EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALONE, Assembly George Square StudiosAugust 9, 2023Written and directed by Luke Thornborough, this production hails from New Zealand with wit and charm, offering a bleak look into survival.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: KLANGHAUS: DARKROOM, SummerhallAugust 9, 2023It’s so rare to be surrounded by the complete absence of light, that part alone is a treat in itself.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ÎLE, Pleasance CourtyardAugust 9, 2023A collection of funny characters accompanies Sophie as she discovers her where she comes from.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: VITA AND VIRGINIA (ABRIDGED), TheSpace @ Niddry StAugust 8, 2023Abridged from Eileen Atkins’s play, the four-hander shows the visceral longing shared by the two women.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TITANIC: THE LAST HERO AND THE LAST COWARD, Charlotte ChapelAugust 8, 2023The Titanic has been in the news quite a lot this year with its endlessly fascinating, tragic story.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THIS IS NOT A PLAY (IT'S A PATHETIC CRY FOR HELP), Assembly George Square StudiosAugust 8, 2023Pretentiously meta and absolutely bland, the piece is a paceless trudge.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE STRONGEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, Greenside @ Nicolson SquareAugust 8, 2023Truly Siskind-Weiss’s father died when she was ten years old.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE HALF MOON, Pleasance DomeAugust 8, 2023It’s all a bit chaotic and disorganised narratively, with an unfortunate lack of poetry in the text itself.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OH MY HEART, OH MY HOME, SummerhallAugust 8, 2023What did our critic think of OH MY HEART, OH MY HOME at Summerhall?
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SING, RIVER, Pleasance CourtyardAugust 8, 2023It’s Midsummer’s Eve, and a young man is ready to plunge into the Thames to make his sacrifice.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERNOVA DE LOUTHERBERGH, TheSpace On The MileAugust 8, 2023A deeply intimate performance by Robyn Hunter peels off the layers of bereavement and explores the reactive coping mechanisms we get wrapped up in.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE NIGHT CHILDREN, Greenside @Nicolson SquareAugust 7, 2023It’s a very American coming-of-age story.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THEM, Pleasance DomeAugust 7, 2023A frighteningly life-sized portrait of the patriarchy.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LOOKING FOR GIANTS, Underbelly CowgateAugust 7, 2023Echlin is an incredibly gifted writer.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DISTANT MEMORIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE, SummerhallAugust 7, 2023David Head crafts an exquisite exploration of the relationship between humanity and technology with a big dash of capitalistic doom.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TEA AND MILK, C VenuesAugust 7, 2023Edith Alibec writes a charismatic personality with a bitter edge and a silver tongue.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANYTHING THAT WE WANTED TO BE, SummerhallAugust 6, 2023“How much time do you spend worrying about your decisions?” This is a show for anxious people.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHASING BUTTERFLIES, Pleasance DomeAugust 6, 2023Tipping into the contemporary interest in murders, Chasing Butterflies is a compelling, engrossing play that will have you hooked until the very end.