Stephen Walker

@gertfromwell

Stephen lives in Buxton and has been in and around the town's own Fringe festival for fifteen years, currently as Chair. His main interest is theatre, but he has surprisingly catholic tastes for a man brought up an Ulster protestant.

https://thisisstephenwalker.wordpress.com/

Reviews: 45

Other Articles: 0

Pleasance Courtyard

Don Toberman: Ping Pong Champ

Champion clown delivers a physical comedy masterclass

Greenside @ George Street

Glass House

Intriguing concept could convince more

Greenside @ George Street

FISH

NYC clown makes waves as a fish trying to become human

ZOO Playground

Tale of a Potato

This life in miniature is a tasty morsel

theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

Shallowspace Cryotech Feverdream

Solo sci-fi spectacular deserves a clearer purpose

Funny Guy

Ambition, love and a giant truth-telling marionette

C aurora

Worse Than You

Superb one-woman character comedy traverses trauma and catharsis

Summerhall

Kafka’s Ape

Outstanding performance powers troubling tale of an ape becoming human

Greenside @ George Street

Oral Tradition

Sex Lives of Ulster’s Iron Age Queens

The Royal Scots Club

The Ruffian on the Stair

Smart and witty production of Joe Orton’s dark comedy

Underbelly Cowgate

The Sun, the Mountain, and Me

Three stories entwine in exploration of ambition and mental health

Pleasance Dome

FREAK OUT!

High energy cocktail of seaside fun and coastal erosion

Pleasance Dome

Burning Down the Horse

Madcap antics in the Trojan Horse

theSpace Triplex

I am Yours Sincerely

A boy’s own adventure from Churchill’s Secret Army

theSpace on the Mile

Get Thee to a Nursery

Playtime with Shakespeare in superb youth theatre piece

Summerhall

Oh My Heart, Oh My Home

Beautiful storytelling that will live long in the memory

Greenside @ Infirmary Street

This Isn’t Working

Sketch show superbly captures the absurdity of job hunting

Pleasance Dome

The Half Moon

Rewarding exploration of the ties that bind and the desire to escape

Two young men with confused expressions stand in front of a grizzly bear

Greenside @ Infirmary Street

How to Eat a Bear

Bill and Ted meets Into The Wild

Summerhall

Distant Memories of the Near Future

Beautifully crafted show reveals how human connection trumps AI

Greenside @ Riddle's Court

The Last Flapper

Icon of the Jazz Age comes to life and tells her own story

theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

Until Death

A joyous show facing death with absurdity and fortitude

Hill Street Theatre

Mister Shakespeare

Intriguing look at the working playwright squeezes in too much detail

theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

The Good Dad (A Love Story)

Superb insight into a family destroyed by dark secrets