Matt Boothman

In 21 years the closest I’ve come to experiencing physical theatre is A Level Theatre Studies and a few ill-informed cracks about interpretive dance. Where better to overcome my ignorance…

After spending the majority of my time in C Venues and the Underbelly – most of whose theatre spaces are fairly makeshift – stepping into the Traverse feels a bit…

The Edinburgh Fringe is a safe space where the loss of a grand or two equals a successful show and your career isn’t necessarily on the line if your idea doesn’t quite come off.

The annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe attracts the best and the barmiest of companies to show off, experiment and network for three weeks of non-stop plays and parties.

What makes …Sisters great theatre is its gleeful exploitation of theatre’s transience.

The Ugly One is a play about outward appearances, and this production at the Royal Court deliberately pays no attention at all to its own outward appearance.

Kinnear’s Piato and Cowan’s Lussurioso are just two of many excellent comic performances on display, but there’s nothing recognisable as a great tragic performance.