Anatomy of Survival at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 ★★★★★

Anatomy of Survival at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 ★★★★★

30/08/2026 · by · in dance, Edinburgh Fringe 2026, reviews, theatre

Playwright Vivienne Franzmann and choreographer-psychotherapist Frauke Requardt combine for this engrossing and thought-provoking inquiry into the human nervous system, performed with gusto by a talented cast.

Preview: Certain Blacks Presents Ensemble Festival 2026

Preview: Certain Blacks Presents Ensemble Festival 2026

08/07/2026 · by · in sponsored, circus, dance, events, festivals, performance & live art, preview, theatre

Ensemble Festival returns for its seventh edition, bringing another amazing weekend of free, outdoor performance spectacle, which this year aims to explore identity, ritual, ecology, and collective experience.

Preview: Certain Blacks Presents Black Athena Festival

Preview: Certain Blacks Presents Black Athena Festival

04/03/2026 · by · in sponsored, dance, festivals, performance & live art, preview

The brand-new Black Athena Festival lands across Rich Mix and The Place this spring, asking big questions through dance, live art, sound and the body.

Delusional – I Killed a Man at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★

Delusional – I Killed a Man at Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★

16/08/2025 · by · in Edinburgh Fringe 2025, circus, dance, lgbtqia+, reviews

Diana Salles tells her own powerful story of transition through an incredible display of circus, dance and physical theatre.

Preview: Certain Blacks Presents Ensemble Festival 2025

Preview: Certain Blacks Presents Ensemble Festival 2025

29/06/2025 · by · in sponsored, circus, dance, events, festivals, performance & live art, preview, theatre

Ensemble Festival is back, and if you’re into circus, dance, physical theatre and live art – this one’s for you.

Fuerza Bruta at Roundhouse

Review: Fuerza Bruta ‘AVEN’ at Roundhouse ★★★★★

10/07/2024 · by · in reviews, circus, dance, performance & live art, theatre

A kaleidoscopic party of joy, spectacle and wonder, the extraordinary and impossible visual sensation that is Fuerza Bruta returns to the Roundhouse.

Review: Re:birth at The Place ★★★★★

Review: Re:birth at The Place ★★★★★

15/11/2023 · by · in reviews, dance, performance & live art

A performance of movement and emotion, as exhilarating as it is mesmeric, Van Huynh Company’s Re:birth is a transcendent dance experience.

Review: The Lightning Kathak by Kathak Rockers at Brady Arts Centre ★★★★★

Review: The Lightning Kathak by Kathak Rockers at Brady Arts Centre ★★★★★

11/11/2023 · by · in reviews, dance, performance & live art

A Season of Bangla Drama 2023 is graced with a stunning performance from Kumar Sharma’s sublime dance troupe, the Kathak Rockers.

Interview: The PappyShow Artistic Director Kane Husbands

Interview: The PappyShow Artistic Director Kane Husbands

28/10/2023 · by · in interview, dance, performance & live art, preview, theatre

As The PappyShow celebrate their 10th Anniversary with a Birthday Pit Party spectacular at the Barbican, we caught up with Founder & Artistic Director Kane Husbands to talk about a decade of PappyShow, the value of inclusivity and identity, the state of UK theatre arts, and (of course) things to do in London…

Review: Babylon at The Albany ★★★

Review: Babylon at The Albany ★★★

27/10/2023 · by · in reviews, dance, live music, performance & live art

It’s great to be back in The Albany’s distinctive theatre space, but despite some beautiful moments, Quang Kien Van’s Babylon feels like a work in progress.