Beth Blakemore
@beth_blakemore
Beth is the Theatre and Dance Editor here at The Wee Review. Dividing her time between working an academic researcher and being a culture vulture, she is often sleep deprived but always looking for new music, theatre, and literary recs. Get in touch at beth.blakemore@theweereview.com.
Reviews: 126
Other Articles: 9
The Knot
An understated exploration of martial woes and making relationships work.
Father (Vader)
Peeping Tom’s star is lost among comic farce and negative portrayals of elderly care.
The Wedding
Gecko enrapture their audiences with this energetic and eccentric portrayal of the modern world.
Anywhere
Théâtre de L’Entrouvert’s masterful puppetry and creativity leaves its audiences transfixed.
Waltz of the Hommelettes
An entertaining, though slightly lacking, display of puppetry and folklore at the London International Mime Festival.
Drowned or Saved?
A carefully composed piece of theatre detailing one Holocaust survivor’s struggle to make sense of his experiences.
Egg
Sarah Bebe Holmes is entrancing from start to finish in this masterfully crafted piece of physical theatre.
After the Cuts
Gary McNair’s drama contemplates a future without the NHS. The result isn’t promising.
On The Exhale
Zimmerman’s script stunts his protagonist in this reactive piece on grief and gun violence.
CLASS
Iseult Golden and David Horan offer a stellar exploration of the education system, class and raising kids after separation.
“You can never know it all”: Writer and Actor Mark Jeary discusses his play Blackout
The Artistic Director of New Room Theatre talks about his verbatim play exploring alcoholism and the road to recovery.
The Pride
Uneven performances stop this award-winning play from having Alexi Kaye Campbell’s intended impact.
Kimuak 20 Years: Cinemattic Cult Classics from the Basque Country
A laid-back evening celebrating what the passion and creativity found in Basque short film cinema.
A Feast of Bones
Theatre Lovett welcomes you to Le Monde Bouleversé, the setting of a captivating tale of vengeance and redemption.
Arandora Star
Theatre Objektiv’s beautifully compelling drama reveals the devastating toll the SS Arandora Star had on Scotland’s Italian community.
“We can’t go backwards now”: Traverse set to spotlight women and the world during 2018 festival
We sat down with Artistic Director Orla O’Loughlin, to discuss what to expect from the Traverse’s festival programme.
Street Scene
Although a great display of talent, the RCS’s students are stunted by Weill’s flawed opera.
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.