Edinburgh 2022: Review: LOTTIE PLATCHETT TOOK A HATCHET, Assembly Roxy
A camp play on the Lizzie Borden case, Lottie Plachett Took a Hatchet is a comedy about axe murder, sexual depravity, and the installation of a toilet.
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Edinburgh 2022: Review: JENNY BEDE: THE FIRST PREGNANT WOMAN IN THE WORLD, Underbelly
You won't have had children yet, as Jenny is the first person to ever go through this particular ordeal, but you might be keen to learn a little something about this incredible new process called pregnancy from award-winning musical comedian and future nation's sweetheart, Jenny Bede.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: THE ECSTASY OF VICTORIA WOODHULL, TheSpace On North Bridge
What did our critic think of THE ECSTASY OF VICTORIA WOODHULL at TheSpace On North Bridge?
Edinburgh 2022: Review: HAGGIS, NEEPS, & BURNS, RSE Theatre
What did our critic think of HAGGIS, NEEPS AND BURNS at RSE Theatre?
Edinburgh 2022: Review: HUNGRY, Roundabout, Summerhall
What did our critic think of HUNGRY at Summerhall?
Edinburgh 2022: Review: AUSTENTACIOUS, Underbelly
After sell-out national tours, a West End run and Radio 4 special, Austentatious returns to the Fringe for its ninth glorious year! Every single day, an all-star cast improvise a brand new Jane Austen novel based entirely on a single suggestion from the audience.
Review: NEWSREVUE, Pleasance At EICC - Pentland Theatre
Putting current events to the songs from musicals, this show is inspired.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: BREATHLESS, Pleasance Courtyard
What happens when the things we covet hide us from ourselves? Opening up to new experiences in her late 30s, Sophie is exploring long repressed sides of herself.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: FANBOY, Pleasance Dome
Joe has always been a nerd.
Review: THE IDIOT CIRCUS: DEATH IS COMING, Assembly George Square Gardens
A deliciously delinquent and macabre night of wonderful music.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: SKANK, Pleasance Courtyard
Skanks just wanna have a clean bill of health, the adoration of the public and some decent recycling facilities.
Review: CIRCA: HUMANS 2.0, The Underbelly's Circus Hub On The Meadows
The team work between them is glorious, where we see exquisite acro balance, notably the back angel in various positions and aerial performed slowly, demonstrating the level of strength.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: DON'T SAY MACBETH, ZOO Playground - Playground 2
Perhaps the best-known theatre superstition is: don’t say “Macbeth” in a theatre.
Review: HOW TO BUILD A WAX FIGURE, Assembly George Square Studios
What did our critic think of HOW TO BUILD A WAX FIGURE at Assembly George Square Studios?
Review: YOUR AUNT FANNY: MUFF SAID, Assembly Rooms
What did our critic think of YOUR AUNT FANNY: MUFF SAID at Assembly Rooms?
Edinburgh 2022: Review: SOOZ KEMPNER: PLAYSTATION, Banshee Labyrinth
Twitter sensation Sooz (BBC Radio 4, BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live) got a PlayStation, the first adult console, in 1998 and finally felt grown-up.
Review: YURIKO KOTANI: KAIJU ABOUT, Pleasance Dome
What did our critic think of YURIKO KOTANI: KAIJU ABOUT at Pleasance Dome?
Review: HOTEL PARADISO, Underbelly's Circus Hub On The Meadows
Six extremely skilled acrobats, clowns and jugglers present hilarious hotel hi-jinks, in their fabulous performance of Hotel Paradiso.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: LET'S TALK ABOUT PHILIP, Pleasance Courtyard
When 30 years of family silence is broken, Helen begins a quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother's suicide.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: OH NO, Monkey Barrel
A brand-new hour that finds Glasgow’s finest comedian exploring the end of the world and Italian food.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: BUFFY: REVAMPED, EICC
Seven seasons.
Edinburgh 2022: Review: OUT TO LUNCH, Underbelly
Sitters has just come back from the Annual Food Writer's Awards.
Review: EDINBURGH 2022: REVIEW: THE SINGLE LADY, TheSpace On North Bridge - Perth Theatre
Queen Elizabeth I is famous for never marrying, for ruling alone as a woman in a man’s world.
Review: TAKE IT AWAY, CHERYL, Greenside @ Infirmary Street
What did our critic think of TAKE IT AWAY, CHERYL at Greenside @ Infirmary Street?
Review: JOHN ROBERTSON: THE DARK ROOM FOR KIDS, Gilded Balloon Teviot - Dining Room
This show is ostensibly branded 'For Kids', but adults will love it too.
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