Loud, bold & full of heart, What Girls Are Made Of is full of dynamic performances – a true testament to the power of music & storytelling.
‘An engaging tale told from a single perspective’: WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF – Soho Theatre
Cora Bissett’s What Girls Are Made Of is an engaging story, framed – in truth or hope, as one of naivety, overreach and reinvention. But it’s also a tale told from a single perspective;
‘Truly special’: WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF – Touring ★★★★★
Bursting with emotion and tuneful energy, the return to the Traverse of What Girls Are Made Of is a thing of wonder.
‘Deserves to be seen by everyone’: GLASGOW GIRLS – Touring ★★★★
A thought-provoking and inspiring piece of musical theatre, Glasgow Girls at the King’s Theatre feels more relevant than ever as it returns for a new tour.
MISSED THE BOAT: What Girls Are Made Of
Whilst I do feel like I’ve ‘missed the boat’ slightly, as I’d have loved for a great female and Scottish story to round off my first Edinburgh Fringe, I’m sure there will be a future life for this one somewhere down the line.
ADAM – #EdFringe ★★★★
Powerful: There is no shortage of unfettered emotion in the National Theatre of Scotland’s Adam at the Traverse.
NEWS: Cast announced for Room page-to-stage premiere at Stratford East
Theatre Royal Stratford East and Abbey Theatre Dublin have announced the full cast for the world premiere stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s bestselling novel Room, which runs at Theatre Royal Stratford East from 2 May to 3 June 2017, with a press night on 10 May.
NEWS: Stage adaptation of Oscar winner Room premieres in new Stratford East season
Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Kerry Michael today announces the theatre’s forthcoming Spring/Summer 2017 season. In-house productions include the world premiere stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel Room, now also an Oscar-winning film.
JUMPY – Edinburgh
There is a generosity and sincerity to Jumpy at Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre, allied to some impressive acting, even if the end result is not as overwhelming as it might be.
Edinburgh Fringe: Glasgow Girls
Energetic and driven, Glasgow Girls at the Assembly Hall has definite imperfections, but sweeps the audience along on a tide of politically charged fun.
NEWS: New National Theatre of Scotland season announced, tenth anniversary
A trio of world premieres mark out the National Theatre of Scotland’s Summer and Autumn season of its tenth anniversary year, are being launched in Edinburgh.
RITES – Contact Theatre, Manchester
RITES is a verbatim piece of theatre, borne out of interviews conducted with real people who have been directly affected or have some experience of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The people who were interviewed to make this production are from all over the UK and are FGM survivors, medical staff, health and social workers, activists and campaigners.