Ten of the best shows at the Edinburgh festivals
From Alan Cumming singing about Liza Minnelli to a heart-stopping play about depression, this year’s festival has had it all
The Shed: a splash of colour in London’s theatrical landscape
The Shed, an intimate space at home to experimental theatre, seems like a venue designed to suit the times. At the heart of its success is Ben Power, a dramaturg, ‘shadowy figure’ and Shakespeare’s ‘remixer’
Belfast Festival hits its targets
‘Bullet Catch’ asked loaded questions of its audience members, and such co-operation seemed to define this year’s festival
Stage Struck: Could it be magic?
Nobody likes being manipulated, but there’s a delight in being dumfounded by a well-staged illusion
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