Nirbhaya, Assembly Mound, Edinburgh Fringe Festival

This review was first published on the public reviews.

Rape threats have been noticeably present in Western press recently. Many female journalists are speaking out about the extent to which online rape threats have become commonplace, as  twitter exposes the reaction to equality’s gains.

Grounded - Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Many of us have felt the impact of digital advancements in the workplace, not just its affect upon employment levels, but also the feeling that the benefits of efficiency are a poor substitute for the tangibility of pen to paper, or face to face contact or the pleasures of understanding the mechanics of your instrument.

Missing - Gecko, Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival.

Gecko make me feel very nostalgic. This might be a personal thing; a younger me saw their first show 'Taylor's Dummies' when bright eyed and idealistic, so seeing them gets me reminiscing, but I hazard a guess that I am not alone.  There is something about Gecko's shows that always stirs the memories. 'Missing' is a sepia tinted show.

The Collision of Things - Move to Stand, Pleasance, Edinburgh.

There's something hard to get your grip on with the word 'thing'. It's one of those vague words that you use when you don't have anything substantial to get hold of. The set up for 'The Collision of Things' was low key and simple, a man moves into a flat in London, they drink a lot (there is a little too much drunk acting, although there was one moment of highly enjoyable drunken dancing) and chat about life and things and then...

Edinburgh Festival

I am in Edinburgh. There is a festival on. A Festival. Poor Edinburgh residents. I am finding myself just as fascinated by watching the tourists and off duty performers as I am watching the planned work on stage.

Chimerica, Almeida, London.

How much do you really know about China? You may have looked at the labels on the clothes in your cupboard and found the majority of them are made there. You may have looked at a map and realised China is much larger than you thought it was, in fact, wow, isn't bigger than America?

The Bear - Angela Clerkin & Improbable Theatre, Brighton Studio, Brighton Festival

This review was first published on the public reviews.

One of the most common themes in the novels of American writer John Irving is the constant appearance of a bear. He claims no great meaning behind the use of bears, for him growing up in America, they are commonplace.

Brighton Festival - Version 1.0 The Disappearances Project, Brighton Dome

This review was originally published on 'The Public Reviews".

‘To share a horrible story is important’. These words, delivered with a question mark by an actor, were originally made by one of the several family and friends of missing persons who shared their experiences with Sydney based version 1.0’s The Disappearances Project.

Tynan on Theatre

Tynan - He's so bloody good there is no point in doing anything but letting him speak for himself. A few select quotes from Tynan on Theatre.

Finding your passion.

I just spent a week away, intending to do not much more than walk until my buttocks started screaming, then drink some Malbec whilst slow cooking some local meat on an AGA . I did that and whilst doing that I also managed to find some time (I know - How does she do it?) to read two books I loaned from the library and in the battle of the Kens -  Sir Ken Robinson vs Non Sequitur Ken Tynan there was a clear winner.