Author Archives: Emily Garside

I’m really excited that to kick off my new re-vamped theatre review blog I’ve been invited by Everyman Theatre in Cardiff to be one of their bloggers for the summer festival!A lot of people in Cardiff will be familar with the Everyman theatre festival which happens every summer. For those who aren’t every year EverymanContinueContinue reading “Everyman Festival Preview”

So it came to my attention that today is the last day of Nick Hytner’s time at the National Theatre. I’ve not seen nearly as much as I’d like there while he’s been there, hampered by not being closer. However I thought I’d share some highlights. I’ve stuck to those plays I’ve seen live ratherContinueContinue reading “Goodbye Hytner thanks for the plays!”

December 22nd, 8pm, Eastern Standard time….wait that’s not quite right.Nine years ago, 22nd December, 8pm (Eastern standard time) I finally saw Rent on Broadway. It’s fair to say that night changed my life, and changed me. A fairly bold statement, but after 4 years and one PhD that is (half) about Rent, I think that’sContinueContinue reading “525, 600 minutes and then some; Rent and me nine years later.”

Advanced warning this isn’t really a review. The play has closed anyway, and I’m not able to be really objective enough about this to say much in the way of critical content. So let’s agree to disagree and call it a reflection.My Night With Reg is known by me, and possibly by many others asContinueContinue reading “My Night With Reg”

Then how did he die?They press him John.Press?Great stones they lay upon his chest until he plead ay or nay. They say he give them but two words. “More weight,” he says. And died.I could actually quote that entire scene (I looked it up only to check I’d gotten the wording right) verbatim, without checking.ContinueContinue reading “Review: The Crucible”

“I have always relied on the kindness of strangers””Well that’s a stupid thing to do”…..or so goes the famous line in my head. I blame Tony Kushner who appropriates Tennessee Williams’ most famous play twice in his own most famous play. And that’s the trouble with famous plays, we all think we know how itContinueContinue reading “Review: A Streetcar Named Desire”

So following a more official review for ‘Cardiff Shakespeare’ this is my more personal review, with a bit for fan-girl thoughts thrown in.I wasn’t going to bother with Richard III. Mainly due to logistics/time getting to London and cose of tickets. However, I got lucky with the £15 Mondays deal and knew I’d regret notContinueContinue reading “Richard III”

This is not a real review of ‘The Normal Heart’ having spent the last four years writing about AIDS and theatre I’m too invested for that. I’ll admit I was wary. As anyone is about a new adaptation of something they love. I’m wary about new stagings of it, but I’m even more wary about transposing it to aContinueContinue reading “The Normal Heart”

Last Friday I went for round two (and sadly final round) of Punchdrunk’s ‘The Drowned Man’ write up here, for my own memory and anyone who is interested in that sort of thing!The account of my first encounter is here:http://fixedpointintime.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/punchdrunk-drowned-man.htmlI went to round two, after much deliberation with no plan. I decided that letting myContinueContinue reading “The Drowned Man (round 2)”

The Drowned ManThis week I finally got to see Punchdrunk\’s latest offering \”The Drowned Man\” even typing that I wonder is \’see\’ the right word? Probably not. Experienced perhaps? Lived? Survived even? It\’s not anything you do as passively as \’see\’ there is nothing passive about it, as three hours of running up and downContinueContinue reading “Punchdrunk \'Drowned Man\'”