REVIEW: The Canary And The Crow, Roundabout, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭
Mark Ludmon reviews The Canary and the Crow by Daniel Ward now playing at Roundabout Summerhall as part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019.
Mark Ludmon reviews The Canary and the Crow by Daniel Ward now playing at Roundabout Summerhall as part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2019.
Mark Ludmon reviews new musical You and I, a quirky contemporary musical from Colla Voce Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Fringe 2019. You and I Underbelly, Bristo Square, Edinburgh Fringe Four stars Book Tickets Colla Voce theatre company are developing a reputation for creating quirky contemporary musicals. Two years ago, they gave us Buried, a wickedly dark musical about the dating challenges for a couple of sociopathic murderers. This year, the team featuring writer Tom Williams and composer Cordelia O’Driscoll have come up with an equally unconventional musical that sees a woman overcome her isolating anxiety with the help of a robot called Robert. Robert himself insists he is not a “robot” but a highly advanced piece of artificial intelligence. Packed in bubble wrap and programmed to serve, he is unexpectedly delivered to the home of Fran, a young composer and musician who has cut herself off from the world. … Read more
Mark Ludmon examines efforts to improve recognition for the work of movement directors in British theatre.
More than a thousand plays pack the schedule of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, from solo shows to full-scale dramas. It is the world’s biggest showcase of new writing for theatre, a place where many of today’s leading writers (and directors and actors) have started out. After publishing our highlights of musical theatre, LGBT and cabaret, here is a selection of some of the theatre we reckon is worth looking out for this year.
Mark Ludmon previews some of the musicals and plays with music coming up at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Six new productions have been announced by The Gate Theatre in London alongside a new “manifesto” for the future.
Works by Indigenous Canadian artists will feature at this year’s Edinburgh festivals as part of a new programme celebrating indigenous cultures.
The Bunker Theatre in London has announced a new season including a festival of work from black artists, a new play from Anna Jordan and debuts from emerging writers.