EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: ATTACHED, Underbelly
Breathtaking displays of juggling and acrobatics combine with clowning that evokes Laurel and Hardy in this European smash-hit making its Fringe debut.
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EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN: APPROPRIATE ADULT, Pleasance Courtyard
Chortle Award nominee Kiri thinks the world revolves around her, but she didn't let that stop her wishing to mentor vulnerable kids.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: FIN TAYLOR: LEFTY TIGHTY RIGHTY LOOSEY, Just The Tonic
The most talked about comedian from last year's Fringe is back.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: SAGE FRANCIS AND B DOLAN PRESENT: TRICKNOLOGY, New Town Theatre
In this hour-long demonstration of patented spoken word and freestyle techniques, the legendary Epic Beard Men expose the diabolical trickery of slam poets, battle rappers, improv comics, sh*t mentalists, self-help gurus, li(f)e coaches, faith healers and reality TV presidents.
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EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: [title of show], Paradise In The Vault
[title of show] is a clever musical which documents its own creation as an entry in the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: DAVID EDWARDS, Pleasance Courtyard
Join David Edwards as he gives advice concerning how to navigate the messy world of modern-day dating.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: WEREWOLVES, Summerhall
Who can you trust? Make the wrong choices and you will end up dead! While Werewolves is in the theatre section of the Fringe brochure, it is better described as an interactive role-playing experience, with the audience involved as participants throughout, striving to survive.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: ASSASSINS, theSpace @ Venue45
Nearly 30 years old, Assassins manages to remain fiercely relevant in 2017.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: #JOLLYBOAT: WHY DO NERDS SUDDENLY APPEAR?, Subway
Musical comedy duo of brothers Ed (the thoughtful, if slightly filthy-minded, guitarist) and Tommy (the shirtless rocker brandishing a balloon cutlass) make up Jollyboat, a vaguely pirate themed double-act who are a definite Fringe cult hit.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: SISTERS: WHITE NOISE, Pleasance Courtyard
Innovative sketch duo Sisters snake Fringe-wards, clutching their debut hour to their breast.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: ROB AUTON: THE HAIR SHOW, Just The Tonic
This show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about hair and hairs.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: TUTU: DANCE IN ALL ITS GLORY, Pleasance Courtyard
The show is performed by six dancers: The TUTU men, polymorphous artists who struggle with many different interpretations, faces and styles.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, Paradise In The Vault
Moonstruck Theater Company presents this year's sole Fringe offering of Jason Robert Brown's theatrical song cycle, and the Massachusetts group perform with enthusiasm and a clear love of Brown's work.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: NEIL HILLBORN, The Stand
The best-selling author and most-watched poet of all time makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: PAT CAHILL, Heroes @ Monkey Barrel
Pat Cahill is The Fisherman.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, C Chambers St
The four person song cycle presents a series of vignettes connected by the central theme of love and relationships.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: JAMES AND JAMESY: 2 For Tea, Gilded Balloon
Canadian Comedy Award winners, 16-time Best of Fest winners and 3-time London Impresario Award winners.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: DUST, Underbelly
'I've been dead for three days.
EDINBURGH 2017: A Day At The Fringe: Sam Goodburn
Edinburgh Festival Fringe performer Sam Goodburn blogs for BWW about a typical day at the Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: DARIUS DAVIES: ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA, Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
Stemming from a childhood wish to emulate Hulk Hogan, comedian Darius Davies takes us on a journey into pursuing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler, and how it all went wrong.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: PIXEL DUST, Assembly Roxy
A monologue on the themes of technology and identity, Pixel Dust features teenager Daniella, always online in some fashion, vlogging her hopes and dreams into cyberspace.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: MARIA SHEHATA, Just The Tonic
Having moved 5,437 miles for love, award-winning Egyptian-American comedian Maria Shehata presents her debut hour of playfully sardonic stand-up.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Review: RHYS NICHOLSON, Underbelly
So, last year went pretty OK.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS EVERYTHING, Roundabout @ Summerhall
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything is a rocking rollercoaster ride through the last thirty years in Britain, from the Thatcherite late 80s, through Cool Britannia, to Brexit Britain.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: MORALE IS HIGH (SINCE WE GAVE UP HOPE), Northern Stage at Summerhall
Things really are rotten right now, aren't they? We've got resurgent racism, the Welfare State's continual erosion, a terrible economy and climate change.
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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Couplet: Folk Marry Kill Assembly George Square (8/05-8/30) |
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The List Festival Awards W Edinburgh (8/28-8/28) |
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Overtone Pleasance (Jack Dome) (8/05-8/30) |
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Trainspotting The Musical Edinburgh Playhouse (10/19-10/24) |
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Copycat Pleasance Dome (Jack Dome) (8/05-8/31) |
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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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Sanctuary Pleasance Dome (Ace Dome) (8/05-8/31) |
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Sitting (In Silence) Summerhall (Anatomy Lecture Theatre) (8/06-8/31) |
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Baby Wants Candy Assembly George Square Studios - One (8/05-8/30) |