Tag Archives: The Warren (Studio 2)

Writers and performers: Matt Zeqiri and Oliver Neck Director: Sarah Thomas Reviewer: Glen Pearce "Out of the mouths of babes," the saying goes but what if our nine-year-old selves had adult heads on their small shoulders? That's some Of Mice Theatre explore in their offbeat but charming comedy Play Time. Young Elton, aged nine is something of the school loner, nerdish ...

Writer: Baba Brinkman Reviewer: Simon Topping Two chairs, two microphones and one white, middle-class, Canadian rapper adorn the stage along with a screen displaying imagery of synapses. In this simple fashion, The Rap Guide to Consciousness begins.  This is a journey into our minds.  What makes us conscious?  Do we need a brain to be sentient?  Do we have free ...

Writer: Callum Cameron  Director: Lucy Wray Reviewer: Glen Pearce We think of cult leaders as charismatic individuals, able to convince people to leave their everyday lives through the sheer power of their convictions. What, though, if your community leaders are, frankly, just dull? That's the problem facing Tobias and Alexander. They've created the perfect community, Humbleton, a rural idyll where ...

Writer: Irene Kelleher Director: Belinda Wild Reviewer: Glen Pearce Fringe offerings frequently tend to verge on the side of comedy and so it is refreshing to see Wild Productions tackle a much more serious offering, with their showing of Mary And Me. Inspired by real events in rural Ireland in the 1980s, when a 15-year-old girl died after giving birth ...

Back by popular demand for 2017, our Brighton Bites series offer short, witty and slightly tongue-in-cheek insights into shows performing at England’s largest arts festival. Hopefully, they will whet your appetite to try something new at this year's Brighton Fringe. Here, Quids In Theatre Company tells us about their show, All Cashed In, which they’ll be performing at The Warren.   How ...

Back by popular demand for 2017, our Brighton Bites series offer short, witty and slightly tongue-in-cheek insights into shows performing at England’s largest arts festival. Hopefully, they will whet your appetite to try something new at this year's Brighton Fringe. Here, Paper Tiger Productions tells us about their show, Octopus, which they’ll be performing at The Warren: Studio 2.   How would you ...