Book Review: DRAMA MENU AT A DISTANCE, Glyn Trefor-Jones
Every drama teacher, youth theatre director or community arts worker knows the value of a good drama game.
Amy Hanson
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: BEEP BOOP, Assembly George Square
Described as 'a multimedia clown show', beep boop is a comic examination of technology's place in our lives.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: COMRADE EGG AND THE CHICKEN OF TOMORROW, Pleasance Courtyard
Welcome to the monthly meeting of the Chicken Appreciation Society.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: ANDY ZALTZMAN: SATIRIST FOR HIRE, The Stand 3 & 4
Zaltzman, best known for current events comedy podcast The Bugle, takes topic suggestions, either by email or from early birds at the front of the queue, and satirises them, with the aim of making audiences feel better about the state of the world.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: DARIUS DAVIES: PERSIAN OF INTEREST, Just the Tonic at The Tron
In a selfless act of public service, Anglo-Iranian comedian Darius will show you how easy it is to beat the system and avoid media manipulation in our agenda-driven, technology-obsessed, modern society.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review, BITCH, ANTIGONE, theSpace on the Mile
Australian company Out Cast Theatre return to the Fringe with another outrageous deconstruction of a theatre classic, in the same vein as their The Importance Of Being Earnest As Performed by 3 F**king Queens & A Duck.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: UNICORN PARTY, Zoo Playground
Through the planned anarchy, Field considers the unicorn phenomenon as appropriation of queer culture, and persuasively traces the evolution through the centuries of both unicorns and sugar back to the idea of purity, with each of these elements being shown to be symbolic of power.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: STANDARD:ELITE, Bedlam Theatre
Coming to Edinburgh with awards from both Brighton and Manchester Fringes, Standard:Elite from Hidden Track Theatre Company is an interactive piece of political theatre on the theme of social class.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: WE APOLOGISE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, PQA Venues @ Riddle's Court
Douglas Adams, beloved writer of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was notoriously terrible at sticking to deadlines.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: BEFORE THE REVOLUTION, Summerhall
Before the Revolution is a short piece from Egypt's Temple Independent Theatre Company, making their Fringe debut at Summerhall this year.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: 8:8, Summerhall
Pro Helvetia conceived 8:8 as a piece in response to Swiss law on mandatory deportation for foreigners who have committed crimes, putting forward the idea that the more you know about someone, the harder it is to condemn them.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SWALLOW THE SEA CARAVAN THEATRE, Summerhall
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre, as the name would suggest, hold performances in a vehicle converted into a tiny four-seater performance space.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: TOM CROSBIE: NERD WORLD PROBLEMS, Gilded Balloon Teviot
Tom Crosbie has a very particular set of skills; skills he has acquired over a very long time as a proud nerd.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: A TABLE TENNIS PLAY, Underbelly Cowgate
A woman returns to her childhood home to clear out family belongings found by the new owners in an air raid shelter long buried under the flower beds.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: WEREWOLF: LIVE, Underbelly, Bristo Square
In Werewolf: Live, Jon Gracey leads a team of comedians through several rounds of mystery and intrigue with hilarious results.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE! THE PANTO, theSpace on the Mile
In Shakespeare! The Panto, the Bard of Avon and his sidekick Bottom have noticed the popularity of pantomime, and despite the playwright's creative objections, see it as a way to overcome his writer's block.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: JEKYLL VS HYDE, PBH'S Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
In Jekyll vs Hyde, a free musical comedy now playing at the Voodoo Rooms, Laurence is a serious composer, working on a one-man musical adaptation of Stevenson's classic work.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S IMPROBABLE NEW MUSICAL: LESS MISERABLE, theSpace @ Niddry Street
The kings of light opera, Gilbert and Sullivan look down from heaven at the musicals of the modern age and set a wager on whether or not every musical could work as a Savoy Opera.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: QUESTING TIME, Pleasance Dome
Questing Time is one of a number of Fringe shows turning geeky interests into live performances.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: CHARACTER BUILDING EXPERIENCE, Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
In Character Building Experience, Sasha Ellen serves as game master, compering the show with a light touch and leading a trio of players and an audience through a flexible fantasy story.
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