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EdFest Review: The Galloping Cure ****

Across the Arts — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a ‘fresh and relevant’ production.

EdFest Review: Cathy ***

Across the Arts — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:16:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a missed opportunity with a ‘masterful’ lead performance.

EdFest Review: Julius Caesar Variety Show ****

Across the Arts — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:35:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a very funny production with a ‘deeply satisfying, if horrific, ending’.

EdFest Review: I Am Johnny ***

Across the Arts — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:12:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a production that has parts that land but as a whole doesn’t gel.

EdFest Review: Lions ****

Across the Arts — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:59:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a production that’s ‘funny and crackingly paced while never losing the humanity of the subject matter’.

EdFest Review: Bog Witch ****

Across the Arts — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:44:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews the latest offering by acclaimed performer Briony Kimmings.

EdFest Review: A Trial--After An Enemy of the People ****

Across the Arts — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:58:00 +0100

Michael Cox reviews a ‘fantastically theatrical and constantly riveting’ production.

EdFest Review: Badgers ***

Across the Arts — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:47:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a production with a lot going on but becomes ‘a multimedia mess’.

EdFest Review: Mrs Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library ***

Across the Arts — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:44:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a production with solid performances but lacks theatricality.

EdFest Review: Supposing: ****

Across the Arts — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:31:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews ‘an impressive piece of writing elevated by a superb performance’.

Edfest Review: Water Colour ****

Across the Arts — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:17:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a production with a script that’s ‘fresh and sparky’ that’s ‘something special’.

EdFest Review: For Dolores ****

Across the Arts — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:10:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a production that ‘evokes the intensity of youthful friendships’.

Theatre Review: The Duchess of Malfi ****

Across the Arts — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:58:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a ‘taught’ production of the classic bloody Jacobean tragedy.

Theatre Review: Emma ***

Across the Arts — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:06:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews Bard in the Botanics’ adaptation of the Jane Austen classic.

Theatre Review: I Can Die Too ***

Across the Arts — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:19:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews ‘a muddy and underpowered piece of work’.

Theatre Review: Lear ****

Across the Arts — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:06:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews ‘a visually and aurally powerful production’.

Theatre Review: Big Bad Riding Hood ***

Across the Arts — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:39:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews a summer panto that’s ‘more cerebral and less smutty than many shows in the genre’.

Theatre Review: Mean Girls ***

Across the Arts — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:54:00 +0100

Scott Purvis-Armour reviews a weak musical with ‘a strong cast’.

Theatre Review: Othello ****

Across the Arts — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:01:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews ‘an intense production of an emotionally charged play’.

Theatre Review: Twelfth Night ****

Across the Arts — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:57:00 +0100

Anna Burnside reviews ‘a tremendous evening’.