Author Archives: Emily Garside

10. Ten Plagues- Mark Ravenhill One that kind of snuck into consciousness and didn’t let go. Understandably given my research and theatrical passions this from Mark Ravenhill on parallels between the Black Death and AIDS struck a chord. More than that the sheer beauty of the production left a mark long after the event. 9. Lovecraft (Not theContinueContinue reading “2018 Top 10”

The Other Room have established themselves as the Channel 4 of Christmas in Cardiff, with their alternative Christmas show. And this year, up and coming company Big Loop are resident with Cheer. It’s an entertaining enough piece of alternative Christmas, with just enough cynicism to feel like a grown-up alternative to the usual Christmas flair.ContinueContinue reading “Cheer- Big Loop Theatre- The Other Room”

Shed ManBy Kevin JonesDirected by Siobhan Lynn BrennanAssistant Directed by Umalkyhar MohamedProduced by Steve BennettAssistant Produced by Lauren LloydDesigned by Cory ShippSound Designed by Josh BowlesLighting Designed by Louise SwindellShed Man is a play where a man builds a shed live on stage. That’s it, what more do you need? How often do you getContinueContinue reading “Shed Man”

  Cardiff boy – by Kevin JonesDirected by Matthew HolmquistCast- Jack Hammett Kevin Jones jumps straight into the 90s with Cardiff Boy. Forgetting for a moment the pub backdrop created in The Other Room, we’re barely a minute in before 90s tunes are blaring from a tape (yes a tape). Directed with intelligence, and aContinueContinue reading “Cardiff Boy”

Tim Crouch’s play ‘An Oak Tree’ uses the idea of suggestion, belief and how we find out the answers to questions, to explore the idea of grief. Here translated into Welsh by Invertigo (translation by Mared Llewelyn Williams) it becomes ‘Derwen’. The play is known for the fact that one of the two actors onContinueContinue reading “Derwen- Invertigo Theatre”

Tuck takes us on a journey of sequins and glitter that eventually blur through tears. It’s fierce and fabulous and goes out fighting. Like any good Queen. But there’s a real core of grief running through it. It’s a core of grief in some respects that Queer people know all too well. But it’s alsoContinueContinue reading “Tuck”

Spilled Milk  are back with a double bill of theatre. Two female led pieces that take on life, love and all its unpredictability.Street- by Susan MonktonPerformed by Ella MaxwellDirected by Becca Lidston This work in progress from Susan Monkton shows a strong voice and a real promise of a piece of interesting theatre. Performed with humour andContinueContinue reading “Street/Izzy\'s Manifesto- Spilt Milk Theatre”

Spilled Milk  are back with a double bill of theatre. Two female led pieces that take on life, love and all its unpredictability.Street- by Susan MonktonPerformed by Ella MaxwellDirected by Becca Lidston This work in progress from Susan Monkton shows a strong voice and a real promise of a piece of interesting theatre. Performed with humour andContinueContinue reading “Street/Izzy’s Manifesto- Spilt Milk Theatre”

What Company did, was recognise that. To show we aren’t all just waiting around for Prince Charming to fix things. And even if he did, would we recognise him? Show him the door? Be just too busy? Or would we even be happy anyway? Would we, have we, missed our Theo? Could we or shouldContinueContinue reading “You Could Drive a Person Crazy- or what is not your business.”

Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.Is she going to do that the whole show?Yes, yes she is. Bounce.Lands by Antler is a simple premise: two obsessions and the isolation the cause.Sophie bounces eating some crisps while the audience comes in. Leah greets everyone while narrating her jigsaw process. She logs each piece and describes its content before puttingContinueContinue reading “Lands- Antler- The Other Room”