Potentially interesting – but needs further development in script, rehearsal and staging.
Lighthouse ⭐⭐⭐
This has great potential: Broadway Baby: LIGHTHOUSE
Poppies ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I’ve seen some GREAT things this Fringe. Not all great, obviously. But the great was truly magnificent – and this tops everything.
Review here: Broadway Baby: Poppies
You Oughta Be in Pictures ⭐⭐⭐💫
This was interesting. Still thinking about it…
Cowpokes in a Bunkhouse ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Absolutely BRILLIANT. Do not miss this.
1816: The Year Without a Summer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was SUPERB – love love loved it.
Dance of Time ⭐⭐
Lordy mc lordy pie. If the actors hadn’t been superb in this I don’t know what I would have done.
Murder, Margaret and Me ⭐⭐⭐
An interesting premise but one that takes a long time to get to the point. And despite hints, there is no more than already known and speculated about promised reveal of what happened to Agatha during her famed disappearance. But always enjoyable to watch things at NVT and some fine performances in here too.
Allegra ⭐⭐⭐⭐
What an absolute joy to see Dame Maureen Lipman on stage. A masterclass in natural acting. Happy sigh.
My own personal ⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating is merely due to this needing bedding in, once two out of the four actors relax into it a bit, it will certainly be worth 5 stars. Maureen Lipman herself is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ all by herself. And a stunning play to boot.
Krapp’s Last Tape ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The more you think about this, the more fascinating it becomes. You could get lost in thinking about it.
Rotunda Bubble, Brighton Fringe, 12 May 2026.