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Beth Blakemore

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Beth is the Theatre Editor here at The Wee Review. Often sleep-deprived, she juggles being a Spanish PhD student and tutor at the University of Edinburgh while working as a freelance writer and editor. Get in touch at beth.blakemore@theweereview.com.

Reviews: 126
Other Articles: 8
Church Hill Theatre

The Outrun

Moving memoir about a young woman’s recovery is lyrically rich but lacks its wild heart

Festival Theatre Studio

James V: Katherine

Scaled-back instalment of the James Plays series offers a story of heresy, heartache, and hope

French Institute

In the Company of Women

Women’s fight for bodily autonomy is the focus of this understated and powerfully poignant directorial debut

French Institute

Utama

Directional debut captures the staggering beauty of the Altiplano, as well as the culture and communities threatened by the climate crisis

Royal Lyceum Theatre

As Far As Impossible

Profound and harrowing in equal measure, Rodrigues’ verbatim piece shines a light on humanitarian efforts

Traverse Theatre

THROWN

A raucous and daring drama wrestling with what it means to be Scottish

Òran Mór

Bloodbank

A darkly comic and daring indictment on today’s corrupt society

Traverse Theatre

ChildMinder

A bloated and convoluted plot renders this psychological drama a thrill-less thriller

Tron Theatre

Wolfie

Byrne and Russell-Martin’s incredible pairing brings Willis’ dark, whimsical world to life

Royal Lyceum Theatre

Macbeth (an undoing)

A bold, brutal, and brilliant reincarnation of Shakespeare’s Scottish play

Pitlochry Festival Theatre

The Maggie Wall

Excellent solo performance fails to make up for predictable plot