Past Productions
2002
Les Juifs du salonique
2006
The Night Before Larry Was Stretched
The Scotsman **** “This new play from Richard Fredman is a crisply written joy that reeks of 18th-century London”
2007
The Quest for the Divine Bottle
The Scotsman **** “truly imaginative directing at work”,
“creating visual impressions which surprise, shock and delight”,
“wonderfully expressive”,
“Physical theatre techniques are brilliantly orchestrated”
“creating visual impressions which surprise, shock and delight”,
“wonderfully expressive”,
“Physical theatre techniques are brilliantly orchestrated”
2008
The Parched Lament of Child Farrago
The Scotsman**** “astonishing quality and texture”
2009
Hou Hou Shahou’s Chorus of Descent
Festivals Magazine ***** “…poignantly beautiful and devastatingly funny”,
“One of the most inventive and exciting pieces of theatre you are likely to see at this year’s Fringe”
“One of the most inventive and exciting pieces of theatre you are likely to see at this year’s Fringe”
2010
Leaping God sly
Total Theatre "It's a musical treat, gravelly, palpable and salty, in Babolin's distinctive style"
Broadway Baby*** "Leaping with energy"
Broadway Baby*** "Leaping with energy"
2011
To Avoid Precipice Cling To Rock
Fringe Review **** "this is a unique show on the fringe, bursting with heart and talent, mischievously entertaining, riding on a wave of energy and earnestness that will be hard to match elsewhere"
Total Theatre "timing is absolute and breath-taking"
2012
Picnic Apocolyptic
Broadway Baby***** "Quite, quite brilliant",
"funny, Frightening, and almost embarrassingly creative"
British Theatre Guide**** "anarchic madness", "superb ensemble",
"sheer commitment acting ability and bravado",
"the Fringe is all about discovering new, quirky, and challenging work and this show is a perfect example"
"funny, Frightening, and almost embarrassingly creative"
British Theatre Guide**** "anarchic madness", "superb ensemble",
"sheer commitment acting ability and bravado",
"the Fringe is all about discovering new, quirky, and challenging work and this show is a perfect example"
2013
Sentinels
Broadway Baby**** "Babolin are impressive - they perform Richard Fredman's witty, humorous and lyrical script to give the statues soul",
"compelling", "a joy for the ears",
"the audience are drawn into their world of stone, solitude and torment"
"compelling", "a joy for the ears",
"the audience are drawn into their world of stone, solitude and torment"
2014
The Most Serious Ailments Of St. Krank's
Edinburgh Guide "magnificent - gleeful - glorious"
The Public Reviews "inventive, imaginative and hilarious"
The Public Reviews "inventive, imaginative and hilarious"
2015
The Frantic Canticles Of Little Brother Fish
FringeReview "The talent of this incredible ensemble is quite stunning"
Fringe Review's OUTSTANDING THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
Fringe Review's OUTSTANDING THEATRE AWARD WINNERS
2016
The Humble Heart Of Komrade Krumm
2017
Phools
FringeReview "They own the stage, inhabit the skins of their characters with full commitment and confidence"
2018
FanDango
FringeReview "Babolin are back again and, of course they’ve used, remade and broken the rules"
2019
Gilgamesh and Me
FringeReview "This is fringe theatre at its very best – risk-taking for the performers, successfully delivered to a more than nourished audience."
2020
Bubu Killer King
The Hidden Review "The show is undeniably innovative and creative, and it's good to know that political satire doesn't get put on hold by a pandemic"
2021
Candide or, Optimism At All Costs
