Afterplay, written by Brian Friel, is most unusual in that he has taken characters from two familiar Chekhov…
Drama
Brian Friel's play, The Yalta Game, is based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, The Lady with the Lapdog,…
It's not yet 3am on Christmas morning, 1977 - everyone is still sleeping. We are about to share Charlie…
It is unfortunate that the life and work of political cartoonist, and man of many other talents, Harry Horse…
I walked into the darkened theatre. The atmosphere hit me like a slug from a .45. I dropped into my seat. …
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of seeing a French production of Molière's play Le Malade Imaginaire by…
This comedy drama about a Fringe theatre company is actually based on real events which took place during the…
Chronicles of Long Kesh is one of the best shows on the Fringe this year. A powerful two-hour drama, it is…
It is usual in a review to give a synopsis of the performance and some detail of the show, but in order not…
You just can't go wrong with zombies, can you? They are both scary and funny in equal measure. Pure…
Modern art isn't everybody's cup of tea, but is there a chance that it could change your life?
"Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." Altogether now, Doe, a deer, a female deer…
Walden is an account of an ‘experiment in simple living' that was carried out and documented by Henry David…
Having spent the last three weeks enjoying mainly raucous booze fuelled comedy from a plethora of standups,…
I love a good scare. Horror is always the movie of choice down at my local multiplex, even though I spend…
I have just escaped from a claustrophobic cellar, where a madman held an audience for 90 minutes.
We shared…
The stage is set: coffee table piled high with antiquarian leather-bound volumes and battered paperbacks;…
I seem to remember that when I was a youth there was a sign in the local swimming pool that went along the…
Political satire is hardly a new concept, but this piece by Tom Basden (if.comedy Best Newcomer 2007) manages…
This is a sweet little tale, told in a series of monologues in an endearing, almost, over-the-garden-fence…