@rcmahar.bsky.social
Theatre criticism & thoughts at speakthespeech.blog / speakthespeech.bsky.social . Also writing at @alledintheatre.bsky.social. Actor, fight & intimacy director, lighting designer, Shakespearean, scholar, teacher, writer, runner, lifter, loon. she/her.
EdFringe review for @alledintheatre.bsky.social: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ROCK OF AGES from @bareproductions.bsky.social is a smash hit, bringing a radically human approach to this classic jukebox musical. Read the full review here: www.alledinburghtheatre.com/rock-of-ages...
03.08.2025 16:52 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
@edfringe.bsky.social is upon us, and I’ll be there every day reviewing some of the most exciting shows the festival has to offer! My diary’s filling up, but I’ve still got some space left, especially the 10-25th. Comment below if you’re bringing a show you’d like me to review! #edfringereviewer
30.07.2025 14:11 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ: a darkly gilded retelling of the Midas myth.
09.07.2025 18:20 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ: THE GREAT GATSBY at @pitlochryft.bsky.social is a transcendent adaptation of Fitzgerald’s classic novel.
03.07.2025 19:36 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Two days and three shows at @pitlochryft.bsky.social in a whirlwind jaunt north. Stay tuned for the reviews, coming soon on @alledintheatre.bsky.social!
03.07.2025 13:25 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I’m on assignment for @alledintheatre.bsky.social in Pitlochry today and tomorrow, reviewing at @pitlochryft.bsky.social! This is my first time in beautiful Pitlochry and I can’t wait to see what the Festival Theatre has in store.
02.07.2025 12:06 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ!
27.06.2025 21:22 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I have, not for the first time, stayed up irresponsibly late reading one of @maryrussell.bsky.social’s memoirs on the day it arrived. I do hope that this is one of my habits, along with being thrown out of libraries at closing time, of which Miss Russell might approve.
21.06.2025 21:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
REVIEW: @rawmaterialarts.bsky.social LEAR is “★★★★★ – Blistering…relentless, raw, touching, and heartbreaking, LEAR is a tragedy that demands attention.”
www.speakthespeech.blog/2025/06/revi...
REVIEW: @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social THE MOUNTAINTOP – ★★★★½ – Electric; a bold new staging of Katori Hall’s brilliant, unvarnished speculative exploration of the final hours of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life.
www.speakthespeech.blog/2025/06/revi...
Latest review for Æ: I adored this new adaptation of The Merry Widow! An absolute smash on every front.
01.06.2025 21:41 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ: @fbombtheatre.bsky.social’s Monumental is an exciting piece of work addressing an important gap in public art and commemoration.
23.05.2025 17:51 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ: this play has a special place in my heart, and I was delighted with Arkle’s rendition of Tom Basden’s pointedly up-to-date adaptation.
16.05.2025 21:24 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0"AI" uses em-dashes because the writers whose (appropriated) work it's trained on use them. I use them a lot, personally, and of course just about everything I've ever written was chucked into the training bin without my consent or assent. So, you know, whenever you see an "AI" em-dash, think of me.
15.05.2025 23:52 — 👍 1639 🔁 244 💬 69 📌 24Latest review for Æ: Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe is an absolutely outstanding version of a much-love, much-adapted story. “When There Was Spring” will be in my head for weeks!
15.05.2025 10:24 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ: I wanted to like this Dracula, but it had both too much and too little going on to be successful.
14.05.2025 09:06 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ! I loved this production of The Crucible from Scottish Ballet and visionary choreographer Helen Pickett.
03.05.2025 13:02 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ: a lovely rendition of Incognito, with stellar work by cast & crew.
01.05.2025 10:13 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Had the opportunity to see this new work from @notsoniceuk.bsky.social, a strong effort on a compelling subject.
27.04.2025 12:17 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Latest review for Æ: This P&P was a hoot, be sure to catch it on the UK & Ireland tour if you can!
23.04.2025 20:28 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Just sent mine in 🙌🏻
28.03.2025 05:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Latest review for Æ: DEATH OF A SALESMAN endures for a reason, and is navigated well by this production, despite a few flaws.
21.03.2025 16:06 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0REVIEW: Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Company - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - “relentless…a shattering RSC debut from Thallon”
www.speakthespeech.blog/2025/03/revi...
REVIEW: Our @rcmahar.bsky.social was at CHEF from @thegaiety.bsky.social Ayr, at the @traversetheatre.bsky.social
www.alledinburghtheatre.com/chef-ayr-gai...
"★★★☆☆ Turbulent" she says.... "a production that crackles with energy and is a showcase for Rebecca Benson’s solo performance."
Thank you!!
15.03.2025 22:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi there! Could you please add me, and also @speakthespeech.bsky.social ? Thank you!
15.03.2025 18:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I’m so grateful for the support of @alledintheatre.bsky.social as I launch this new venture- and don’t worry, I’m still reviewing there as well!
15.03.2025 18:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We are looking for a Head of Stage to join our team. This varied & exciting role is ideal for someone with a combination of stage / technical skills & highly informed interest in theatre
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REVIEW: Here's @rcmahar.bsky.social on the Bohemians PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT at the Festival Theatre.
www.alledinburghtheatre.com/priscilla-qu...
"★★★★★ Long live the Queen" she says, of a production that is "an explosion of glitter whose sparkle will remain long after the show has closed."
REVIEW: #PieceOfWork by James Rowland @ @traversetheatre.bsky.social
www.alledinburghtheatre.com/piece-of-wor...
"★★★★★ Searching" says @rcmahar.bsky.social, "its pointedly tragedian title disguises the softness of Rowland’s work, the tender fragility that is every human life..."
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