Robert Peacock
@peaky76
Robert is the Managing Editor of The Wee Review and has been writing for the site since 2014. Previously, he was manager of the Yorkshire arts website, digyorkshire. Having worked in the arts, charity and horseracing sectors, he is now a full-time software engineer and lives in Edinburgh with his partner and two young daughters.
Reviews: 574
Other Articles: 271
John Gordillo: Love Capitalism
Sophisticated dissection of corporate over-friendliness
Mitch Benn: Don’t Fear The Reaper
In the year of celebrity death, a missed opportunity
Lost Voice Guy: Disability for Dunces Vol. 2
Good earthy humour from the guy with the speech synthesiser
Lucie Pohl: Apohlcalypse Now
Self-inflicted relationship disaster not the most captivating story, but impressively told
Early Doors
Immersive pub theatre is good fun, even if it breaks the spell in places
Garrett Millerick: The Dreams Stuff Is Made Of
Beautiful tragicomic rant about the death of a career dream
Henry Rollins: Charmingly Obstinate
Tough guy with a sensitive side looks back on decades in music and film
Anything That Gives Off Light
Muddied exploration of Scottish identity by NTS
Ed Night: I’m Amazed It Has A Title
The name’s changed, the obvious potential remains the same
Damian Kingsley: Knock, Knock
Fiancée and mates let Kingsley down badly, and it shows.
Eddy Brimson: Up The Anti
Ex hunt-sab on the time he got banged up for a crime he didn’t commit
Three Jumpers
A funny side to suicide in Unearthed Theatre’s impressive Fringe debut.
Ears on a Beatle
Lennon comes under FBI surveillance in this uneven two-hander
YPFii
Post-apocalyptic schools drama, where a holding pen of teenage girls learn their fate
My Leonard Cohen
Canadian’s songs given a nicely different musical setting, but in the wrong environment.
Danny McLoughlin: Philip Was Right
Larkin provokes observational material with a dark edge.
Young Fathers
Joyous evening as hip-hop trio complete their journey to Edinburgh’s top table
Louise Reay: Que Sera, 些拉
A show entirely in Chinese makes an enjoyable experiment
Dave Lemkin in the Village Hall
Well realised characters don’t have enough to say for themselves.
Triumvirette
Triptych of short plays acts as good showcase for American trio.
Plain As Paper
WIth paper as a prop, GLJ Theatre take us on a physical theatre trip through history