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.
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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.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: STEFANIA LICARI: TRUST ME I'M A COMEDIAN, Underbelly, Bristo Square
Licari sets a joyful tone immediately upon entry, welcoming her audience as they enter indulging in some dancing to the music, to which she shouts in explanation “I’m Italian!” We learn of Licari’s love for running, rule-breaking, feminism and English men.
Edinburgh 2024 Review: THE MOSINEE PROJECT, Underbelly Cowgate
As slick and suave as its performers’ suits, The Mosinee Project is a curious little piece of documentary theatre.
REVIEW: EDINBURGH 2024: AMOS GILL: GOING DOWN SWINGING, Underbelly, Bristo Square
Amos Gill is a naturally funny Aussie comedian with a razor-sharp wit.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024 CSI: CRIME SCENE IMPROVISATION, Underbelly, Bristo Square.
CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation thrives on murder, mystery and managing the unknown.
Edinburgh 2024 Review: THE LONG RUN, Pleasance Courtyard
Katie Arnstein’s new show The Long Run manages to make a tricky topic into something heartfelt, warm, and even, at times, funny.
Review: &JULIET, King's Theatre
Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ARCADE, Summerhall
In the spirit of exploring something potentially out of my comfort zone at the Fringe, I threw caution to the wind and tried an immersive audio gaming adventure.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: IN DEFIANCE OF GRAVITY, Summerhall
In Defiance of Gravity is concerned with the historical figures of Prince Felix Yusupov, 1887 – 1967 a Russian aristocrat from the House of Yusupov, well known for partaking in the assassination of Grigori Rasputin in 1916, and marrying Princess Irina Alexandrovna, a niece of Emperor Nicholas II.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024 WEATHER GIRL, Summerhall
Brian Watkins, the creator of hit Amazon TV series Outer Range brings the World Premiere of his play Weather Girl to the Edinburgh Fringe in a collaboration with the award-winning producers of Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: GHOST LIGHT: BETWEEN FALL AND FLIGHT, Underbelly's Circus Hub On The Meadows.
As the house lights diminish one by one, an atmosphere is set, where absolute silence feels weighty and profound.
Edinburgh 2024 Review: UGLY SISTERS, Underbelly Cowgate
Ugly Sisters is one of those shows that leave you wondering what on earth you just watched – and then stays stuck in the back of your mind for days to follow.
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