Laura Hawkins

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

★★★★☆ Porty Pals

What do you get when you combine an evil landlord and his devious henchwoman, a boy and his mother just trying to survive, and their faithful cow? Well a pantomime of course— what were you expecting?

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Woman Walking

Woman Walking

★★★☆☆ Moving

Woman Walking from Sylvian Productions, which is ending a short Scottish tour at the Traverse, is a rich and ruminative exploration of loss and the power of nature.

Oct 21 2023 | By | Reply More
Tim Crouch: Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel

Tim Crouch: Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel

★★★★★ Exit, mind blown

Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel is a worryingly prescient piece. It is an exquisite creation that apparently denies the very point of creativity, a hymn to humanity that insists that humanity has had it. To call it ‘thought-provoking’ would be a criminal understatement.

Aug 13 2022 | By | Reply More
Torn

Torn

✭✭✭✭✩ Paper cut:
Unfolded and pressed out flat for its audience to see, Faux Theatre’s Torn is an intriguing glimpse at how repressed memories both haunt and return to us.

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