This retelling of Wuthering Heights is sadly a confusing, rushed affair, that seems to offer no further development on the characters than in the original.
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Tag: fringe 2019
Will Duggan: Class Two – Edinburgh Fringe
The premise of the show is to wonder what his four (FOUR!) imaginary friends would be up to today, had he kept them about, and what they would think about his escapades.
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The Djinns of Eidgah: Edinburgh Fringe
‘The Djinns of Eidgah’ brilliantly evokes the psychosocial uncertainty in current Kashmir. It is set just before Eid, when Muslims in Kashmir visit an Eidgah, an open-air enclosure reserved for Eid prayers. The play’s Eidgah is thought to be visited by Djinns, shapeshifting spirits in Islamic literature that are neither good nor evil.
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Going Slightly Mad: Edinburgh Fringe
‘Going Slightly Mad’ is a compelling dissection of NHS psychiatric treatment. Michael Hajiantonis, its writer and director, based the play on his own experiences of being sectioned.
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Honeypot – Edinburgh Fringe
‘Honeypot’ is comprised of a series of vignettes following modern iterations of famous fairytale characters, and uses this format to dissect contemporary themes of feminism, women’s voices, and prejudice. Diverse and daring, it’s not one to miss.
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EPCOT – Edinburgh Fringe
What will our future world look like? Will it be worth it? Is future ‘perfection’ always going to be marred by the nastiness of yesterday? In 30 minutes, this one-woman show concludes not to conclude, and just to wait and hope and see.
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