The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Scotland.
In Silkworm, Ewa Dina and Antonia Layiwola play Abidemi and Omolade respectively, two Nigerian asylum seekers escaping persecution because of their sexual orientation and their love for one another.
The Dead Ducks return to the Fringe and Edinburgh is all the better for it.
Sportsperson is written and performed by Cerys Bradley (Soho Theatre Young Company, Amused Moose semi-finalist, 2020).
Crazy Canadian circus for the young, premiering in Edinburgh after visiting 16 countries! The art of giving each other a chance and collaborating when the right time comes is what the Brotipos will have to learn! Two clowns touch the hearts of the audience and make them laugh through their quarrels,
A show about mental health, not just mental illness.
Dice rolling! Voting! Mad phone tapping! Shots and beer chugging! This show has it all.
This dark-comedy love letter to Britney Spears is a nostalgia-fest for anyone who has ever dropped to that Hit Me Baby One More Time beat and for anyone who came of age against the pernicious backdrop of 90s/00s misogyny.
Waiting for 'Waiting for Godot'
What did our critic think of MY LOVER WAS A SALMON IN THE CLIMATE APOCALYPSE at Pleasance Courtyard?
What did our critic think of SHE WOLF at Assemly Roxy?
It is 1871 and the seductive Vampyre Carmilla has chosen her next victim, the gentle and innocent Laura.
Rachel Jackson is an award-winning, Scottish comedian with TV credits such as The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) and Edinburgh Unlocked (BBC).
Nothing I can write will truly describe the brilliance of this stand-up show.
Best Sketch Show (Time Out New York).
A new show about private things, public things and trying to wrap your big sexy arms around time to keep it still.
Success demands sacrifice.
Catriona has a history of making stuff up.
Billy Kirkwood: Energetic does exactly what it says on the tin and more.
An angry yet artless examination of Malta's ban on abortion.
What did our critic think of JESUS, JANE, MOTHER & ME at Pleasance Dome?
An unflinchingly unrelentingly brutal production, a Little Life is not for the faint of heart.
What did our critic think of LUCID at ZOO Playground?
What did our critic think of KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER at Summerhall?
Bilal Zafar is natural, easy-going and full of his own brand of chilled out sarcasm.
I had an idea it was about two boys learning to swim but I had no idea how thoughtful, moving and funny it would be.
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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Father, Away She Goes Zoo (Playground 1) (8/07-8/30) |
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The Listies: 110% Ready Assembly (Studio One) (8/05-8/16) |
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Suitcase Show Assembly Roxy (8/05-8/30) |
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Sister Sophia Kicks the Habit Venue 13 (8/07-8/21) |
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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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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Stand 1 (8/05-8/30) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
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The Second Best School Shooting Pleasance Courtyard (8/05-8/30) |
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Felicity Ward: I Wish I Could Come Out Of My Shell Cab Vol 1 @ Monkey Barrell (8/17-8/30) |
