Lyn Gardner
- Journalist, reviewer and author
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Birthday Suit review
The laughs keep coming in David K Barnes' play about a party where awkward small talk descends into a drunken debate about personal desires.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 17th January 2017Young companies: don't be afraid of ambition
So the Edinburgh fringe is almost over for another year. Monday is the last day of the festival but many companies have already packed up and left. Some will be going home with accolades, possibly awards, and maybe even a transfer for their show.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 26th August 2016Bard lot: how the fringe is celebrating Shakespeare 400
From a Dream that draws on Star Wars to a starring role for the weird sisters, there's a bevy of Shakespeare-related shows at Edinburgh in the playwright's quadricentenary year.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 13th August 201621 unmissable shows for kids at the Fringe
With shows aimed at all ages, and creatives including Akram Khan, Paines Plough, Julia Donaldson and Dr Seuss, there's a bewildering choice at Edinburgh this year. Here's our top 21. Don't miss the raccoon.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 22nd July 2016The Comedy of Errors review
This knockabout Shakespeare by National Theatre tries too hard to please.
Lyn Gardner, The Observer, 25th October 2015When poking fun at your audience turns into bullying
The rules of engagement in theatre have changed, and now audience participation is everywhere. But artists have a responsibility to take care of those they pick on.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 25th August 2015Edinburgh festival 2015: top tickets for the final week
There are eight more days' of shows to choose from including Smoke and Mirrors, O No!, Backstage in Biscuit Land and The Gospel According to Jesus, [i]Queen of Heaven.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 24th August 2015Are ratings worth the stars they're stamped with?
Everyone's happy when they get a five-star writeup, but often new or more complex work needs something beyond the traditional review format.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 10th August 2015The Ghost Train review
In spite of innovative staging and an uptight spinster played by a man, Told by an Idiot's version of this 1922 chiller aims for laughs over edge-of-your-seat horror.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 26th May 2015Mat Ricardo: Showman review
This gloriously old-fashioned celebration of the juggler harks back to the golden age of variety and vaudeville.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 29th August 2014