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EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LAWRENCE CHANEY – OVERWEIGHT AND OVER IT!, Saint Stephens S

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LAWRENCE CHANEY – OVERWEIGHT AND OVER IT!, Saint Stephens Stockbridge

by Mary Baillie — August 25, 2023
Drag Queen of Scots and RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Lawrence Chaney presents a mix of stand-up and lip syncs in her Fringe debut extravaganza exploring what it truly means to be 'plus-sized'.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE GRAND RETURN OF THE EDINBURGH REVUE, Paradise In Augustin

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE GRAND RETURN OF THE EDINBURGH REVUE, Paradise In Augustine's

by Mark Carnochan — August 25, 2023
The Edinburgh Revue mark a grand return to the Edinburgh Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BRIEF LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF BORIS III, KING OF BUL

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BRIEF LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF BORIS III, KING OF BULGARIA, Pleasance Dome, QueenDome

by Kat Mokrynski — August 25, 2023
Did you know that Boris III, King of Bulgaria, wasn’t even Bulgarian? It’s true, along with many other strange things that happened during his lifetime that are explored in The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALPHABET SOUP, Le Monde, Shanghai

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALPHABET SOUP, Le Monde, Shanghai

by L Gourley — August 25, 2023
Overall Alphabet Soup is entertaining, if a little inconsistent, and it’s certainly a lively way to spend an afternoon.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SOOZ KEMPNER: Y2K WOMAN, Underbelly, Bristo Square

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SOOZ KEMPNER: Y2K WOMAN, Underbelly, Bristo Square

by Mark Carnochan — August 25, 2023
Sooz Kempner provides a solid hour of stand up.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANGELA BEEVERS: HOW TO WRITE A EULOGY THAT KILLS, Gilded Ball

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANGELA BEEVERS: HOW TO WRITE A EULOGY THAT KILLS, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Snug

by Kat Mokrynski — August 25, 2023
When walking into the show, Beevers greets you, welcoming you to her mother’s funeral and thanking you for coming.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JAZZ EMU: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JAZZ EMU: YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two

by Kat Mokrynski — August 25, 2023
When perusing the shows at this year's Fringe, I saw one with a poster that made me stop and stare.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DIZNEY IN DRAG: ONCE UPON A PARODY, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoo

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DIZNEY IN DRAG: ONCE UPON A PARODY, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose - Big Yin

by Jo Caruana — August 25, 2023
Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody is a self-confessed ‘ridiculous show’.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE OXFORD REVUE WILL SEE YOU NOW, Just The Tonic at The Cave

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE OXFORD REVUE WILL SEE YOU NOW, Just The Tonic at The Caves

by Mark Carnochan — August 25, 2023
The Oxford Revue, one of the most prestigious and well known student comedy groups in the UK, arguably rivaled only by The Cambridge Footlights when it comes to the alumni that has came from their hallowed halls, with the likes of Rowan Atkinson, Stewart Lee, Maggie Smith, Armando Iannucci and memb
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: COLIN CLOUD - AFTER DARK, Underbelly - McEwan Hall

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: COLIN CLOUD - AFTER DARK, Underbelly - McEwan Hall

by Jo Caruana — August 25, 2023
The WTF moments come thick and fast in Colin Cloud’s EdFringe show After Dark, which ran until 21 August at glorious McEwan Hall.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SEANCE, Pleasance Dome, Potterrow Plaza, Container 2

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SEANCE, Pleasance Dome, Potterrow Plaza, Container 2

by Kat Mokrynski — August 25, 2023
Have you ever used a Ouija Board to communicate with spirits? Even though I am on the fence on whether or not spirits exist in this world, I try to keep an open mind and have gone on several adventures to try to find ghosts.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MAD RON: CRIME SCHOOL, Assembly George Square, The Box

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MAD RON: CRIME SCHOOL, Assembly George Square, The Box

by Kat Mokrynski — August 25, 2023
Mad Ron: Crime School had me laughing from start to finish and, even though it was mostly built on one-liners, flew by.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CERTAIN DEATH AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, ZOO Playground

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CERTAIN DEATH AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, ZOO Playground

by Katie Kirkpatrick — August 24, 2023
The world is going to end in 80 years and two couples are deciding whether it’s still a good idea to have children.
Review: GREATEST DAYS, King's Theatre

Review: GREATEST DAYS, King's Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 24, 2023
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Take That’s first ever UK number 1 single Pray and coinciding with the summer 2023 release of the movie of this smash hit musical – Greatest Days is sure to be a night out you will Never Forget.
English Touring Theatre Reveals Dates For Mixed Reality Installation MUSEUM OF AUSTER

English Touring Theatre Reveals Dates For Mixed Reality Installation MUSEUM OF AUSTERITY

by BWW News Desk — August 24, 2023
With Macbeth opening in September at Shakespeare North Playhouse and its critically acclaimed production of I, Daniel Blake soon to resume its UK tour, ETT (English Touring Theatre) has announced dates for the mixed reality installation Museum of Austerity, a co-production with National Theatr
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SHOW ME YOUR TATTOO, The Stand's New Town Theatre

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SHOW ME YOUR TATTOO, The Stand's New Town Theatre

by L Gourley — August 24, 2023
Like tattoos, this show might fit the same format as others out there, but each one is entirely unique.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 2020 THE MUSICAL, Underbelly, Bristo Square

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: 2020 THE MUSICAL, Underbelly, Bristo Square

by L Gourley — August 24, 2023
2020 The Musical manages to make the audience bizarrely nostalgic for a time everyone would rather forget, in a way that feels like healing.
The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Announces Nominees For Best Comedy Show And Best New

The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Announces Nominees For Best Comedy Show And Best Newcomer

by BWW News Desk — August 23, 2023
Long-standing Edinburgh Comedy Awards Director Nica Burns, has today announced the nominees for the biggest prizes in live comedy, Sky Best Comedy Show and DLT Entertainment Best Newcomer celebrating the best up-and-coming comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the Victoria Wood Award to be an
EDINBURGH 2023: A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME Q&A

EDINBURGH 2023: A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME Q&A

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 23, 2023
BWW catches up with Max Norman to chat about bringing A Pirate's Life For Me to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: STAMPTOWN COMEDY NIGHT, Pleasance Courtyard, Forth

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: STAMPTOWN COMEDY NIGHT, Pleasance Courtyard, Forth

by Kat Mokrynski — August 23, 2023
Walking into Stamptown Comedy Night, you know you’re in for something .
Penny Chivas' BURNT OUT Will Tour Across Scotland

Penny Chivas' BURNT OUT Will Tour Across Scotland

by BWW News Desk — August 22, 2023
Having already wowed audiences in both the UK and Australia, this urgent and timely dance-theatre work, BURNT OUT encapsulates one Australian's experience of the devastating bushfires and the personal experience of the daughter of an environmental geochemist.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BUFF, Pleasance

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BUFF, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 22, 2023
After a bad break-up from a six-year relationship, a plus-sized, gay, primary school teacher decides to sublet his flat to a buff Instagram model.
Review: 42ND STREET, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Review: 42ND STREET, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

by Fiona Scott — August 22, 2023
“Come and meet those dancing feet” on Hope Street, where the UK tour of 42nd Street is making its Glasgow stop at the Theatre Royal.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MARC JENNINGS: AWAY FROM HERE, Monkey Barrel

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MARC JENNINGS: AWAY FROM HERE, Monkey Barrel

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 22, 2023
Following a sold-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe run in 2022, Scottish Comedian of the Year winner and Some Laugh podcast host Marc Jennings returns with his most personal show to date.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BEATLES WERE A BOYBAND, Gilded Balloon

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BEATLES WERE A BOYBAND, Gilded Balloon

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 22, 2023
The cosy, safe world of three flatmates is rocked by a woman's murder.

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