For an hour, the tiny theatre in the church tower of the Roxy Art House becomes the 1920s Caravan Club: ”the most bohemian rendezvous in London”. Woodstock Taylor is excellent as the club’s chanteuse of a certain age: she belts out bitter-sweet songs written for the play, which sound authentic to the portrayed period.
Arron Wright [...]

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Previewed at Kinkfest, and sponsored by Prong fetishwear, this play explores the emotional path that leads to the S & M scene for one young woman. Three members of the audience are called upon to decide which way the action should go during the play; so the path may diverge on different nights. For example, [...]

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Sophie Ramsay is a stunningly attractive young folk singer based in Paris. Her half hour show provides a haven from the hectic life of the Fringe. The tiny theatre in which she performs gives a lovely feeling of intimacy, as if she were performing in your own bedroom. Most of her songs are arranged for [...]

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Danceforms is comprised of a showcase of ten dance pieces by predominantly American-trained choreographers. Although all of them are contemporary, they vary immensely in style. All the artists on stage come from a widely varied array of backgrounds such as ballet, Chinese, classical, and various schools of modern dance. The musical arrangement brilliantly blends a [...]

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Heinrich Hoffmann’s satirical morality tales for children explores wonderfully gruesome stories about the terrible things that happen to naughty children, and the extreme punishments one might receive if they disobey mum.
The production brings to life ten of Hoffmann’s tales, amongst them the tale of little Fred who was cruel to animals, Augustus who wouldn’t eat [...]

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Adaptations of Shakespeare’s work are not unusual at the Fringe and A Midsummer Night’s Dream is often a favourite. Sometimes these adaptations slay the Bard’s writings but occasionally, as is the case with the Munich Shakespeare Company, you are treated to something special and magical.
As the audience walks in, the fairies, in their beautiful costumes [...]

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This beautiful, dark and disturbing story pitches two lost young people into a confusing web of contradictions as they seek shelter from the snow in a library of memories. The couple is initially thankful of the respite the library offers but, as the librarian proceeds to read her fairytales in an unsettling low, melodious voice, [...]

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Sal, Mel I Vida (Comprising of a guitarist, singer, percussionist and a dancer, their performance aims to show ”pure flamenco forms and structures, from the oldest to the very new…”
The guitarist begins the set, followed gradually by the singer and the percussionist on his wine box drum. After a suitable introduction, they are finally joined [...]

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After years of traversing the globe, the maverick Ritchie returns to Blighty and pitches up on the doorstep of his old friend Neal, looking for a place to stay. Neal can’t say no but Ritchie’s challenging presence starts to make waves in the lives of Neal and his girlfriend, Rachel.
Through this complicated triangle. Love and [...]

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In the era of silent movies, Japanese cinemas always provided live actors to narrate the action and take the voices of the on-screen characters. In this interesting exploration of lost techniques, Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes investigates the art of ”Benshi” and expands upon it in this surreal theatre piece.
Built around the classic 1915 silent [...]

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