EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT, Queen's Hall, August 21 2013
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EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: [title of show], Assembly Checkpoint, August 17 2013
There is a kind of musical I've started to call plinky-plonk (the name is a work in progress).
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: HOWIE THE ROOKIE, Assembly Hall, August 18 2013
I didn't know what to expect other than 'Howie the Rookie' is a one-man show set in Dublin.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: LE GATEAU CHOCOLAT: I HEART CHOCOLAT, Underbelly, August 17 2013
You get the impression that resistance is futile: from the dimly-lit entrance of Le Gat (that's what I'm calling him), certain corners of the audience are filled with yelps of delight, gleeful whoops and just general joy at his arrival.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BALLAD OF THE BURNING STAR, Pleasance Dome, August 17 2013
In the post-ANTM age (if that doesn't make immediate sense, I won't explain it for fear of embarrassment), the word fierce has become a bit overused but it's the only description for the five 'Starlets' in this new production by Theatre Ad Infinitum, darlings of the Fringe after their previous show,
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, Greenside, August 17 2013
A cast of young people performing in a Fringe musical that isn't 'Spring Awakening' is a thing to treasure, and when it's in fact Stephen Sondheim's glorious 'Merrily We Roll Along', it's an even greater cause for celebration.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BATH TIME, Gilded Balloon Teviot, August 18 2013
At the end of this performance of 'Bath Time', the actor/writer Ruaraidh Murray (it's a one-man show) shook hands with everyone in the front row, and very sincerely thanked everyone for coming - the venue is called the Wee Room so there was plenty of scope to make eye contact with the whole audience
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: TITUS ANDRONICUS, Bedlam Theatre, August 16 2013
I don't know much about Shakespeare, and I knew even less about Titus Andronicus before seeing this version by Smooth Faced Gentlemen, the UK's only all-female Shakespeare company.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BLOOD TIES, theSpace @ Venue 45, August 13 2013
'Blood Ties', by cast members Anika Johnson and Barbara Johnston, seems to have had quite a journey pre-Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BETWEEN, theSpace @ Surgeons Halll, August 16 2013
'Between' is packing them in.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: MORGAN AND WEST: A GRAND ADVENTURE, Gilded Balloon Teviot, August 16 2013
A magic show with a twist, "Morgan And West: A Grand Adventure" features a duo of Victorian magicians on an epic quest in an era of hot air balloons, gentleman thieves and fantastic facial hair.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: HOW TO OCCUPY AN OIL RIG, Northern Stage at St Stephens, August 16 2013
An exciting and engaging piece of political theatre, 'How To Occupy An Oil Rig' is a show that leads its audience from fun interaction with plasticine to serious advice on the most dangerous protest situations, through strong performances and a largely effective script.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: GARDENING: FOR THE UNFULFILLED AND ALIENATED, Pleasance Courtyard, August 16 2013
"Life isn't your oyster - it's your lobster and it's being boiled alive.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BETWEEN EMPIRES, theSpace @ Symposium Hall, August 15 2013
Picking a musical to see at the Fringe is always tricky, especially with brand new shows, and lack of name recognition must be something of a liability here, but it also helps to make Between Empires the immensely enjoyable surprise it is.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BENT, C Too, August 14 2013
Written in 1979, Martin Sherman's spotlight on the persecution of gay people by the Nazis still packs a punch today.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BRENDON BURNS AND COLT CABANA, The Stand 2, August 14 2013
"Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Sit in a Fifty-Seater Around Midnight and Provide the Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches" may be the longest show title on the Fringe this year, but it certainly ensures that you know what you are getting with your ticket.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: THE BRIDGE THAT TOM BUILT, C Nova, August 14 2013
Tom Paine - a famous political author, a source of inspiration during the American War of Independence, the supporter and later prisoner of the French Revolution, and now the subject of a new one-man show.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: THE THREE LIONS, Pleasance Courtyard, August 14 2013
It's the selection for World Cup 2018, and David Cameron has pulled out the big guns to win the bid.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: THE TRENCH, Pleasance Courtyard, August 14 2013
The horror of the first world war is the inspiration for Les Enfants Terribles' latest production THE TRENCH by Oliver Lansley.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: DAVID MORGAN, Underbelly, August 12 2013
The loveable self confessed geek and Twitter aficionado returns to Edinburgh with his one man show 'Pretty'.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: BOYS, C Aquilla, August 13 2013
It's the end of the era and it seems like the end of the world is happening just outside the window.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: FOUR SCREWS LOOSE IN SCREWTOPIA, Assembly George Square, August 13 2013
FOUR SCREWS LOOSE come running onto stage fanfare of loud music and high energy and this sets the tone for a fast-paced frenetic hour of musical sketch comedy.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: REVOLUTION SOCIETY, Pleasance Dome, August 13 2013
This political comedy is the story of a student Revolution Society, an extracurricular group annoyed at the system and wanting to change things, only without a concrete idea of what they want to change and how to go about it.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: TRACK 3, Bedlam Theatre, August 13 2013
Chekhov's THREE SISTERS is the inspiration for this accomplished multi-discipline work from LA company Theatre Movement Bazaar.
EDINBURGH 2013 - BWW Reviews: POLE FACTOR, The Space On The Mile, August 13 2013
The beautiful Sameera Mohammed aka Coco is a reality celebrity on Pole Factor.
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