Author Archives: Tim Young

Review: Dial 1 for UK at the Mercury Theatre Studio

Creating an entertaining play around the controversial subjects of immigration, racism and identity would pose [...]

Review: Our Walk Through the World at The Headgate Theatre

Are you sitting comfortably? Well, you won’t be for long if you go to The [...]

Review: An Evening with Nana Funk at Colchester Fringe 2025

My final show at this year’s Colchester Fringe was An Evening with Nana Funk at [...]

Review: String Awakening! at Colchester Fringe 2025

On the final day of the Colchester Fringe, it was an absolute joy to attend [...]

Review: Horario Estelar! at Colchester Fringe 2025

Described as one of Latin America’s soapiest exports, this improvised Telenovela was a real treat. [...]

Review: #FATKARY: The Corrido of a Tragic Ex-Fat Woman at Colchester Fringe 2025

This show is what Fringe Festivals are, or should be, all about. Performed solo by [...]

Review: Screw Loose Improv at Colchester Fringe 2025

Let’s get one thing clear from the start. Improvisational comedy, or improv, is really difficult. [...]

Review: Magical Maestro at Colchester Fringe 2025

Magicians. I was brought up knowing magicians. My dad and uncle were stalwarts of the [...]

Review: Dear You at Colchester Fringe 2025

Interpretive dance, the butt of many a modern comedian’s jokes over recent years and an [...]

Review: Hinohara Village at Colchester Fringe 2025

My knowledge of Japanese folk tales, folklore and traditional music was bordering on the non-existent [...]

Review: Love Is A Bruise – A Powerful Opening for Colchester Fringe 2025

It was a dramatic, tension-filled way to begin the first night of the Colchester Fringe. [...]

Review: Tartuffe at the Headgate Theatre

Moliere’s ‘wickedly brilliant’ farce, Tartuffe, hilariously barges its way into The Headgate Theatre to provide [...]

Review: The Killing of Sister George

It is 60 years since The Killing of Sister George opened to critical acclaim and [...]

Reviewed: A Monster Calls at The Headgate

Take a Yew Tree, a dying mother, a troubled, bullied child and the stuff of [...]