SCOTLAND THEATER REVIEWS

Written by Joey Richter, Brian Rosenthal and Corey Lubowich, Solve It Squad is a loving parody of Scooby Doo, in which the titular Solve It Squad, a group of teenagers, go around solving mysteries in the town of Mayberry....

The friendship at the heart of Knives and Forks is almost as vivid and messy as the show's backdrop. As the story of Iris and Thalia unfolds, their body doubles decorate the back wall with paint, ink, spray cans, chalk, paper, and more. Written by Danielle James, this abstract, expressive piece expl...

Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? has quite a simple concept - Laws is putting all of his cards on the table, both figuratively and literally. There is a pile of cards on the table next to Laws and he is ready to share them with the audience, telling us about his life using comedy and storytelling....

When Archbishop Desmond Tutu tells you to tell the world your story, you aren’t going to say no, are you? Alison Larkin: Grief . . . A Comedy is Larkin’s response to the archbishop’s suggestion, with her telling audiences about falling in love in her 50s and dealing with the grief of loss in h...

Written and performed by Alex Hill, Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse for England tells the story of Billy Kinley, the man who stuck a lit flare up his bum during the Euro 2020 final, labeled the “Bum Flare Man” by the press....

A powerful production, that sheds light on an important story....

Comedic and heartbreaking all at once....

A story that does not shy away from uncomfortable truths....

An apt look the ways in which success and failure intermingle....

Des Dillon's award-winning Glaswegian play centres around a Rangers fan and a Celtics fan locked in a prison cell together. If you're a football fan, you'll love it. If you're not a football fan (like me), you'll also love it....

Presented by the EG Musical Company of South Korea, You & It feels like a haunting Black Mirror episode disguised as a Disney fairytale. The piece starts with happy-go-lucky couple Mina and Gyujin, whose love story seems almost too perfect. But as the narrative unfolds, a dark twist changes the ...

Combining a tender romance with a sci-fi twist, Conversations We Never Had, offers a new take on the girl-meets-girl rom-com, throwing its characters into an unthinkable scenario. After an awkward meeting in line for the loo at a house party, Gina and Frankie fall in love. Six years later, following...

Bad Clowns: HOSTAGE, starring John Bond, Christian Dart and Sam Wells does not actually begin with bad clowns. Instead, we are greeted with a different show entirely, The Worrisome Troubles of Timothy Potts. John and Christian are preparing to put on this dramatic show, which tells the story of, as ...

A production full of laughter and promise....

Creator and Choreographer Gane, was influenced by the history of lighthouses in Scotland, the survival of the natural world and climate change. ...

Sandra Hanschitz & Joel Beierer perform in IIIII - The Art of Letting Go at The Underbelly Circus Hub on The Meadows at The Beauty, a circus show showcasing the Cyr wheel....

Jordan Tweddle is a fool to fall in love with....

These three are masters of manipulation, and they have us in the palm of their hand. ...

Hoult is a superb character comedian, well known for ‘star of stage and screen’ Anna Mann. He is an accomplished comedy script writer, former winner of the Writers' Guild Award for Comedy and is known for his excellent acting TV work on well-regarded shows....

For Wambaugh’s debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, the shows premise is the offering of a top 17 set of ideas for beginning a comedy show. This provides a light-hearted exploration of varied comedic styles, of which all work superbly....

Lil Wenker is a London-based, Gaulier trained clown from Minnesota and the co-founder of Chekhov’s Gum. Directed by Cecily Nash, Bangtail is the epic tale of a cowboy in search of his purpose and career....

I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical by Alexander S. Bermange, directed and choreographed by Matthew Parker, features four sublimely talented performers; Luke Harley, Sev Keoshgerian, Jessi O’Donnell and Julie Yammanee....

Colin Cloud, sits blindfolded on centre stage in a luxurious armchair, calm and emanating mystery. He returns this year to his home country for a run on the Fringe. It's no doubt very different kind of crowd than he may have become accustomed to, but one he is entirely comfortable with and rather fo...

Tom Brace: The Ride 4D opens with Brace bounding onto the stage, setting up the premise for the hour of magic and dreams. He introduces us to ‘Tomland’, a theme park he claims is entirely his own creation, with a wink and a nod to certain other famous theme parks....

Fairburn fulfils the show’s title by appearing in a fabulous sequin jumpsuit and fluorescent tassels, entering to warm and rapturous applause. The set begins and the laughs are instantaneous in response to Fairburn’s winning, vibrant personality and blunt outlook of no-nonsense social commentary...