Performers and producers say arts are being ‘sanitised’ amid more sensitive attitudes towards swearing and sexual politicsAn annual “poster war” has raged between rival promoters for as long as the festival fringe has been filling Edinburgh’s small the…
Continue ReadingSummerhall, EdinburghWelsh-Iranian musician Roshi Nasehi spins her heritage into standup that is most impressive when she works the stories into sound piecesHaving established herself as a musician – or, more precisely, a proponent of experimental Wel…
Continue ReadingTheatre and comedy acts at this year’s festival break down their expenses and consider the financial risks“The big, difficult cost this year is accommodation,” says RoguePlay’s artistic director Kim Wildborne. The physical theatre company is heading to…
Continue ReadingThe comedian, who died in 2018, will be remembered in a new exhibition that brings together props, costumes and an interactive ‘giggle map’Tickling sticks, a Dicky Mint puppet and a Yorick skull complete with protruding teeth will go on display in Sept…
Continue ReadingMaking seat measurements readily available and providing alternative options would enable everyone to have a nice time at theatres, cafes … and any place with chairs and peopleI have to call places before I visit them. I never know if I should say “I’m…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonAn AI comedian cracks jokes tailored to the audience’s internet search history in this spoof corporate presentationStreaming platforms increasingly tailor content to our own, unique tastes. Imagine if a standup could do the same? Th…
Continue ReadingCracking comedy, an eclectic mix of theatre – and aerial dance in an ice rink. Our critics share their picks for the August arts extravaganzaRhod Gilbert: Work in Progress Gilded Balloon Teviot Continue reading…
Continue ReadingThe duo’s First Final UK Tour is more amusing than astonishing but demonstrates what drew them to the confounding craft in the first placePenn & Teller’s professional relationship is almost as old as I am. And yet I can remember a time – probably w…
Continue ReadingWe follow our loser hero from tooth fairy credits to funeral debts in a comedy of financial errors exploring money as a transactional link through all relationshipsThe award-winning French author, director and composer David Lescot’s play Dough is all …
Continue ReadingJermyn Street theatre, LondonLaughs give way to an interrogation of monogamy and jealousy as a couple open up their marriage in Miles Malleson’s playMiles Malleson’s 1933 drama is a reminder that polyamory existed long before it became a trendy term fo…
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