Reverence - An unmissable theatrical experience!

With the edinburgh festival over, I thought it would be back to more standard forms and formats of theatre... I was happily wrong! Reverence is a promanade piece of site specific theatre for the openning of the new southwark play house - and what a great openning show it is!
The entire audience are placed in role as 'monks' and initialted into the piece - being given robes and ropes to wear for the entire time and even being taken through some basic latin.
The story unfolds around you, and takes place in different locations. As audience members it is up to you to walk between the different scenes as guided by the actors - and infact you are garenteed to not see everything as several scenes happen at the same time!
This piece, is both beautiful and gritty. The love story is touching, with a stunning performances by Pieter Lawman and Leandra Ashton. As for Jason Cheater who plays the villain - the main drips pure evil the entire time, and it has been a long time since I saw an actor be in such complete control of both the space and his audience when at the end he brings the hero's world crashing down around him.
A special mention has to go to Michael Cox, for a wonderfully tender 'Thomas'. His endowment of the charcters atributes was just so generous. He loved the Hero's, feared those in power and was horrified by the deaths - and he helped us to walk that path exquisitely.
Joel Scott has a show to be proud.

5 Stars!

NOTE: Ticket prices are done like Ryan Air! First lot are £7, next lot are £13, then they are £20. It is worth booking in advance if you can.

Reverence: A tale of Abelard and Heloise
Goat and Monkey Theatre

Show starts: 19:30 (15:00 Sat mats) Till September 22nd 2007

Venue:
Southwark Playhouse
Shipwright Yard
(Corner of Tooley St. & Bermondsey St.)
London
SE1 2TF

Disappointing.

I'm a red dwarf fan, and we all loved Norman in that long running cult TV performance. Don't destroy your memories. This stand up routine is brilliantly funny for the first 20minutes or so.
Leave at that point, because looking at photos and slides is great for awhile, but it just can't fill that amount of time.

2 Star - but only for the memories.

Norman Lovetts "Slide Show" - Pleasance Coutyard - 5pm.

Real Burlesque finds Edinburgh!

I've been to see Burlesque before, and what I've been given is a bunch of students trying to be provocative whilst actually remaining all too safe within the own confines of the boundaries they have set for themselves in everyday life. There is Nothing safe about this production!
With a female cast that had me torn between feeling over whelmingly aroused and like a pervert, this is a show that makes no firm contract with their audience about what the 'rules' are. Enjoyable? If you’re a man certainly - but the darkness within it is offered to all and when you leave, you will have seen Burlesque as it's meant to be. Dark, erotic, confusing, challenging, sexy and horribly beautiful.


4 Stars General - 5 stars within the Genre!


Foulplayproductions “The Devil, chess” – Zoo Southside – 10:15pm

Note: Tickets generally sell out 15mins before they open. To see some of the amazing imagary go their website here.

A MUST SEE SHOW

Without a doubt the BEST show at the festival that Fringe Review has had the honour of seeing this year. This exciting, physically amazing performance had you litterally sitting on the edge of your seats! If you loved the Matrix for is magic of movement - you'll be over awed when seeing these people do the same things - but for real!!

5 Stars

7 fingers productions "Traces" - Asembly Rooms - 5:30pm


UPDATE:- this show has completely sold out and it is currently imposible to buy tickets that are not touted. The best I can offer is the footage below.

Pegabovine - Coat of arms

Brilliant! This is good, clean comedy that actually has a plotline and story to follow. With music, singing, one liners and characters you get to know, this is a top recomendation for anyone looking for a funny enjoyable show that has polt, characters, and true wit.

5 Stars!

Pegabovine "Coat of Arms" - Pleasance Courtyard (attic) - 2pm

Improvaganza

At 1:30am in the morning what do you want? Comedy! (or maybe just a pint!)
This warm group of performers battle it out through improv comedy for the right to plug their own show.
At only £5, it's the best improvisation you'll find at the festival at that time in the morning!
(It's also the only impro at that time...!)
3 stars.
Venue C - 1:30am - £5

An audience with Jonathan Kay - Fool!!

He is a Fool! He has no material, no pre-planned actions (but playing the piano I think), and has as much idea how it will go as you will!!
I give him 5 stars for conviction - it is the BRAVEST performance I have seen in a long time, perhaps ever! And I love the concept of meeting a real fool - her certainly has the philosiphy down pat!
Execution? I'd give it a 2....

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