Beth Blakemore
@beth_blakemore
Beth is our Theatre Editor here at The Wee Review. A recent Master's graduate from the University of Edinburgh, Beth is currently based in London and acting as our London Correspondent before she returns back to the homelands. She hopes to begin a PhD in Hispanic Studies in the coming year. Her writing and editing experience includes being Fringe and Culture editor at The Student newspaper during her undergraduate degree.
Reviews: 65
Other Articles: 4
Forbidden Stories
In a captivating production, Ludens Ensemble give a voice to the people of Cyprus who were long-silenced during the national civil war.
Summerhall launch 2018 festival programme
Seven years in and no sign of slowing down, Summerhall once again hope to win over Fringe audiences with their cultural smörgåsbord of a programme.
Wicked
Amy Ross’s Elphaba is astounding in the latest UK touring production of Wicked.
The Duke
Shôn Dale Jones’ performance at The Traverse comes across as more self-serving than selfless.
The Shape of Water
An exquisite feat of artistic design with a love story guaranteed to enrapture.
The Match Box
Firebrand’s creative decisions get in the way of powerful grief-stricken monologue.
A Woman’s Life
Actress Judith Chelma will keep you captivated in this quiet yet stirring period drama.
Ressacs
A humour-filled play about materialism that could do more to make its critical voice heard.
Rey
An artistic film rich in symbolism and history that sadly will not be to everyone’s liking.
Cinderella
Shona Reppe’s creative retelling of the classic fairytale leaves audience enthralled
Damned Rebel Bitches
A remarkable tale of two elderly sisters let down by an exhausting plot.
Spring Awakening
A powerfully hypnotic and heartbreaking production of the musical based on Frank Wedekind’s polemic cult classic.
The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde
A progressive piece of theatre proving that art has no boundaries, not even for the disabled.
Bitter Sweet
A gripping and incredibly raw presentation of two people who, by staying together, find themselves hurting both each other and themselves.
The Moonlit Road
An unoriginal and lacklustre performance that fails to have any real stage presence.
Seven Hungers
A bizarre and thought-provoking performance exploring the dangers that arise from our hunger for food, love and comfort.
Wounded (La Herida)
The bleak story of a psychologically damaged woman in a film that lacks both direction and a way out.
In a Foreign Land (En Tierra Extraña)
Edinburgh’s Spanish population is finally given a voice in this moving documentary, criticising Spain’s economic system.
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
An understated yet compelling exploration of autism, as a 13-year-old boy finds himself lost on the New York City subway.