The high intensity of this faintly simian production makes ABI BENNETT cry. In a good way.

ABI BENNETT calls out ‘minimalism born of laziness’, but sees some potential for this show to overcome jitters and confusion.

ABI BENNETT is impressed with this latest Smoker, for the most part at least.

ABI BENNETT is so impressed with this play that she refuses to spoil it for you.

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ABI BENNETT enjoys new writing with cajones.

ABI BENNETT on a play which only succeeds in aesthetics.

ABI BENNETT finds a ‘very strong’ cast obscured by clumsy direction.

ABI BENNETT finds that ‘for all of Syborn’s excellent writing, and the valiant attempts of Patrick Walshe McBride and Guilia Galastro as the two characters, this play had nothing new to say’

The cast and crew of Doctor Faustus prepare for their make or break week in Edinburgh, in the second of our Summer Blogs.