EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DNA, TheSpace On The Mile
The Parker & Schnell Youth Company showcase the immense talent of young people through their performance of ‘DNA’.
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EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANIA MAGLIANO: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE DONE THIS, Pleasance Courtyard
Ania Magliano solidifies herself as a star of the UK Comedy scene with her latest hour of stand up.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MONET X CHANGE: LIFE BE LIFEIN', Underbelly Bristo Square
The glam queen showcases her knack for storytelling, comedy and operatic vocals (that RANGE though) in an anecdote-filled, fabulous performance extravaganza.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SIAPA YANG BAWA MELAYU AKU PERGI? (WHO TOOK MY MALAY AWAY?), Summerhall
Faizal Abdullah launches an engaging, thought-provoking, unique and deeply personal exploration of Malay identity in Singapore through his performative lecture Siapa Yang Bawa Melayu Aku Pergi? (Who Took My Malay Away?)
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SOFIE HAGEN: BANGLORD, Monkey Barrel
Comedian Sofie Hagen brings Banglord to Monkey Barrel.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: SCARY TIMES, Monkey Barrel
A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TONES: A HIP-HOP OPERA, Pleasance Courtyard
Tones: A Hip-Hop Opera marks fifty years of Hip Hop wonderfully by sticking to the roots of the music all the while showing just how far it has come.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OSCAR AT THE CROWN, Assembly George Square Gardens
A queer immersive nightclub musical based on the life of Oscar Wilde? In theory, this sounds incredible.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LOVE IS BLUE, C Arts
Though it comes off as the only reason for the play to exist, the campaign remains an important subject.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE MITFORDS, TheSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
What ties down the project is the one-woman aspect of it.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: HOLLYWOODN'T, Gilded Balloon Teviot
Directed by Elizabeth Kaye Sortun, while it offers a look at the complexities of toxic dynamics, coercion, consent, and control, it doesn’t truly achieve its goal.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MRS PRESIDENT, C Arts
Lily Wolff directs with gorgeous brushstrokes.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: VIOLET AND ME, Pleasance Courtyard
It’s a tale of resilience, resentment, and regret told with instinctive storytelling and a dash of friendly advice.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BREAKING THE CASTLE, Assembly Rooms
Captivating writing is matched by a tireless performance that transports you in time with a complex breakdown of drug abuse.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ON YOUR BIKE, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
The Edinburgh Fringe truly demonstrates that anything can be a musical.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FIELDING EDLOW: GASLIGHTING IS MY LOVE LANGUAGE, Just The Tonic At The Grassmarket Centre
Fielding Edlow: Gaslighting Is My Love Language is a celebration of one woman’s independence but also a reflection on life choices and how to move forward after over a decade of a difficult marriage.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: A COMEDY OF OPERAS, Pleasance At EICC
As someone who worked in an opera house in New York and volunteers with an opera house in London, I have had quite a bit of experience with the genre and several different shows.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OLAF FALAFEL: LOOK WHAT FELL OUT OF MY HEAD, Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
What do bananas, parcels, and a tit on a stick have in common? They all play crucial roles in Olaf Falafel: Look What Fell Out of My Head.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANNABEL MARLOW . . . IS THIS OKAY??, Pleasance Courtyard, The Attic
If the show had simply been categorised as “Music” and not “Comedy,” I believe that I would have enjoyed it more, as I went in expecting more comedy than simply singing and playing instruments.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: GARRETT MILLERICK: NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD, Monkey Barrel
I’m sick of everyone moaning all the time, so I’ve written a show about how bloody great everything is.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JM COETZEE'S LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K, Assembly Hall
There are rare occasions in the theatre when dance, film, music, adaptation, ensemble and puppetry combine to create magic.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: END OF THE WORLD, ZOO Playground
Ella Lovelady’s debut play End of the World really does include everything but the kitchen sink.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MIDNIGHT BUILDING, Greenside
Following an NYC preview run, Midnight Building is a contemporary drama that is guaranteed to spark debate and make you question your morals.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: AFTER THE ACT, Traverse Theatre
'Queers in classrooms!' 'Perverts panicking parents!' – a new musical about pride, protest… and abseiling lesbians.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SUPER, Pleasance Courtyard
Super feels just as artificial and hollow as the characters it is portraying.
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Gallant Pioneers OVO Hydro (8/28-8/28) |
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Furniture Boys Underbelly (Jersey) (8/05-8/30) |
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One Man Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/08-8/28) |
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A Costume Drama ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |
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Long Way Home Gilded Balloon (Snug) (8/05-8/31) |
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Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical Assembly George Square Studios - One (8/05-8/30) |
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Giovanni: Unstoppable Alhambra Theatre (4/11-4/11) |
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The Business Man and The Case of M. Valdemar Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/07-8/28) |
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Jitters Summerhall (8/06-8/30) |