Review: Lost Connections
It is hard to know where to begin with a piece so rich with imagery, so full to the brim with content that it is ready to burst, so funny…
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Review: ‘Death’ by Hild Bede Theatre
To take a play from one of America’s most iconic comedians (Woody Allen) and gel 19 Freshers into an effective unit is a rather tall order, and yet debut director…
Review: FHTC’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Entering the modest and unassuming venue of Kenworthy Hall at St. Mary’s College, with its simplistic set-up blurring the lines between stage and audience, may not have led some to…
Review: HBT Presents ‘The 39 Steps’
Hild Bede Theatre’s production of ‘The 39 Steps’, directed by Hugo Millard was a unique and entertaining take on the well-loved adventure classic. ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ was originally a 1915…
Review: Black Training
‘Why is it that you can’t hold black people and white people to the same standards?’ ‘People only stand up for us when is finally inconvenient for them.’ ‘People fear…
Director’s Note: Test Bed
"In the era of bio-politics and surveillance, this is increasingly contemporary..."
Review: Lips Don’t Lie
My Thursday evening involved flying tampons, Fleabag recreations, and powerfully funny student writing. I heard more about vaginas than I have in my entire life, and it was a hoot.…
Review: Constellations
‘Constellations’: string theory, time as a human construct, free will as an illusion, questions about the reasons and purpose of our existence. A non-linear structure and an extremely sparse stage…
Review: Gutted
As part of ‘What We Aren’t Supposed to Talk About,’ an event dedicated to the discussion and challenging of taboos, Gutted explores a condition that is rarely spoken about: Ulcerative…
Review: ‘Daisy Pulls It Off’
Hild Bede Theatre's production of Denise Deegan's classic comedy scores a respectable success in staging a giddy, tongue-in-cheek parody of schoolgirl adventure stories, but suffers occasionally from inconsistent pacing.