The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Scotland.
It's safe to say you will never listen to Wonderwall the same again but for a light-hearted exploration of religion, and a little bit of theology along the way, Prophecy is a safe bet for those seeking something more than just comedy this Fringe season.
The Drowsy Chaperone will speak to any musical theatre fan who finds escapism in showtunes.
Famed British sci-fi writer Arthur C Clarke once coined the adage that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
A celebration of Heaven and Hell and everything in between! Cirque Alfonse, the creators that brought you the five-star, Fringe 2015 sell-out hit Barbu, return with a brand-new show.
A rowdy piece of popular theatre written by Morna Pearson and accompanied by an exceptionally catchy original pop-punk score by Jonny Hardie, Let's Inherit The Earth flits between scenes on the theme of climate change, how it is driven by capitalism and how it is further exploited by that very same
It's hard keeping it together when your whole life is falling apart.
Yasmin feels different, she feels weird.
'Looking out over the country, this country, where I was born and raised, I wonder what's going to become of us.
Locked in his bathroom during a tragic third date, Willy Hudson asks: are you a top or a bottom? Bottom is about bums, Beyonce and burnt fish fingers.
My best friends, Sarah and Emma, asked me for my sperm.
The chorus of young orphans are a talented young bunch, and paired with the brilliantly boozy Miss Hannigan (Hazel Beattie), they easily rival recent big-budget tours of the show.
As one-liner comics go, you'd be hard pushed to find anyone as close to the top of their game as Gary Delaney.
Juxtaposed against the classic folk melody, upbeat dance numbers feel out of place; perhaps some more traditional folk songs could have helped keep this bus on the right route.
Intertwining music with her stories of family, friends and showbiz, this really is a great mix of song and story.
Adapted from Karel Capek's 1930s sci-fi satire, War With The Newts is set on an oyster trawler, en route to a colony of human survivors after the titular conflict.
The ability to hold the attention of the audience in delivering a complex, multi-character script with one actor makes this piece a real treat for audiences.
Max is hiding in the school toilets.
There's a growing trend of films and TV shows being adapted for the stage.
Take Shakespeare's star-crossed epic, Romeo and Juliet, and set it in a not too distant future in Scotland when a second independence referendum has been called.
It is not uncommon for cancer stories to be told by former patients in order to educate others to empathise with those going through treatment.
As the peal of wedding bells ring out across Edinburgh's Royal Mile, the sweet smell of success fills the air as Interactive Theatre International bring their riotous farce, The Wedding Reception, back to the Fringe for another year.
A fast- paced, hilarious coming of age musical by Tony award winning composer Jason Robert Brown with book by Dan Elish and Robert Horne.
A monologue by Hannah Mamalis, The Egg Is A Lonely Hunter is a wry, absurd piece that finds humour in both the mundane and the extraordinary, from talking horses to being overly conscious of one's body.
Adapted from the comedy of Aristophanes, The Frogs features the god Dionysus, aghast at the state of theatre, descending into the Underworld on a mission to bring back the greatest playwright of all time in a bid to save civilisation through the arts.
The ancient Greek tragedy Antigone is a hugely versatile piece, lending itself well to adaptations to situations far beyond its original Theban setting.
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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Reparations Pleasance Courtyard (Above) (8/05-8/30) |
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Collaborator Pleasance at EICC (Pentland) (8/06-8/22) |
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Suitcase Show Assembly Roxy (8/05-8/30) |
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Baby Wants Candy Assembly George Square Studios - One (8/05-8/30) |
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One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/07-8/29) |
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It Couldn’t Get Worse; or, The Margarita Boat Tour Incident theSpace @ Venue 45 (8/24-8/29) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06) |
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Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24) |
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Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody! Gilded Balloon Patter House - Other Yin (8/05-8/30) |
