Travel Review: Seaton House, St Andrews

Visitors flock to St Andrews for different reasons, whether it be to play rounds of gold on the town’s historic championship courses, visit the third-oldest university in the English-speaking world, shop its many local boutiques, or go on a history-walking tour of the ancient ruined cathedral in the former ecclesiastical capital of Scotland. Whatever the…

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Fringe Reviews: The Aquatic Melody, The Fahrenheit Alliance V, Hey Stop!!!, Saloon Girls & Hibiscus Thistle: A Panorama of Hunan

The Aquatic Melody ★★★★ In the corner of a small but sold-out venue, a stage with a single table and chair draws our attention. A softly strummed stringed instrument signals the beginning of the show and our male protagonist Lin Jiaxing makes an entrance with his low timbred voice. Our female protagonist, dressed in a…

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Fringe Reviews: Ha, HAHAHA-HAMLET, Jeju

Ha is a phenomenally poignant and daring piece with a message just as haunting as its delivery. ★★★★★ A woman sits on a chair in the dark. A stage light illuminates a face with her mouth wide open and hints at her naked form. The sound of her breath starts slow before becoming irregular, and…

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Fringe Reviews: Dance and Theatre

Is there work on Mars ★★★★ In a Dystopian world, a young woman named Xue is being interviewed for a Move to Mars Worker’s Visa as a lawyer with Nylon Tusk’s SpaceX. Through a series of tests and questions – all whilst doing a beep test – the audience are eyewitness to systemic barriers and…

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Fringe Reviews: Dance & Theatre

The Crucible – ★★★★ Nine sturdy-looking wooden chairs horseshoe the stage. A woman dressed like a governess stands in the centre with a lit lantern as she watches the crowd fill the seats. A few chairs downs from me sits a performer with a white bonnet covering her face. The lights dim and music starts,…

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