

Rory Edgington
Reviews: 69
Other Articles: 15

League of St George
Bricks and Mortar Theatre’s Doc Marten clad exploration of masculinity and nationalism.

Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil is a play about freedom of speech which really doesn’t speak anything of substance.



Sold Out Shows?
Rory Edgington fights through the crowds at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and questions whether it’s all that it used to be.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
A cult piece of cinema perfectly captures the ideological atmosphere of the 80s.

Sinatra: The Final Curtain
John Murray’s show is a hit filled drama looking at Ol’ Blue Eyes’ career.


Some Other Mother
AJ Taudevin’s take on the convoluted process of seeking asylum, directed by Catrin Evans.
A Clockwork Orange
Stanley Kubrick’s cult film examines whether controlling criminality with medicine is morally justifiable.

The Spirit of ’45
Loach’s latest feature-length documentary gives a fascinating glimpse of Britain’s immediate post-war history.

A Dream on Midsummer’s Night
Wee Stories’ succinct and agile production is as rewarding for adults as it is for younger generations.


Surviving Progress
Ad hoc solutions aside, this is an informative and entertaining debate on the nature of progress.

I, Tommy
Though slightly forgettable, I, Tommy is current, trenchant and at times very funny.

Minotaur
Minotaur is a finely directed minimalist piece, straddling both the traditional and modern in its concept.

Mies Julie
The chemistry between Bongile Mantsai and Hilda Cronje is torrid, creating a perspiration drenched eroticism

And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses
Hlengiwe Lushaba and Lesego Motsepe have a brilliant comic chemistry, riffing off the polarities between their characters.

4.48 Psychosis
Sarah Kane’s swan song is darkly beautiful and still as harrowing as ever.

The Erpingham Camp
Almost five decades on, Fourth Monkey demonstrate that The Erpingham Camp has lost none of its resonance.

Ed Eales-White: Champions
Ed Eales-White’s new sketch show relies more on the exuberance of delivery than content.


Woza Albert!
This 1981 classic of South African theatre is as funny and sharply critical as it was 31 years ago.

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing
With swagger, charisma and audience rapport, Rob Crouch ensures this is never simply an Oliver Reed impression.