theSpace on the Mile
Date, Desire, Divorce
★★☆☆☆ Thin
In Date, Desire, Divorce, Malcolm Windsor writes four new short plays about dates, break ups and reconciliations amongst older couples. Unfortunately, the result, at theSpace on the Mile for the Fringe’s final week leaves much to be desired.
Chickens
★★★★☆ Relentlessly ambitious
Jay and Weronika are returning from holiday as Chickens opens. The pandemic looms like a bad dream. And they soon begin a descent into poultry-fuelled domestic madness that goes to the heart of heterosexual dynamics.
Time Bends
★★★★☆ Devastatingly beautiful
Time Bends is a beautiful exploration of Queer love, written and directed by William Oliveira, playing theSpace on the Mile for the final two weeks of the fringe.
A Pound of Flesh
★★★☆☆ Unjustified
Arbery Theatre brings A Pound of Flesh, a reimagining of a Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, to theSpace on the Mile for a full run of the Fringe in a production that asks: What if Portia never came to Venice?
Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story
★★★☆☆ Promising
Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story, from Dylan and Will Theatre seen at theSpace @ Niddry Street in the Fringe’s middle week, following a week at theSpace on the Mile, is a production that has considerable appeal.
Note Of Concern
★★★★☆ Comical
Fast Snail Productions’ Note of Concern, at theSpace on the Mile for the middle week of the Fringe, is a humorous and entertaining performance about a school reunion, which doesn’t go as planned.
Transfers
★★☆☆☆ Underdeveloped
Arbery Theatre brings new play Transfers to theSpace on the Mile for a full run of the Fringe, tracking the movement of £500 through a group of people and the connections they make.
Confessions of a Lunatic
★★★☆☆ Atmospheric
An attempt to go over familiar ground in a new way is not always wholly successful in Confessions of a Lunatic, from Nightshade Theatre and New Celts.
Screaming Into the Void
★★★☆☆ Intriguing premise
Clever writing and fine acting characterise Piece of Work Theatre and New Celts’ Screaming Into the Void at theSpace on the Mile on even dates throughout the Fringe. The result is not always focused, but is always interesting.
The Big Day
★★★★☆ Absorbing
The Big Day by Milly Sweeney, Pure Class and New Celts’ production at theSpace on the Mile on even dates throughout the Fringe, is an extremely impressive piece of politically informed, compassionate theatre.
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