When a newly formed theatre company launches its debut production on the London fringe, success is fiercely chased but rarely guaranteed. Yet, Loan Word Theatre has achieved exactly that with their inaugural production, Unloving. Currently staging a deeply compelling run at Camden’s renowned ‪ Etcetera Theatre, the play—a poignant translation of a contemporary Bolivian script—has clearly struck a nerve with London audiences. In fact, it has resonated so strongly that its init

Wigs, Wine, and Wisdom: The Creative Secrets of Game of Crones from A&E Comedy Grab your armour and pour yourself a generous glass of Rioja! Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards, the brilliant minds behind A&E Comedy, are back with Game of Crones.

I recently sat down with the incredible Abigail Dooley and Emma Edwards—better known as the fiercely funny A&E Comedy at the Albany Theatre in Coventry.

Learn More About Once More With Feeling | Follow Behind The Curtain On Facebook | Follow Behind The Curtain On Instagram | Follow Behind The Curtain On TikTok If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing the  Buffy the Vampire Slayer  musical episode onstage,complete with camp, chaos and catchy tunes, Once More With Feeling  from Behind The Curtain  is the nostalgia trip you don’t wanna miss. This fan favourite has been lovingly crafted into a theatrical delight. I managed to see it a

If you’ve ever wished you could step into your favourite episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once More With Feeling by Behind the Curtain Theatre might be the next best thing. Celebrating its 20 year anniversary, this high-energy tribute concert to the show’s iconic musical episode brings Sunnydale’s supernatural drama and campy humour to life - fangs, flair and all.

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There are moments in the theatre when the air seems to shift, when an audience sits a little straighter, pulses quicken, and the silence deepens into something potent. ENOUGH., performed by Moonstone Theatre Company at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, creates precisely this kind of moment—an unflinching, beautifully wrought confrontation that lingers long after the final blackout.

Bringing a play like ENOUGH. to the Edinburgh Fringe is no small feat. For Moonstone Theatre Company, the journey was as much an emotional challenge as it was a logistical one — from raising the funds, navigating the demands of the world’s largest arts festival and transporting an entire company to Edinburgh, to holding the weight of the story itself. This is a show that doesn’t just entertain; it confronts.

At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, standing out in a sea of over three-thousand shows isn’t easy. Yet Earnest? created the theatre company Say It Again, Sorry? has carved out a reputation as one of the must-see comedies of recent years. They take Oscar Wilde’s classic The Importance of Being Earnest, only Earnest hasn’t shown up. This quickly descends into a gloriously unpredictable mash-up of scripted theatre and improvised chaos. Imagine The Play That Goes Wrong meeting clas

When we think of gladiators, our minds jump to roaring crowds, brutal combat, and the heroes of the Colosseum. But hidden in the shadows of history are the stories of the women who once stepped into the arena—only to be erased when Emperor Septimius Severus banned them from competing in 200 AD. What does it mean when an empire dictates how women may use their bodies? And what echoes of that question still resonate today?

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Camus imagined the “absurd hero” in the form of Sisyphus, condemned to push his boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down for eternity. Absurd Hero: The Musical takes that myth and spins it on its head: in this 2025 reimagining, Sisyphus becomes “Sid,” a would-be mayor of Corinth navigating gods who have fallen on hard times and political conspiracies that feel uncannily familiar.

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There are shows at the Fringe that entertain, and then there are shows that burrow under your skin and stay there long after the lights fade. The Quiet Earth Beneath belongs firmly in the latter camp. Performed in the atmospheric Dissection Room of the Old Dick Veterinary School, this piece feels less like theatre and more like a ritual that makes an offering of words, sound, and silence.

Casey Jay Andrews is one of those rare artists who seems to live at the intersection of storytelling, design, and sheer creative resilience. Her latest work, The Quiet Earth Beneath—a poignant collaboration with musician Jack Brett—has found a new shape since its first iteration at the Adelaide Fringe, and now descends into Edinburgh with an simple, lyrical power. It’s haunting, earthy, and somehow manages to still feel like a campfire story with glitter in its flames.

From New York to Edinburgh, comedy troupe  Recent Cutbacks  have stormed the Fringe with not one, but  two  epic parody productions: the...

Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting is already iconic. We were introduced us to a darkly comic, drug-fuelled underworld of Edinburgh through the book and film, cementing its cult following. But Trainspotting Live?

Few stories have burned themselves into Scotland’s artistic memory quite like Trainspotting. First unleashed in 1993 as Irvine Welsh’s gritty, darkly funny debut novel, it hurled readers into the chaotic lives of a group of young heroin users in Edinburgh.

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