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I like complex simplicity 16 Aug 2013 | 08:57 pm
There’s something incredibly odd about experiencing a mute man talking to an audience through a disembodied voice. The reason he’s made this choice, apparently, is so he has ‘something to talk about’ ...
Candid comedy 16 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
It’s an extraordinary piece of writing, making us guffaw with laughter one minute and then become pensive at the thought of what it means to be a ‘bad feminist’ the next. She rattles through stories w...
Contemplating communication 16 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
Some believe that finding out how things work takes away their beauty, but when Robin McLoughlin discusses the science behind his monitoring of the whale and the way these huge mammals communicate wit...
Tiny and epic 16 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
This is a world made of gorgeous, visceral images. Two massive treadmills on Rhys Jaman’s surprisingly minimalist set are used throughout, allowing quick shifts in tense and location, ensuring everyth...
Nods to audience 16 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
After pulling a pained expression, for example, Priestley then looked proud of herself, pointed to her face and shouted ‘Acting’. It’s a tiny gesture, but I genuinely wish we’d get these nods to audie...
The drone is emasculating 11 Aug 2013 | 05:14 pm
Lucy Ellinson as the Pilot pretends for a long while that it is she who has the power, portraying confidence and gumption, but right from the off it’s clear this character is not as comfortable as she...
Academic performance 11 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
This lecture-demonstration is an interesting experiment in form, but you need every area of your brain to be engaged to even begin to follow Victoria Miguel’s academic text.
Inherent fear 11 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
On the face of it, Ballad of the Burning Star is a seemingly broad and vulgar presentation of a highly complex subject, but in fact there is a lot more depth here than meets the eye, in this sharp and...
Theatre for trauma 11 Aug 2013 | 03:38 pm
It’s difficult to know quite how much Have I No Mouth? is about this mother and son helping themselves understand their losses and how much it is about healing in general, but Gary Keegan’s direction ...
Must try harder 11 Aug 2013 | 03:26 pm
Anoesis clearly comes from a place of anger and emotion for Junction 25, but as it stands it needs to do a little bit more work in class if it’s to get good feedback at parents’ evening.
