EDINBURGH 2023: Review: NEWSREVUE, Pleasance Courtyard, The Grand
I went into NewsRevue with high expectations, having read reviews of previous runs and being a fan of satirical musical shows.
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EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SHOWSTOPPER, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Turret
From the moment she steps onto the stage, Klein is here to show the audience that she is a star.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BABS FOR LIFE, C Arts, C Cubed
Walking into C Cubed, you are greeted by Babs Romance MP, who thanks you for coming as you take a seat.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LES MILLENNIABLES, TheSpace @ Niddry St, Upper Theatre
As someone whose favourite musical is Les Misérables, as soon as I saw the poster for Les Millénniables, the classic drawing of Cosette inside of an avocado, I knew that I had to check this show out.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CRIZARDS: THIS MEANS WAR, Pleasance Dome, 10Dome
Will Rowland and Eddy Hare, the UK’s lowest energy double act (striving to be Europe’s lowest energy double act) tell the story of Eddy’s grandfather who fought in the war in Crizards: The Means War.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DUSK: A BITE-SIZE LOVE STORY, Greenside @ Infirmary Street, Forest Theatre
Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story is a loving parody of the Twilight series, taking the iconic vampire story and changing names, throwing in some more jokes, and adding a few songs.
EDNBURGH 2023: Review: LAURA RAMOSO: FRANCES, Pleasance Dome, QueenDome
If you’ve been on TikTok, you’ve probably seen at least one of Laura Ramoso’s characters.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALEXANDRA HADDOW: NOT MY FINEST HOUR, Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker Two
From the minute she walks on stage, Alexandra Haddow makes herself approachable.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BRIEF LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF BORIS III, KING OF BULGARIA, Pleasance Dome, QueenDome
Did you know that Boris III, King of Bulgaria, wasn’t even Bulgarian? It’s true, along with many other strange things that happened during his lifetime that are explored in The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SHOW ME YOUR TATTOO, The Stand's New Town Theatre
Like tattoos, this show might fit the same format as others out there, but each one is entirely unique.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 2020 THE MUSICAL, Underbelly, Bristo Square
2020 The Musical manages to make the audience bizarrely nostalgic for a time everyone would rather forget, in a way that feels like healing.
Review: 42ND STREET, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
“Come and meet those dancing feet” on Hope Street, where the UK tour of 42nd Street is making its Glasgow stop at the Theatre Royal.
EDINBURGH 2023: SID SINGH: TABLE FOR ONE, Main Room, Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
Sid Singh, Table For One is a hysterical and uplifting Human Rights informed-comedy, exploring the good which can be done, when embracing a multitude of collective personal skills.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BEST IN CLASS, Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
Shows like Best in Class cannot be celebrated enough.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: I'M HAVING DISTRESSING THOUGHTS, TheSpace @ Surgeons Hall
I’m Having Distressing Thoughts is a spectacularly funny look into the absurdity of the environments those in crisis are expected to navigate to recover, and a message of hope for when the Instagram quotes become downright nauseating.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FRIEND (THE ONE WITH GUNTHER), Gilded Balloon At The Museum
There are so many predictably phrased ways I could tell you how much I enjoyed Friend (the One with Gunther).
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE OPERA DIVA'S BOUDOIR, TheSpace @ Niddry St – Studio
This operatic frolic through well-chosen tunes was introduced immediately as ‘silly’ by performer Tamara Stein, and silly it was: the baroness’s characterisation was overblown and full of charisma, and her tale was a melee of exaggerated emotional outbursts.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: RHYS JAMES: SPILT MILK, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance One
As someone who has only recently got into the world of standup, particularly with British comedians, I’ve only seen a few of the UK’s iconic comedy shows.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JAZZ EMU: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two
When perusing the shows at this year's Fringe, I saw one with a poster that made me stop and stare.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANGELA BEEVERS: HOW TO WRITE A EULOGY THAT KILLS, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Snug
When walking into the show, Beevers greets you, welcoming you to her mother’s funeral and thanking you for coming.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SEANCE, Pleasance Dome, Potterrow Plaza, Container 2
Have you ever used a Ouija Board to communicate with spirits? Even though I am on the fence on whether or not spirits exist in this world, I try to keep an open mind and have gone on several adventures to try to find ghosts.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: WE MUST DO THIS MORE, Royal Scot's Club
Six years after debuting at the PBH Free Fringe, We Must Do This More returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, this time playing at the Royal Scot’s Club.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE CLIMATE FABLES, Greenside @ Nicholson Square
You have the opportunity to see two shows written and directed by Padraig Bond, on alternating days by coming along to The Climate Fables.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TEMPING, Assembly George Square Studios – The Cubicle
In this extraordinary immersive show for one participant at a time, you’ll find yourself a temp for Sarah Jane, an absent actuary.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: AIONOS, ZOO Playground
Aionos, as theatre, aims at something unique.
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Concerts of the Future Summerhall (Lobby) (8/06-8/30) |
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Nothing Personal Gilded Balloon (8/18-8/31) |
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It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident Venue 45 at theSpace (8/24-8/29) |
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A Queer Little Murder Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/30) |
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Baby Brain Studio Three, Assembly George Square (8/21-8/30) |
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Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/30) |
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An Ode to the Casting Director Assembly George Square Studios (8/05-8/29) |
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Richard Ashcroft Revived My Libido Gilded Balloon Teviot (8/05-8/30) |
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |