Neurodiverse Review

★ We are thoroughly fed up by the presentation of autistic narratives from the point of view of put-upon parents. It’s a trope as crass as it is offensive. By…

★ ★ ★ ★ Well-known in her native Belfast and fresh from recording a BBC pilot, Alice McCullough makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with an hour of lyrical performance poetry.…

★ ★ ★  Kvartetto is Finnish for Quartet. Although I felt this radical dance piece from Kati Raatikainen should’ve been called Kolmikätinen as only three dancers worked on the stage.…

★ ★ ★ ★  Abby Howells’ storytelling is as unique and funny as she is. Beginning with an immediate detour into the details of a Medieval painting, (namely one where…

★ ★ ★ ★  Melissa Stephen’s tales of a Southern American upbringing are not for the faint of heart. Being an undiagnosed autistic girl growing up amongst neglectful parents, a…

 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  Laura Crow’s original play is a deaf elegy for the hearing world, a clever self-validating work, where the deaf lead character (and theatre-maker) dissects and…

★★★★  Time is a funny thing, but it’s never been funnier than when Anjali Singh discusses it. A wonderful one-person show, spanning centuries of history, from Hamilton parodies to yoga,…

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ On the same day that the Met were forced to drop convictions against attendees of the vigil for Sarah Everard, I was lucky enough to…

★ ★ ★ ★ The title of this show is a reference to the fact Jack Hunter, the writer and performer of this show, has a twin. Both he and…

★ ★ ★ The subject of The Troubles in Northern Ireland is a complex and emotional one. To transfer a still raw topic for many into a domestic half-hour drama…