Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
My Favourite Shows of 2018
OK, OK, so I know it’s become a joke how many critics (film, mostly) produce a list of the best and the worst from their respective...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
Rules and Expectations - Are Fringe Festivals Elitist?
"Every aspect of society sets rules and expectations." That was one of the more insightful quotes from Intervention Theatre's "The World...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: The World We Live In (BATS Theatre)
It is not often that I see two shows back to back that are so similar in concept. Intervention Theatre's "The World We Live In"...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: The Worst People (Gryphon Theatre)
"Urgh, they are the absolute worst." Most of us have probably uttered these words at some point, not necessarily about the worst people...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Deep South Caesar (Gryphon Theatre)
It is not often that you get to see a one woman show about a man called Greg. Aimee Smith's satirical show follows the life of the...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: The Race (BATS Theatre)
"We can't fix racism in 50 minutes." "No, but we can try." Hobson Street Theatre Company's "The Race" has not set low ambitions for...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Scribble (Potocki Paterson Art Gallery)
Performing a show entirely in masks gives a challenge to any physical theatre performance, as the physicality has to be entertaining...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Cull (Gryphon Theatre)
Facebook culling is something I think all of us have done at one point or another (or even on an annual basis); deleting and unfollowing...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: The Nose (BATS Theatre)
Upon first reading, Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose" did not immediately strike me as theatrical. And yet, the surreal, comic and...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: 2AM Phone Call (BATS Theatre)
There is a certain rhythmic, hazy quality to being awake at two in the morning. Especially when your reason for being awake at that time...