EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: THE MARKED, Pleasance Dome, 9 August
As a boy, Jack lived in a world of monsters and invisible guardians, as he fought to protect the people he loved.
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EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Reviews: ALEX LOVE - HOW TO WIN A PUB QUIZ, The Stand 5, 9 August
Pub quizzes, that delightful hallmark of British drinking culture and the ruin of many a friendship, perhaps so popular because they appeal to our desperate need to be celebrated for being a know-it-all.
EDINBURGH 2016- BWW Review: THE MISERABLES, The Caves, 9 August
Claire hates her job.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: PANTI BLISS HIGH HEELS IN LOW PLACES, Traverse, 9 August
The Queen of Ireland Panti invites you into her gender-discombobulating, stiletto shaped world, exposing stories behind the make-up - from performance giant to accidental activist - to reveal the national f*cking treasure she is today.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: EUROBEAT, Pleasance Grand, 8 August
An irreverent, hilarious, sequin-soaked celebration of the international phenomenon Eurovision Song Contest.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: RACHEL PARRIS BEST LAID PLANS, Pleasance Dome, 8 August
Rachel Parris (Austentatious, The IT Crowd, Murder in Successville) presents a collection of songs, stories and stand-up about not having it all.
EDINBURGH 2016- BWW Review: MICHAEL MORPURGO'S KING ARTHUR, Gilded Balloon, 8 August
An epic tale of magic, heroism, love and betrayal adapted from the novel Arthur: High King of Britain, by Michael Morpurgo, the author of War Horse and Private Peaceful.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: SNAP, Assembly, 8 August
A contemporary mystery magical performance SNAP, a multi-faceted art performance based on Magic combining ingenious stage language, illusion, mime, white art, and more
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: THE SECRET GARDEN, Gilded Balloon, 8 August
After her parent's death, Mary is sent to England to live in her uncle's great lonely house.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: PHIL DUNNING THE PEOPLE'S PRINCE, Pleasance Courtyard, 7 August
He's the talk of the town, but don't worry, his feet are firmly on the ground.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: YETI'S DEMON DIVE BAR, Pleasance Courtyard, 7 August
Direct from a smash hit debut season in Australia, this 'irresistible' (Guardian) musical sketch comedy duo give you a high-energy, hysterical combination of bizarre characters, relentlessly catchy songs and the story of the strangest dive bar in town!
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: ANNA MANN A SKETCH SHOW FOR DEPRESSIVES, Pleasance Courtyard, 7 August
Star of BBC's Murder in Successville and Being Human, Colin Hoult returns as the delightful character Ms Anna Mann in a show to put down your black dog at last or at least chuck him a bone.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: MADDY ANHOLT RENT GIRL, Gilded Balloon, 7 August
Following a sold-out run with the critically acclaimed Diary of a Dating Addict last year, Maddy Anholt is back with Rent Girl.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: TEATRO DELUSIO, Pleasance Grand, 7 August
Following last year's sell-out hit Hotel Paradiso, the world's leading theatre mask specialist is back with a comedy set behind the scenes of theatrical illusion.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: THE MMORPG SHOW, Gilded Balloon At The Counting House, 7 August
If you've ever thought that what the fringe needs is a room full of people cheering numbers on a rolling dice, then your search is over.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: LIFE ACCORDING TO SAKI, C, 5 August
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Hector Hugh Munro, better known as Saki, a writer of delightfully improper short stories with all the wit of Oscar Wilde.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: GREATER BELFAST, Traverse Theatre, 5 August
A gig like no other, these are songs for a city growing greater and greater.
EDINBURGH 2016 - BWW Review: IN FIDELITY, Traverse Theatre, 5 August
Written and starring Rob Drummond (Bullet Catch, Quiz Show), In Fidelity is offering audiences the chance to tell their future grandchildren an incredible story about their bizarre first date, a tale of meeting at the Fringe but with a twist.
BWW Review: JACKIE THE MUSICAL, King's Theatre, Glasgow, 26 July 26 2016
Once there was a time with no mobiles, no online dating and no Facebook, when teenage girls waited with bated breath by the letterbox for their weekly issue of Jackie Magazine.
BWW Review: KERRY ELLIS, Ghillie Dhu, Edinburgh, 17 July 2016
BWW reviews West End leading lady Kerry Ellis at Ghillie Dhu, Edinburgh.
BWW Review: SONGS UNSEEN, Oran Mor, July 1 2016
Songs Unseen is a performance that aims to create opportunities for Scottish and Scottish-based composers to have their work seen and ideas developed.
BWW Review: HEARTBEAT, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, June 27 2016
For the first time ever ITV's popular Sunday evening 60s police drama, HEARTBEAT, comes to the stage starring members of the TV cast.
BWW Review: FOOTLOOSE, King's Theatre, Glasgow, June 13 2016
Based on the 1980s hit film that took the world by storm, Footloose the musical sizzles with the same spirit of youth, rebellion and romance.
BWW Review: GUYS AND DOLLS, King's Theatre, Glasgow, June 7 2016
In West End and now on tour, this sizzling New York tale of gamblers, gangsters and nightclub singers will leave you 'Walking on air' (Daily Telegraph) with a glorious evening featuring some of Broadway's greatest show-stopping tunes, including Luck be a Lady, Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat and My
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