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EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SASHA ELLEN: WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU ELLENS, MAKE ELLENADE, The C

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SASHA ELLEN: WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU ELLENS, MAKE ELLENADE, The Counting House

by Kat Mokrynski — August 8, 2023
What’s the worst date you’ve ever had? Can you remember the exact date it happened and recount the evening in every detail? Sasha Ellen can, and she’s going to tell you all about it! Sasha Ellen: When Life Gives You Ellens, Make Ellenade is a stand-up show in which Ellen takes us through her r
LES MILLENNIABLES Comes to Edinburgh Fringe Festival

LES MILLENNIABLES Comes to Edinburgh Fringe Festival

by BWW News Desk — August 8, 2023
Hot off their sold-out Hollywood Fringe run, the musical comedy satire Les Millénniables will be making its way to Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer for it's European and U.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BLUES AND BURLESQUE, The Voodoo Rooms

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BLUES AND BURLESQUE, The Voodoo Rooms

by L Gourley — August 8, 2023
Blues and Burlesque is the perfect antidote if you’re searching for a decadent night of fun in the midst of some global turmoil.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LIE LOW, Traverse Theatre

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LIE LOW, Traverse Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 7, 2023
Desperate to shake her insomnia, Faye enlists the help of her brother, Naoise, to try a form of exposure therapy.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ADULTS, Traverse Theatre

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ADULTS, Traverse Theatre

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 7, 2023
Amongst a raft of anonymous Air BnBs in Edinburgh, thirty-something Zara is running her own business and trying to make her way in the world.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LOOKING FOR GIANTS, Underbelly Cowgate

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LOOKING FOR GIANTS, Underbelly Cowgate

by Cindy Marcolina — August 7, 2023
Echlin is an incredibly gifted writer.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE NIGHT CHILDREN, Greenside @Nicolson Square

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE NIGHT CHILDREN, Greenside @Nicolson Square

by Cindy Marcolina — August 7, 2023
It’s a very American coming-of-age story.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THEM, Pleasance Dome

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THEM, Pleasance Dome

by Cindy Marcolina — August 7, 2023
A frighteningly life-sized portrait of the patriarchy.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE FISH BOWL, Summerhall

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE FISH BOWL, Summerhall

by Cindy Marcolina — August 7, 2023
Dementia is a scary prospect.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DISTANT MEMORIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE, Summerhall

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DISTANT MEMORIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE, Summerhall

by Cindy Marcolina — August 7, 2023
David Head crafts an exquisite exploration of the relationship between humanity and technology with a big dash of capitalistic doom.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TEA AND MILK, C Venues

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TEA AND MILK, C Venues

by Cindy Marcolina — August 7, 2023
Edith Alibec writes a charismatic personality with a bitter edge and a silver tongue.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: EULOGY, Pleasance Dome

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: EULOGY, Pleasance Dome

by Cindy Marcolina — August 7, 2023
It’s dreamlike and nightmarish.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OLLIE HORN: NOT MUCH,  Just The Tonic at The Mash House

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OLLIE HORN: NOT MUCH, Just The Tonic at The Mash House

by Kat Mokrynski — August 7, 2023
What’s the worst gig you’ve ever had? I bet that Ollie Horn has had one much, much worse than you.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALEXANDER BENNETT: I CAN'T STAND THE MAN, MYSELF, Gilded Ball

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ALEXANDER BENNETT: I CAN'T STAND THE MAN, MYSELF, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose

by Kat Mokrynski — August 7, 2023
How do you deal with self-hatred? Do you go to therapy? Do you talk to your friends about it? Or do you create a one-hour comedy show and put it up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? For Alexander Bennett, the third option was the way to go.
WHICH SIDE OF THE CLOSET DOOR WILL I LIVE? Comes to Edinburgh Fringe

WHICH SIDE OF THE CLOSET DOOR WILL I LIVE? Comes to Edinburgh Fringe

by BWW News Desk — August 7, 2023
blood (line) is a work of musical theatre that takes a playful romp through the events, social pressures, people and personal decisions that shape (or warp) a life.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BLACK BLUES BROTHERS, Assembly

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE BLACK BLUES BROTHERS, Assembly

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 7, 2023
After thrilling the world, with more than 500,000 spectators and astonishing appearances at the Royal Variety Performance and Montecarlo Circus Festival, 'best circus show 2022' (TheatreWeekly.
Nica Burns Officially Launches The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Nica Burns Officially Launches The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards

by BWW News Desk — August 7, 2023
Nica Burns, the longstanding Director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, has officially launched the biggest awards in live comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
WhyNot Host Circa Peepshow Club Remix Ahead Of Edinburgh Fringe Show

WhyNot Host Circa Peepshow Club Remix Ahead Of Edinburgh Fringe Show

by BWW News Desk — August 7, 2023
Circa's smash-hit Peepshow has astonished audiences worldwide, in Berlin, London and Sydney and now the team have created Circa's Peepshow (Club Remix) to take the thrill to new heights at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TONY! [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA], Pleasance At EICC - Pentla

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TONY! [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA], Pleasance At EICC - Pentland Theatre

by Stefanie Lyons — August 7, 2023
My salad days were spent growing up as a teen in the Blair era.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BEN TARGET: LORENZO, Summerhall

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BEN TARGET: LORENZO, Summerhall

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 7, 2023
Ben Target is a critically-acclaimed performance artist and multi-award-winning comedian (yawn), but in 2020 he gave this up to become the live-in carer for an irascible octogenarian prankster.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE LAST SHOW BEFORE WE DIE, Roundabout @Summerhall

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE LAST SHOW BEFORE WE DIE, Roundabout @Summerhall

by Katie Kirkpatrick — August 6, 2023
With rolling around on the floor, confetti, a paddling pool, and a toothbrush, The Last Show Before We Die is one of the most bizarre shows of this year’s festival.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: RENT, Paradise In St Augustine's - The Sanctuary

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: RENT, Paradise In St Augustine's - The Sanctuary

by Stefanie Lyons — August 6, 2023
If you enjoy RENT then go and see this.
EDINBURGH 2023: REVIEW: JINGLE STREET, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose (Big Yin)

EDINBURGH 2023: REVIEW: JINGLE STREET, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose (Big Yin)

by Helen Smith — August 6, 2023
Some shows make you smile instinctively, and Jingle Street is one of them.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHASING BUTTERFLIES, Pleasance Dome

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHASING BUTTERFLIES, Pleasance Dome

by Cindy Marcolina — August 6, 2023
Tipping into the contemporary interest in murders, Chasing Butterflies is a compelling, engrossing play that will have you hooked until the very end.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANYTHING THAT WE WANTED TO BE, Summerhall

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ANYTHING THAT WE WANTED TO BE, Summerhall

by Cindy Marcolina — August 6, 2023
“How much time do you spend worrying about your decisions?” This is a show for anxious people.

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