The hilarious and surprisingly talented cast of Shakesoc succeeded in bringing to life all the celebrated aspects of Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’, adding humorous details to make it pertinent to uni life. The play included references to Devon and iconic songs such as ‘500 miles’ and ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ . The play also featured […]
‘Allelujah!’ Review by Alan Bennett
“Heaven is like Heathrow airport, there’s bound to be a VIP lounge.” Alan Bennett is back with his new play, ‘Allelujah!’, playing at the Bridge Theatre. It has been six years since he released his last autobiographical play, ‘Cocktail Sticks’. However, it has been worth the wait, for ‘Allelujah!’ will be sure to delight his […]
Review: Next Thing @ Exeter Phoenix
We live in an age where climate change, terrorism, suicide rates, gender and confidence issues are discussed as much as what type of tea one would like in the afternoon. For a young person, it is difficult to know where to fit in this chaotic modern world. In their touring play, ‘Next Thing’, the award-winning […]
Preview: Neon @ Roborough Studios
An early disclaimer to this preview is that I believe Neon is best experienced with as little knowledge of the play’s plot and narrative as possible. All the numerous twists and turns of the intricately structured story were best experienced in this manner and for that reason, I will try to keep any mentions of […]
Interview with Will Jarvis on ‘Sealed’
A new play produced by Katie Jenkins of Exeter’s own Theatre With Teeth, written and co-directed with Niamh Smith by Will Jarvis, Sealed is an original play that opened to animated reviews in Exeter about seven strangers who find themselves invited to a house under dubious circumstances, knowing nothing of each other or why exactly […]
Review: Lady Macbeth
It’s a brave venture of both book and film to incorporate “Macbeth” into their titles, but Lady Macbeth is a bewildering piece that defies the risk of its name; an arguable dare to the viewer to respond “it’s hardly Shakespeare”. Lady Macbeth is a stark retelling of the tale of the arranged-marriage gone-wrong, charting Catherine’s […]
If it’s a Scottish play, why is it in German? Dimitra Mina reviews the Residenztheater’s Production of Macbeth.
I ought to preface this review with the statement “I do not speak any German”. Although one of my personal goals for my year abroad is to learn German, at this current junction of the year I can order a cup of tea and thank people, and that would be the end of it. However, whilst […]
An Interview With EUTCo’s “Noises Off”
This week Beth Atkinson spoke to the director and members of the cast of EUTCo’s second show of the term, “Noises Off”. What has it been like working on “Noises Off”? Alex Stenhouse (Director) – it’s probably been the most difficult project I’ve ever worked on. It’s such a complicated show but we’ve had a lot of […]