Odyssey ****
This is Schrödinger’s Odyssey: it’s neither Homer’s Ancient Greek epic, nor is it wholly Dominic J Allen’s mid-apocalyptic refashioning, yet it’s both.
Felicity Ward Reads From The Book Of Moron ***
Has to inflate embarrassing mishaps into excruciating humiliations.
The Chinese State Circus Mulan ****
After just ten minutes in the Chinese State Circus’s big top, my palms are already sore from clapping. Applause soundtracks their entire event in a near-continuous torrent, accompanied by vocalisations of awe both voluntary and involuntary.
Reykjavík ***
The whole experience is like studying a fascinating fossil through a microscope. The level of obsession doesn’t seem healthy, and you have to work to understand its relevance to you, but every new angle reveals something else of interest.
Silent Cannonfire ***
This piratical production is performed entirely without spoken dialogue, instead mimed and mummed to a live soundtrack of sea shanties.
A Pint for the Ghost ***
An extra touch of theatrical flair could make A Pint For The Ghost genuinely eerie.
Josie Long: Be Honourable! ****
A joyous kickback against disillusionment.
Hotel Nowhere ***
Perhaps the hotel couldn’t spare a room during festival season, but in that case why bother staging the play in a hotel at all?
