Review: EDINBURGH 2024: BAD CLOWNS: HOSTAGE, Gilded Balloon Patter House
Bad Clowns: HOSTAGE, starring John Bond, Christian Dart and Sam Wells does not actually begin with bad clowns.
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EDINBURGH 2024: Review: BAD HABIT, The Space @ Surgeons Hall
A production full of laughter and promise.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: THE LAST FORECAST BY BRIDIE GANE, Assembly @ Dance Base 1
Creator and Choreographer Gane, was influenced by the history of lighthouses in Scotland, the survival of the natural world and climate change.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: IIIII – ABOUT THE ART OF LETTING GO, Underbelly Circus Hub On The Meadows
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.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: PILLOCK, Assembly Rooms
Jordan Tweddle is a fool to fall in love with.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: SAWDUST SYMPHONY, Zoo Southside
These three are masters of manipulation, and they have us in the palm of their hand.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: COLIN HOULT: COLIN, The Pleasance Courtyard
Hoult is a superb character comedian, well known for ‘star of stage and screen’ Anna Mann.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ABBY WAMBAUGH: THE FIRST 3 MINUTES OF 17 SHOWS, Pleasance Courtyard
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.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: LIL WENKER: BANGTAIL, Pleasance Courtyard
Lil Wenker is a London-based, Gaulier trained clown from Minnesota and the co-founder of Chekhov’s Gum.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL, Gilded Balloon at The Museum
I Wish My Life Were Like a Musical by Alexander S.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: COLIN CLOUD: CONSEQUENCES at Underbelly, McEwan Hall
Colin Cloud, sits blindfolded on centre stage in a luxurious armchair, calm and emanating mystery.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: TOM BRACE: THE RIDE 4D, The Pleasance Dome
Tom Brace: The Ride 4D opens with Brace bounding onto the stage, setting up the premise for the hour of magic and dreams.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: RACHEL FAIRBURN: SHOWGIRL, Underbelly, Bristo Square
Fairburn fulfils the show’s title by appearing in a fabulous sequin jumpsuit and fluorescent tassels, entering to warm and rapturous applause.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: CHEMO SAVVY, Gilded Balloon At The Museum, Auditorium
What did our critic think of CHEMO SAVVY at Gilded Balloon At The Museum, Auditorium?It may feature some famous faces from River City, but you haven’t seen a hospital like this! In tribute to their colleague Andy Gray, Scottish comedy stars Grant Stott, Jordan Young and Gail Watson star in the ton
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: HOW I LEARNED TO SWIM, ROUNDABOUT @Summerhall
Written by Somebody Jones, the piece explores the relationship a black woman has with swimming, and how she overcomes her fear to access the water.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: I'M ALMOST THERE, Summerhall, Main Hall
Fans of the Gossip Girl TV adaptation may recognise the show’s writer, Todd Almond, as he sits down at the piano.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: BELLRINGERS, ROUNDABOUT @Summerhall
We hear a crash of thunder and two caped figures run into the centre of the Roundabout Theatre to escape from the rain.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ALOK: HAIRY SITUATION, Bristo Square
After a sold-out 2022 show at the Traverse, celebrated comedian ALOK returns to Edinburgh with an introspective solo show challenging traditional ideas of beauty, gender and identity.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: FOUNTAIN OF YOU, Assembly Rooms
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland brings Tasha Gordon-Solomon and Faye Chiao's new play Fountain of You to the Fringe, diving deep into the perils of female ageism.
Edinburgh 2024 Review: PLEWDS, Summerhall
“Being queer is the best, right?” In Kathrine Payne’s debut solo show plewds, all is not as it seems.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: LOVE BEYOND, Assembly
A love story.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: RAT MASS at C ARTS, C Aquila - Temple
Rat Mass is, not surprisingly, exactly what the title says it is - a ritual in honour of rats.
Review: WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, Pavilion Theatre
When We Were Young takes the audience back to 1990s Glasgow where gang culture was at its worst and takes them on a nostalgic and emotional rollercoaster, as they follow the lives of one of the many young teams who polluted the street corners of the city.
Review: A BOTTLE OF WINE AND PATSY CLINE, Oran Mor
Oran Mor are pleased to bring back, due to popular demand, their hit show ‘A Bottle of Wine & Patsy Cline’! This show tells her life story and the songs that made her a legend!
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: NINA ROSE CARLIN: SEEKING REPRESENTATION, TheSpace At Surgeons' Hall
Seeking Representation takes audience members on a journey to Hollywood with Carlin, who, with a guide on how to make it in the city that she found in the back of a car, is ready to be a star.
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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Chris Grace: 88% Assembly George Square (8/05-8/31) |
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Remember, Remember! Pleasance Dome (Queen Dome) (8/05-8/30) |
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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |
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Collaborator Pleasance at EICC (Pentland) (8/06-8/22) |
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The List Festival Awards W Edinburgh (8/28-8/28) |
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down OVO Hydro (9/25-10/11) |
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Sammy J: Hero Complex Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/16) |