EDINBURGH 2023: Review: NOT OUR CRIME, STILL OUR SENTENCE, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Ambling between cheaply crafted stock characters and expanding only the lesser interesting ones, the project needs work desperately.
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EDINBURGH 2023: Review: PLEASURE LITTLE TREASURE, Underbelly Cowgate
At this stage, it might be a bit wobbly, but promises great potential.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALONE, Assembly George Square Studios
Written and directed by Luke Thornborough, this production hails from New Zealand with wit and charm, offering a bleak look into survival.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: KLANGHAUS: DARKROOM, Summerhall
It’s so rare to be surrounded by the complete absence of light, that part alone is a treat in itself.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ÎLE, Pleasance Courtyard
A collection of funny characters accompanies Sophie as she discovers her where she comes from.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 17 MINUTES, Gilded Balloon
17 Minutes is a well-crafted and emotional piece, elevated by its attention to detail in both stage design and in the cast’s performance as they bring a devastated community and fraught relationships to life.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BLUE, Assembly George Square
A minimalist set and tiny venue require extraordinary actors, and Michael Matthews’ Blue absolutely delivers.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHILD OF SUNDAY, Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
Hailing from Australia, Elisa Riddington brings her solo show, Child of Sunday, to the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the Free Fringe programme.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: STUART GOLDSMITH: SPOILERS, Monkey Barrel
Everyone has a part to play in the fight against the climate crisis, even comedians, Stuart Goldsmith argues.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TINK, Underbelly Clover
It’s hard to believe there are any origin stories that haven’t been explored yet at this stage given the success of previous shows such as Unfortunate at multiple Fringe venues, but there is still one, tiny tale to be told: that of a certain fairy from JM Barrie’s Peter Pan and how she end
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BIG FISH, Assembly Rooms, Music Hall
Big Fish is one of two shows presented by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: HONEYBEE, Pleasance Courtyard
As bass blasts through the speakers of the cave-like intimate theatre, Elle Dillon-Reams bursts onstage in a sequined jumpsuit, limbs pulsing in time to the rhythms.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: VITA AND VIRGINIA (ABRIDGED), TheSpace @ Niddry St
Abridged from Eileen Atkins’s play, the four-hander shows the visceral longing shared by the two women.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TITANIC: THE LAST HERO AND THE LAST COWARD, Charlotte Chapel
The Titanic has been in the news quite a lot this year with its endlessly fascinating, tragic story.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THIS IS NOT A PLAY (IT'S A PATHETIC CRY FOR HELP), Assembly George Square Studios
Pretentiously meta and absolutely bland, the piece is a paceless trudge.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE STRONGEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, Greenside @ Nicolson Square
Truly Siskind-Weiss’s father died when she was ten years old.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE HALF MOON, Pleasance Dome
It’s all a bit chaotic and disorganised narratively, with an unfortunate lack of poetry in the text itself.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OH MY HEART, OH MY HOME, Summerhall
What did our critic think of OH MY HEART, OH MY HOME at Summerhall?
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SING, RIVER, Pleasance Courtyard
It’s Midsummer’s Eve, and a young man is ready to plunge into the Thames to make his sacrifice.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERNOVA DE LOUTHERBERGH, TheSpace On The Mile
A deeply intimate performance by Robyn Hunter peels off the layers of bereavement and explores the reactive coping mechanisms we get wrapped up in.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: AN INTERROGATION, Summerhall
A young detective works against the clock as she questions a suspect who looks like the least likely person to be linked to a murder.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OTTO & ASTRID'S JOINT SOLO PROJECT, Piccolo
Otto & Astrid’s Joint Solo Project is a fun show that will have you clapping and singing along to their songs.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SASHA ELLEN: WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU ELLENS, MAKE ELLENADE, The Counting House
What’s the worst date you’ve ever had? Can you remember the exact date it happened and recount the evening in every detail? Sasha Ellen can, and she’s going to tell you all about it! Sasha Ellen: When Life Gives You Ellens, Make Ellenade is a stand-up show in which Ellen takes us through her r
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BLUES AND BURLESQUE, The Voodoo Rooms
Blues and Burlesque is the perfect antidote if you’re searching for a decadent night of fun in the midst of some global turmoil.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: KRYSTAL EVANS: THE HOTTEST GIRL AT BURN CAMP, Monkey Barrel
Trauma-based dark humour is plentiful in modern comedy – as Krystal Evans says herself, making comedy out of tragedy is the best way to take the power back from it – but none do it quite like The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp, Krystal Evans' debut hour at the Fringe.
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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DECKHAND theSpace @ Niddry Street (8/24-8/29) |
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An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31) |
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Catching a Cheese Pervert: A Priscilla Patton Mystery The Saloon Bar at Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo (8/06-8/27) |
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Surreally Good Summerhall (Former Women’s Locker Room) (8/07-8/31) |
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100 Years of Magic Aberdeen Arts Centre (9/04-9/05) PHOTOS |
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Thermodrama Summerhall (8/07-8/31) |
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Gallant Pioneers OVO Hydro (8/28-8/28) |
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Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/30) |
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This Is How I Got Arrested (after smuggling drugs across the border but never actually getting caught with any drugs) ZOO (Playground 3) (8/07-8/30) |