I had the absolute pleasure of going to see Minotaur Theatre Company’s Feminist Festival evening performances. There were three monologues and a short play housed in an intimate setting of the Drama Studio. This year they were raising money for Endometriosis UK by putting on a week of events that celebrated and explored feminism and…
Arts, Venue
Woozy, maniacal, and rough around the edges: Minotaur’s ‘Moonfleece’ and its distinctly human heart
A prince called Jason. A jacket that sparkles. A death. ‘Moonfleece’ (dir. Ash Strain and Abbie Darrah) is a play about a group of people from different backgrounds coming together to conduct a séance for a man that inextricably links them all together. While the play’s events are caused by and correlate with the rise…
Arts
2018 Minotaur Shorts Festival
For theatre-goers with a taste for variety and home-grown talent, the Minotaur Shorts Festival is not to be missed. Once a year, UEA’s student-led theatre company showcase the wide-ranging capabilities of its members through their festival of short plays. The Shorts Festival is an opportunity for writers, directors and performers to experiment, and it was…
Arts
Boudica: Powerful, exciting, awesome!
After spending my Thursday evening completely engulfed in the story of a warrior queen, I can safely say that Minotaur Theatre Company’s Boudica was phenomenal. I arrived expecting excitement, courage and rebellion, and was not disappointed; the team of actors, directed by Priya Appleby and Thomas Guttridge, really delivered. Atmosphere was built through the actors,…
Arts, Venue
Minotaur Theatre Shorts Festival
Night One A highlight of each academic year, the Minotaur Theatre Company Shorts Festival began with Bobbi Sleafer-Nunes’ Palm Readers. A precisely constructed play with an unusual focus, it presents a young couple’s struggle with intimate adversity. Before the curtains re-open, the sound of an old-time cigarette advert is projected over the audience. Written by…
Arts, OldVenue
Review: Half a Person
Jimmy is just your average sexually confused 16 year old from Sheringham, about an hour’s drive from UEA, who idolises the man, the myth, the legend: Morrissey. Half A Person, brilliantly written by promising writer James McDermott, utilises a tightknit chorus who narrate a day in the life of Jimmy with so much energy one…
Arts, OldVenue
Review: the fastest clock in the universe
On the surface, a play containing paedophilia and graphic violence may not sound like a comedy but Minotaur Theatre’s The Fastest Clock in the Universe is a very claustrophobic character study which may also be the darkest dark comedy ever written. Written by Phillip Ridley, the play makes no bones when setting up the main…
Arts, Featured Posts
Minotaur’s Charity Cabaret – review
This year’s charity cabaret showcased exceptional talent and raised more than expected for two charities. Sam Warner reviews the evening.
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