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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.
The Spirit of ’45
Loach’s latest feature-length documentary gives a fascinating glimpse of Britain’s immediate post-war history.
Interview: James McKenzie
Callum Madge catches up with the programmer for the Middle Eastern Film Festival, James McKenzie.
Quartet
Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut is a finely-crafted, comedic meditation on the process of aging and the redemptive power of art
Top 10 films of 2012
Callum Madge gives a quick rundown of his favourite films of 2012
War Witch (AKA Rebelle)
A film that is sure to unsettle but it does so in the most subtle and stunning ways.
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.
Interview: Lee Gershuny
Artistic Director Lee Gershuny speaks about her company’s new twist on the classic Minotaur tale, taking on the media and the world of power.
4.48 Psychosis
Sarah Kane’s swan song is darkly beautiful and still as harrowing as ever.
Interview: Little Cauliflower
Little Cauliflower’s Lucy Western speaks to us about the art of puppetry.
Mark Thomas – Bravo Figaro!
A touching, funny, powerful piece of personal theatre from professional thorn in the side Mark Thomas.
Featured Venue: Summerhall
Summerhall is tearing up the Fringe with 24-hour theatre, millennia-spanning shows and comedy acrobatics.
Interview: Flap!
Eclectic dancing inspiring Aussies, Flap!, give The Wee Review the heads up and what to expect as they hit the Fringe.