EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE ONLY WAY IS DOWNTON, Pleasance Courtyard, August 3 2014
As celebrities start appearing at Downton Abbey, cultures clash and eras hilariously collide.
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EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: BEASTS:SOLO, Pleasance Courtyard, August 3 2014
After a sell-out run in 2013 and hot off the back of their Radio 4 debut, BEASTS return to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of inspired silliness.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: KINGMAKER, Pleasance Courtyard, August 3 2014
A bumbling, charismatic London Mayor challenges his enemies to become prime minister.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: HUMAN CHILD, Underbelly, August 3 2014
Inspired by changeling myths and the poetry of WB Yeats, Human Child is a blazing fantasy adventure story that mixes theatre, puppetry and live music for children from 8 to 80.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: ZOMBIE SCIENCE: BRAIN OF THE DEAD, C Venues, August 2 2014
Dr Austin, expert on the undead and head of the Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies is offering his expertise to Fringe-goers in two shows this August.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO, Assembly George Sq, August 2 2014
She's back! Britain's first female prime minister stars in a drag comedy musical extravaganza like no other! On the eve of the vote for Section 28, Maggie gets lost in Soho and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar, but will she change her mind about the homophobic bill before it's too late?
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: DIVALLUSION, Assembly Checkpoint, August 2 2014
YouTube sensation Christina Bianco and cabaret star Velma Celli present a selection of your favourite pop divas in 60 minutes.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: PRIVATE PEACEFUL, Underbelly, August 2 2014
Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, award-winning author of War Horse.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Assembly Hall, August 2 2014
Something is wrong with Wednesday Addams.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT PROJECT, Summerhall, August 1 2014
The Scottish Enlightenment Project, playing for only three nights at Summerhall, is a performance of a work in progress created by the National Theatre of Scotland and Brooklyn-based the TEAM.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: BLOOD ORANGE, Summerhall, August 1 2014
A far right protest in the Scottish town of Dumfries inspires this tale of a young man caught up in a world of skin heads and racist violence.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: BIANCO, No Fit State Big Top, August 1 2014
Following last year's explosive success, NoFit State returns with a re-invented version of Bianco, featuring brand new acts in their unique, subversive and sensational style.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW REVIEWS: EDEN GATE, C Nova, August 1 2014
Set in the near future, Eden Gate takes place at the entrance to a sanctuary from a deadly virus that has reduced the population to a few hundred thousand people.
EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: OVERLOOKED, Cowgatehead, August 1 2014
Have you ever felt undervalued? Ignored? Overlooked? Award-winning comedy writer/performer Lizzy Mace presents a series of oddball characters - from the fourth bear in the Goldilocks story to the disgruntled children's TV presenter and her psychopathic sock puppets - giving each of these endearingly
EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: THE TRIAL OF JANE FONDA, Assembly Rooms, August 1 2014
Jane Fonda is one of the most controversial anti-war activists in American history.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS, C South, August 1 2014
The long walk to the remote control.
EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: MORGAN & WEST: PARLOUR TRICKS, Pleasance Dome, July 31 2014
What sets Morgan and West apart from other magicians gracing the Fringe this year? According to the men themselves, "Better waistcoats, better facial hair.
BWW REVIEWS: WICKED, King's Theatre, Glasgow, May 6 2014
Glasgow's King's Theatre welcomes the Scottish premiere of the worldwide hit musical Wicked.
BWW Reviews: FAME, Edinburgh Playhouse, April 22 2014
Fame the musical provides an open look at the New York City's High School of Performing Arts, where sweat and hard work are the key factors to a successful life as a performer.
BWW Reviews: AN EVENING OF MOVIES AND MUSICALS, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, April 19 2014
A star-studded cast from theatre and music perform a range of songs from movies and musicals accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and 150 strong choir.
BWW Reviews: SOME GIRL I USED TO KNOW, King's Theatre, Edinburgh, March 10 2014
Denise Van Outen stars as Stephanie Canworth.
BWW Reviews: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, March 1 2014
Direct from the West End this classic musical tells the story of Monumental Pictures producting their first musical film during an age of silent pictures.
BWW Reviews: HAPPY DAYS, King's Theatre, Glasgow, February 24 2014
The new musical based on the hit tv series opens at Glasgow's King's theatre as part of its UK tour.
BWW Reviews: GLASGOW GIRLS, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, February 21 2013
Originally opening at the Citizens Theatre in 2012, National Theatre's Glasgow Girls returns for a limited run.
BWW Reviews: WAR HORSE, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, January 30 2014
I knew what I was getting into with War Horse.
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