EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 1984, Assembly Roxy
by Mary Baillie - August 21, 2023
In a world where social media stalks our every move, comment and click online to manipulate personal preferences, it seems pertinent to bring George Orwell's famous novel to the stage. Unfortunately, this production misses the mark.
by Mary Baillie - August 21, 2023
In a world where social media stalks our every move, comment and click online to manipulate personal preferences, it seems pertinent to bring George Orwell's famous novel to the stage. Unfortunately, this production misses the mark.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ABBEY'S BOX, Greenside @ Infirmary Street
by Mary Baillie - August 21, 2023
Abbey Glover embraces her Fringe debut with a playful, poetic and poignant solo show exploring relatable topics through a refreshing new lens.
by Mary Baillie - August 21, 2023
Abbey Glover embraces her Fringe debut with a playful, poetic and poignant solo show exploring relatable topics through a refreshing new lens.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHLOE PETTS: IF YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING NICE, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Above
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Chloe Petts is here and she’s ready to be mean. Or is she? Chloe Petts: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice is the second show for Petts at the Fringe, and instead of playing it nice like she did in her debut hour, she’s here to be rude.
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Chloe Petts is here and she’s ready to be mean. Or is she? Chloe Petts: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice is the second show for Petts at the Fringe, and instead of playing it nice like she did in her debut hour, she’s here to be rude.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: WE MUST DO THIS MORE, Royal Scot's Club
by Fiona Scott - August 21, 2023
Six years after debuting at the PBH Free Fringe, We Must Do This More returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, this time playing at the Royal Scot’s Club. The show is an autobiographical piece that explores the highs and lows of female friendship over a year in the life of one Mhairi McColl.
by Fiona Scott - August 21, 2023
Six years after debuting at the PBH Free Fringe, We Must Do This More returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, this time playing at the Royal Scot’s Club. The show is an autobiographical piece that explores the highs and lows of female friendship over a year in the life of one Mhairi McColl.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE CLIMATE FABLES, Greenside @ Nicholson Square
by Fiona Scott - August 21, 2023
You have the opportunity to see two shows written and directed by Padraig Bond, on alternating days by coming along to The Climate Fables. On this particular day, Debating Extinction, a retelling of Rapunzel through a dystopian climate lens, was the show in question.
by Fiona Scott - August 21, 2023
You have the opportunity to see two shows written and directed by Padraig Bond, on alternating days by coming along to The Climate Fables. On this particular day, Debating Extinction, a retelling of Rapunzel through a dystopian climate lens, was the show in question.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TEMPING, Assembly George Square Studios – The Cubicle
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
In this extraordinary immersive show for one participant at a time, you’ll find yourself a temp for Sarah Jane, an absent actuary. As you negotiate her tasks, understanding and mysteriously precarious position, you’re the main character of her story – but how good will you be at her job?
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
In this extraordinary immersive show for one participant at a time, you’ll find yourself a temp for Sarah Jane, an absent actuary. As you negotiate her tasks, understanding and mysteriously precarious position, you’re the main character of her story – but how good will you be at her job?
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: KIRAN DEOL: JOYSUCK, Gilded Balloon Teviot
by Mark Carnochan - August 21, 2023
Kiran Deol delivers a solid hour of stand up
by Mark Carnochan - August 21, 2023
Kiran Deol delivers a solid hour of stand up
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: AIONOS, ZOO Playground
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
Aionos, as theatre, aims at something unique. It blends VR, streaming and in-person performances to open up the medium. Unlike in gaming, live performers take on avatars with which VR players can interact. Unlike in traditional shows, performers based anywhere can interact with audiences based anywhere simultaneously. It has potential to be extraordinary, but it’s also very much a work in slow progress.
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
Aionos, as theatre, aims at something unique. It blends VR, streaming and in-person performances to open up the medium. Unlike in gaming, live performers take on avatars with which VR players can interact. Unlike in traditional shows, performers based anywhere can interact with audiences based anywhere simultaneously. It has potential to be extraordinary, but it’s also very much a work in slow progress.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: PAUL MERTON'S IMPRO CHUMS, Pleasance Courtyard - The Grand
by Stefanie Lyons - August 21, 2023
Paul Merton needs no introduction. He's the star of Have I Got News For You, countless Radio 4 panel shows and other TV productions. His shows at the Fringe are the stuff of legend so to have him back with his brilliant Impro Chums - Suki Webster, Richard Vranch, Kirsty Newton and Mike McShane - is a gift for us all.
by Stefanie Lyons - August 21, 2023
Paul Merton needs no introduction. He's the star of Have I Got News For You, countless Radio 4 panel shows and other TV productions. His shows at the Fringe are the stuff of legend so to have him back with his brilliant Impro Chums - Suki Webster, Richard Vranch, Kirsty Newton and Mike McShane - is a gift for us all.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SOLVE ALONG A MURDER SHE WROTE, TheSpace @ Symposium Hall - Amphitheatre
by Stefanie Lyons - August 21, 2023
Full disclosure: I saw Solve Along A Murder She Wrote in London a number of years ago. As soon as I saw it was on at the Fringe I elbowed my way through the other BW reviewers, pushed a couple of them over, stepping over their bodies, shocked looks on their faces ignored, just so I could get to the front of the queue and see this show again. And it did not disappoint.
by Stefanie Lyons - August 21, 2023
Full disclosure: I saw Solve Along A Murder She Wrote in London a number of years ago. As soon as I saw it was on at the Fringe I elbowed my way through the other BW reviewers, pushed a couple of them over, stepping over their bodies, shocked looks on their faces ignored, just so I could get to the front of the queue and see this show again. And it did not disappoint.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FOUR FELONS AND A FUNERAL, Pleasance Courtyard
by L Gourley - August 21, 2023
Four Felons and a Funeral is a wonderful representation of found family, queer love and joy, whilst also exploring grief and marginalisation. A powerful and fun production that delivers in every aspect.
by L Gourley - August 21, 2023
Four Felons and a Funeral is a wonderful representation of found family, queer love and joy, whilst also exploring grief and marginalisation. A powerful and fun production that delivers in every aspect.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: PERFECT PAIRING: A WINE-TASTING DANCEGUSTATION, Greenside @ Infirmary Street
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
The premise of the show may have been one of the most unusual I’d ever encountered. Could it really be what it sounds like? Is there any way that’ll work? Short answers: yes and yes.
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
The premise of the show may have been one of the most unusual I’d ever encountered. Could it really be what it sounds like? Is there any way that’ll work? Short answers: yes and yes.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SHAKESPEARE FOR BREAKFAST, C ARTS Aurora
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
This perennial favourite seasons one of the bard’s most audience-pleasing works with irreverence, humour – and pastries!
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
This perennial favourite seasons one of the bard’s most audience-pleasing works with irreverence, humour – and pastries!
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: A HIGHLY SUSPECT MURDER MYSTERY, TheSpace @ Surgeons' Hall
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
These two dastardly doses of death and drama execute both victims and performances with panache.
by Hannah Hirst Dunton - August 21, 2023
These two dastardly doses of death and drama execute both victims and performances with panache.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE CAMBRIDGE FOOTLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TOUR SHOW, Pleasance Dome
by Mark Carnochan - August 21, 2023
The Cambridge Footlights prove why they are one of the most acclaimed comedy groups in the UK.
by Mark Carnochan - August 21, 2023
The Cambridge Footlights prove why they are one of the most acclaimed comedy groups in the UK.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE VAULTS TOUR, Auld Reekie Tours
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
The Vaults Tour is an insightful look into the lives of those who had no choice but to live in the darkness, hiding in the South Bridge Vaults. I appreciated the serious and respectful tone taken when speaking of those less fortunate but also the humour that Sid was able to incorporate when appropriate.
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
The Vaults Tour is an insightful look into the lives of those who had no choice but to live in the darkness, hiding in the South Bridge Vaults. I appreciated the serious and respectful tone taken when speaking of those less fortunate but also the humour that Sid was able to incorporate when appropriate.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MUSEUM LATE: FRINGE FRIDAYS, National Museum Of Scotland
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Museum Late: Fringe Friday is a great concept and it is great to see snippets of different Fringe shows while exploring the Museum of Scotland at night, but it is a bit disappointing in its lack of organisation and small range of activities.
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Museum Late: Fringe Friday is a great concept and it is great to see snippets of different Fringe shows while exploring the Museum of Scotland at night, but it is a bit disappointing in its lack of organisation and small range of activities.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MYSTERY HOUSE, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Turret
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Mystery House is an interesting show that does a nice job connecting the lore of the Winchester Mystery House to a woman’s story of grief, using the pain of losing someone to explain the truth. While at times it went into unexpected territory, it is able to connect two women across time through a common thread of love and loss.
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Mystery House is an interesting show that does a nice job connecting the lore of the Winchester Mystery House to a woman’s story of grief, using the pain of losing someone to explain the truth. While at times it went into unexpected territory, it is able to connect two women across time through a common thread of love and loss.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SH!T-FACED SHAKESPEARE®: ROMEO AND JULIET, Pleasance At EICC, Pentland Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet is entertaining, but it is just not as funny as it could be. The actors are clearly talented and have the ability to perform straight Shakespeare as well as comedy, but simply splitting the show between Shakespeare and slapstick does not work.
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet is entertaining, but it is just not as funny as it could be. The actors are clearly talented and have the ability to perform straight Shakespeare as well as comedy, but simply splitting the show between Shakespeare and slapstick does not work.
Review: LET'S TALK ABOUT CONSENT, Edinburgh International Book Festival
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
Explore the thorny and pertinent issues faced by young people around consent. Hear from Scottish novelist and playwright Alan Bissett about his new book, Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent; Screenwriter Emma Dennis-Edwards, who has written episodes of Casualty, EastEnders, and most recently factual drama Consent, based on hundreds of testimonies of young people; and bestselling author Holly Bourne, who shares exclusive details from her new novel, You Could Be So Pretty. Chaired by poet and performer Leyla Josephine
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
Explore the thorny and pertinent issues faced by young people around consent. Hear from Scottish novelist and playwright Alan Bissett about his new book, Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent; Screenwriter Emma Dennis-Edwards, who has written episodes of Casualty, EastEnders, and most recently factual drama Consent, based on hundreds of testimonies of young people; and bestselling author Holly Bourne, who shares exclusive details from her new novel, You Could Be So Pretty. Chaired by poet and performer Leyla Josephine
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JESUS, JANE, MOTHER & ME, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
Meet Daniel Valentine, the ultimate superfan whose life has been devoted to his two favourite things, Jesus... and Jane. Daniel's mother is a superfan too, but then one day her actions cause it all to go horribly wrong.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
Meet Daniel Valentine, the ultimate superfan whose life has been devoted to his two favourite things, Jesus... and Jane. Daniel's mother is a superfan too, but then one day her actions cause it all to go horribly wrong.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: WONDER DRUG, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
Charlie has cystic fibrosis, a condition that causes a build-up of mucus. Lovely. But with a new girlfriend and a Wonder Drug called Kaftrio coming soon, what can stop him now? A rollicking course of intravenous antibiotics set to 80s bangers!
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
Charlie has cystic fibrosis, a condition that causes a build-up of mucus. Lovely. But with a new girlfriend and a Wonder Drug called Kaftrio coming soon, what can stop him now? A rollicking course of intravenous antibiotics set to 80s bangers!
Cambridge University Edinburgh's FOUR CUT SUNFLOWERS to Play Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2023
A cast of four University of Cambridge students - accompanied by original animated projections - lead us through a landscape of colour, light, and change. The play follows Johanna from her marriage to Vincent's brother Theo in the 1880s to her years spent in Europe promoting Vincent's art and message following the brothers' deaths, her foundational role in the women's socialist movement to her time in New York in the 1910s.
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2023
A cast of four University of Cambridge students - accompanied by original animated projections - lead us through a landscape of colour, light, and change. The play follows Johanna from her marriage to Vincent's brother Theo in the 1880s to her years spent in Europe promoting Vincent's art and message following the brothers' deaths, her foundational role in the women's socialist movement to her time in New York in the 1910s.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 24, 23, 22 at Underbelly Cowgate
by Katie Kirkpatrick - August 20, 2023
As the show begins, Brendan is breathing his last breath. Boom, goes his heart beat, boom, goes the rushing blood. The following hour of theatre explains how he got to this point, and how his life became intertwined with that of Fran. Fran, whose story is told in parallel, begins having a bad day at work, which quickly goes from bad to worse. Alongside all this, an onstage DJ plays ambient beats that shift with the story.
by Katie Kirkpatrick - August 20, 2023
As the show begins, Brendan is breathing his last breath. Boom, goes his heart beat, boom, goes the rushing blood. The following hour of theatre explains how he got to this point, and how his life became intertwined with that of Fran. Fran, whose story is told in parallel, begins having a bad day at work, which quickly goes from bad to worse. Alongside all this, an onstage DJ plays ambient beats that shift with the story.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JAMES ROWLAND: PIECE OF WORK, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
James has been touring his storytelling theatre shows for half his adult life. This year was different. Returning home after his first stint away he received a letter that exploded his life and the tour became a search: for the person who sent it, for a sense of home, and to maybe save a life.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 20, 2023
James has been touring his storytelling theatre shows for half his adult life. This year was different. Returning home after his first stint away he received a letter that exploded his life and the tour became a search: for the person who sent it, for a sense of home, and to maybe save a life.
Videos
|
Friends! The Musical Parody
Edinburgh Playhouse (2/6 - 2/7) | ||
|
Monster Cabaret
Banshee Labyrinth (1/3 - 12/5) | ||
|
Doctor Bonk''s Macarbaret
Banshee Labyrinth (1/17 - 12/27) | ||
|
The Events
Tron Theatre (2/19 - 2/21) | ||
|
Waitress The Musical
Edinburgh Playhouse (5/12 - 5/16) | ||
|
Stand Up Horror
Banshee Labyrinth (1/3 - 10/31) | ||
|
Mean Girls – The Musical
Edinburgh Playhouse (11/17 - 11/21) | ||
| VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW | ||
Get Scotland's #1 Theatre Newsletter
All the show news & discounts for Scotland & beyond.
