EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SWALLOW THE SEA CARAVAN THEATRE, Summerhall
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre, as the name would suggest, hold performances in a vehicle converted into a tiny four-seater performance space. This August, they are offering up a rota of different bitesize plays at various times through the day, with a run time of around twenty minutes.
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre, as the name would suggest, hold performances in a vehicle converted into a tiny four-seater performance space. This August, they are offering up a rota of different bitesize plays at various times through the day, with a run time of around twenty minutes.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: 8:8, Summerhall
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
Pro Helvetia conceived 8:8 as a piece in response to Swiss law on mandatory deportation for foreigners who have committed crimes, putting forward the idea that the more you know about someone, the harder it is to condemn them.
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
Pro Helvetia conceived 8:8 as a piece in response to Swiss law on mandatory deportation for foreigners who have committed crimes, putting forward the idea that the more you know about someone, the harder it is to condemn them.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW REVIEW: CAMILLE O'SULLIVAN SINGS CAVE, Pleasance Courtyard
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
Camille O'Sullivan dedicates her latest show entirely to the music of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. She pours all of herself into this production. It pays off with spectacular success.
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
Camille O'Sullivan dedicates her latest show entirely to the music of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. She pours all of herself into this production. It pays off with spectacular success.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: TOM CROSBIE: NERD WORLD PROBLEMS, Gilded Balloon Teviot
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
Tom Crosbie has a very particular set of skills; skills he has acquired over a very long time as a proud nerd. In Nerd World Problems, he showcases just what is possible with enough time, practice and a desire to impress.
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
Tom Crosbie has a very particular set of skills; skills he has acquired over a very long time as a proud nerd. In Nerd World Problems, he showcases just what is possible with enough time, practice and a desire to impress.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: A TABLE TENNIS PLAY, Underbelly Cowgate
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
A woman returns to her childhood home to clear out family belongings found by the new owners in an air raid shelter long buried under the flower beds. As the play continues, it becomes clear each of the three characters have buried things of their own that they have to deal with.
by Amy Hanson - August 14, 2019
A woman returns to her childhood home to clear out family belongings found by the new owners in an air raid shelter long buried under the flower beds. As the play continues, it becomes clear each of the three characters have buried things of their own that they have to deal with.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: BUGSY MALONE, Rose Theatre @ Gilded Balloon
by Fraser MacDonald - August 14, 2019
Bugsy Malone is an engaging, exciting and hilarious piece of theatre. Captivate Theatre has once again brought an old classic into the 21st Century with a simple yet effective production.
by Fraser MacDonald - August 14, 2019
Bugsy Malone is an engaging, exciting and hilarious piece of theatre. Captivate Theatre has once again brought an old classic into the 21st Century with a simple yet effective production.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: HOW TO BE BRAVE, Roundabout @ Summerhall
by Emma Ainley-Walker - August 14, 2019
How To Be Brave, written by Siân Owen and performed with boundless energy by Laura Dalgleish, is the greatest bedtime story a scared little girl could hear.
by Emma Ainley-Walker - August 14, 2019
How To Be Brave, written by Siân Owen and performed with boundless energy by Laura Dalgleish, is the greatest bedtime story a scared little girl could hear.
BWW Review: DAUGHTERHOOD, Roundabout @ Summerhall
by Emma Ainley-Walker - August 14, 2019
Pauline stayed at home to care for Dad. Rachel went out into the world to advocate for him and others with his condition. When Rachel makes a surprise visit home, no return ticket booked, resentments and sacrifice bubble to the surface and the two sisters battle through their differences. Though they may both feel duty to their Daughterhood, this play is all about sisters.
by Emma Ainley-Walker - August 14, 2019
Pauline stayed at home to care for Dad. Rachel went out into the world to advocate for him and others with his condition. When Rachel makes a surprise visit home, no return ticket booked, resentments and sacrifice bubble to the surface and the two sisters battle through their differences. Though they may both feel duty to their Daughterhood, this play is all about sisters.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW REVIEW: THE INCIDENT ROOM, Pleasance Courtyard
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
The Yorkshire Ripper was convicted of killing 13 women in the late 70s and early 80s. Olivia Hirst and David Byrne's The Incident Room opens the door to this five-year-long police investigation.
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
The Yorkshire Ripper was convicted of killing 13 women in the late 70s and early 80s. Olivia Hirst and David Byrne's The Incident Room opens the door to this five-year-long police investigation.
THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S TOUR Comes to Edinburgh Featuring Deborah Frances-White
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2019
It's just ten days until Amnesty International UK and comedy star Deborah Frances-White (host of hit podcast The Guilty Feminist) bring the brand new Secret Policeman's Tour to the prestigious Edinburgh Playhouse on Saturday 24th August and they are delighted to announce the final line up for this must-see event of the final weekend of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2019
It's just ten days until Amnesty International UK and comedy star Deborah Frances-White (host of hit podcast The Guilty Feminist) bring the brand new Secret Policeman's Tour to the prestigious Edinburgh Playhouse on Saturday 24th August and they are delighted to announce the final line up for this must-see event of the final weekend of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
Russell Tovey And Robert Diament Celebrate Edinburgh Creative Scene With Bombay Sapphire
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2019
Today BOMBAY SAPPHIRE announces a new podcast episode in partnership with Talk Art plus a partnership with Rabble bar in the heart of Edinburgh a?" both designed to help people engage with their creativity and discover the creative possibilities within the Scottish city.
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2019
Today BOMBAY SAPPHIRE announces a new podcast episode in partnership with Talk Art plus a partnership with Rabble bar in the heart of Edinburgh a?" both designed to help people engage with their creativity and discover the creative possibilities within the Scottish city.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW REVIEW: SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS, Underbelly Cowgate
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
Mary Anning is just 12 years old when she finds an ichthyosaur skeleton on a Lyme Regis beach. It's the first find of its kind in the 1800s. Helen Eastman tells this forgotten story:
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
Mary Anning is just 12 years old when she finds an ichthyosaur skeleton on a Lyme Regis beach. It's the first find of its kind in the 1800s. Helen Eastman tells this forgotten story:
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW REVIEW: THE CANARY AND THE CROW, Summerhall
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
Daniel Ward's The Canary And The Crow narrates his experience of being a black boy in a white, middle class high school. But it's so much more than those teenage years.
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
Daniel Ward's The Canary And The Crow narrates his experience of being a black boy in a white, middle class high school. But it's so much more than those teenage years.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: HELEN BAUER: LITTLE MISS BABY ANGEL FACE, Pleasance Grand
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 14, 2019
Helen Bauer is being marketed as 'a self-confessed attention seeker', and she really wants you to watch. An inward look at all things Helen.
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 14, 2019
Helen Bauer is being marketed as 'a self-confessed attention seeker', and she really wants you to watch. An inward look at all things Helen.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW REVIEW: BABY REINDEER, Summerhall
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
An intense, unnerving and magnetic performance by Richard Gadd, as Baby Reindeer takes the audience through a journey of Gadd's long-term stalker.
by Daniel Perks - August 14, 2019
An intense, unnerving and magnetic performance by Richard Gadd, as Baby Reindeer takes the audience through a journey of Gadd's long-term stalker.
Last Chances To See The First New Shakespeare Play In 400 Years At The Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2019
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2019
EDINBURGH 2019: Vikki Stone
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 14, 2019
BWW catches up with Vikki Stone to chat about her 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show and ways in which the festival should be made more sustainable.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 14, 2019
BWW catches up with Vikki Stone to chat about her 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show and ways in which the festival should be made more sustainable.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: SEX SHELLS, Underbelly Cowgate
by Joanna Trainor - August 13, 2019
The best costumes at the Fringe, glorious rewrites of songs you wish you'd been clever enough to think of, and a glittery, scantily clad man lying across your lap. What a Wednesday!
by Joanna Trainor - August 13, 2019
The best costumes at the Fringe, glorious rewrites of songs you wish you'd been clever enough to think of, and a glittery, scantily clad man lying across your lap. What a Wednesday!
BWW Review: ROCKY HORROR SHOW, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 13, 2019
The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids a?" Brad and his fiancée Janet. When by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a creepy mansion whilst on their way to visit their former college professor, they meet the charismatic Dr Frank n Furter.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 13, 2019
The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids a?" Brad and his fiancée Janet. When by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a creepy mansion whilst on their way to visit their former college professor, they meet the charismatic Dr Frank n Furter.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: TYPICAL, Pleasance Courtyard
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 13, 2019
Ryan Calais Cameron's new play, Typical, is a monologue depicting an unthinkable, but depressingly fathomable, true story.
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 13, 2019
Ryan Calais Cameron's new play, Typical, is a monologue depicting an unthinkable, but depressingly fathomable, true story.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: LUCY MCCORMICK: POST POPULAR, Pleasance Courtyard
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 13, 2019
Lucy McCormick is back, inflicting her twisted brilliance on Edinburgh, following her last hit Triple Threat in 2016. A show with expertly deployed obscenity, with a smattering of absolute indecency.
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 13, 2019
Lucy McCormick is back, inflicting her twisted brilliance on Edinburgh, following her last hit Triple Threat in 2016. A show with expertly deployed obscenity, with a smattering of absolute indecency.
HOTEL PARADISO Opens 14 August At Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2019
Thrillingly spectacular circus skills blend seamlessly with physical comedy, clowning, juggling, theatrical storytelling and slapstick in this colourful, loud and funny show from Lost in Translation that opens its Edinburgh Fringe season at Underbelly's Circus Hub on 14 August.
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2019
Thrillingly spectacular circus skills blend seamlessly with physical comedy, clowning, juggling, theatrical storytelling and slapstick in this colourful, loud and funny show from Lost in Translation that opens its Edinburgh Fringe season at Underbelly's Circus Hub on 14 August.
Photo Flash: First Look at THERE SHE IS at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2019
As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe reaches its middle point, Brazilian performer Gabriela Flarys releases atmospheric images of her show There She Is, 'a strange, dreamlike, totally original creation that imagines the consequences of a whale showing up on the Tube' (Telegraph), which is running at the award-winning PQA Venues at the Royal Mile.
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2019
As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe reaches its middle point, Brazilian performer Gabriela Flarys releases atmospheric images of her show There She Is, 'a strange, dreamlike, totally original creation that imagines the consequences of a whale showing up on the Tube' (Telegraph), which is running at the award-winning PQA Venues at the Royal Mile.
EDINBURGH 2019: Tom Lenk and Byron Lane
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 13, 2019
BWW catches up with actor Tom Lenk and writer Byron Lane about bringing their hit show Tilda Swinton Answers An Ad On Craigslist back to Edinburgh and Tom's new solo show Tom Lenk Is Trash.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 13, 2019
BWW catches up with actor Tom Lenk and writer Byron Lane about bringing their hit show Tilda Swinton Answers An Ad On Craigslist back to Edinburgh and Tom's new solo show Tom Lenk Is Trash.
EDINBURGH 2019: BWW Review: CATHERINE COHEN: THE TWIST...? SHE'S GORGEOUS, Pleasance Courtyard
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 13, 2019
Gorgeously indiscreet, this New York Comic is as sharp as they come. Bubbly, with a sprinkling of aggression. Cohen hails from New York, where she has a weekly slot at Alan Cumming's cabaret bar a?" her act includes songs a?" and Henry Koperski accompanies her on keys.
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 13, 2019
Gorgeously indiscreet, this New York Comic is as sharp as they come. Bubbly, with a sprinkling of aggression. Cohen hails from New York, where she has a weekly slot at Alan Cumming's cabaret bar a?" her act includes songs a?" and Henry Koperski accompanies her on keys.
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Two Doors Down
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Jeff Wayne''s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds
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Venue Premium - Two Doors Down
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Gravity - Starring Kerry Ellis, Louise Dearman & Rachel Tucker
Kings Theatre Glasgow (4/22 - 4/22) | |
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