Scotland Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 4

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: A LETTER TO LYNDON B JOHNSON OR GOD: WHOEVER READS THIS FIRST, TheSpace @Niddry St
by Kat Mokrynski - August 30, 2024

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First, created and performed by Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland, tells the story of two young Boy Scouts, nicknamed Ace and Grasshopper, who are living in the 1960s. Through physical and verbal storytelling, we are thrown into a world of rope swi...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: SEAYONCE: SHE MUST BE HUNG!, Assembly George Square Gardens
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Séayoncé, portrayed by Dan Wye, is “the greatest mystic the world has ever known,” living in “a quiet little village in the woods” and on trial for witchcraft. She is joined by Leslie-Anne (Robyn Herfellow), her friend behind the keyboard with a tendency to use murder as a solution to their problems...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ALEX KEALY: THE FEAR, Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Alex Kealy: The Fear begins with Kealy talking about politics, discussing not only the low bar that has been set for the Labour government but also his concerns about the American election, having a conversation with an audience member about Trump’s chances of winning this year’s presidential electi...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: WILLY'S CANDY SPECTACULAR, Pleasance Dome
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Willy’s Candy Spectacular, written by Richard Kraft and Andy Fickman is a musical parody of the infamous Willy Wonka immersive experience in Glasgow back in February, in which families paid £35 for tickets and were greeted with an empty warehouse, two jellybeans for each child and a bizarre characte...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: THE EMU WAR: A NEW MUSICAL, Pleasance Courtyard
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

The Emu War: A New Musical, written by Lotte Pearl, tells the true story of the Great Emu War of 1932, in which the Australian military tried to stop emus from eating the crops of farmers using Lewis guns. These efforts were unsuccessful and seen as a failure, as the emus continued to destroy crops ...

Review: Edinburgh 2024: DYLAN MULVANEY: FAGHAG, Assembly George Square Studios
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Dylan Mulvaney: FAGHAG, written and performed by Mulvaney herself and directed by Tim Jackson, tells Mulvaney’s life story, focusing on her journey with her gender and the transphobia she has been forced to face....

Review: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, Kings Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - August 29, 2024

Reinventing popular movies as stage musicals is a tricky road to navigate, but this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang shifts into high gear, potentially overtaking the original....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: GARRY STARR: CLASSIC PENGUINS, Pleasance Courtyard
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Directed by Cal McCrystal and Georgia Murphy, Garry Starr: Classic Penguins takes audiences on an adventure through as many Penguin Classics books as possible with our host, Garry Starr (Damien Warren-Smith). There’s just one thing that’s a bit unusual - Starr is in the nude. Well, not exactly. He i...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: SOLVE IT SQUAD, Assembly George Square Studios - Studio Two
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Written by Joey Richter, Brian Rosenthal and Corey Lubowich, Solve It Squad is a loving parody of Scooby Doo, in which the titular Solve It Squad, a group of teenagers, go around solving mysteries in the town of Mayberry....

Edinburgh 2024 Review: KNIVES AND FORKS, Gilded Balloon
by Katie Kirkpatrick - August 28, 2024

The friendship at the heart of Knives and Forks is almost as vivid and messy as the show's backdrop. As the story of Iris and Thalia unfolds, their body doubles decorate the back wall with paint, ink, spray cans, chalk, paper, and more. Written by Danielle James, this abstract, expressive piece expl...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: STUART LAWS HAS TO BE JOKING?, Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
by Kat Mokrynski - August 29, 2024

Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? has quite a simple concept - Laws is putting all of his cards on the table, both figuratively and literally. There is a pile of cards on the table next to Laws and he is ready to share them with the audience, telling us about his life using comedy and storytelling....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ALISON LARK: GRIEF . . . A COMEDY, Assembly George Square Studios
by Kat Mokrynski - August 28, 2024

When Archbishop Desmond Tutu tells you to tell the world your story, you aren’t going to say no, are you? Alison Larkin: Grief . . . A Comedy is Larkin’s response to the archbishop’s suggestion, with her telling audiences about falling in love in her 50s and dealing with the grief of loss in her own...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: WHY I STUCK A FLARE UP MY ARSE FOR ENGLAND, Underbelly, Bristo Square
by Kat Mokrynski - August 28, 2024

Written and performed by Alex Hill, Why I Stuck A Flare Up My Arse for England tells the story of Billy Kinley, the man who stuck a lit flare up his bum during the Euro 2020 final, labeled the “Bum Flare Man” by the press....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: DUCK, Pleasance Courtyard Beneath
by Abbie Grundy - August 25, 2024

A powerful production, that sheds light on an important story....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: PLAYFIGHT, Roundabout @ Summerhall
by Abbie Grundy - August 25, 2024

Comedic and heartbreaking all at once....

EDINBURGH 2024: Review: GOOD BOY, The Space @ Surgeon's Hall
by Abbie Grundy - August 25, 2024

A story that does not shy away from uncomfortable truths....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: FAILURE PROJECT, Summerhall
by Abbie Grundy - August 25, 2024

An apt look the ways in which success and failure intermingle....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: SINGIN' I'M NO A BILLY, HE'S A TIM at EICC
by Mary Baillie - August 29, 2024

Des Dillon's award-winning Glaswegian play centres around a Rangers fan and a Celtics fan locked in a prison cell together. If you're a football fan, you'll love it. If you're not a football fan (like me), you'll also love it....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: YOU & IT, Assembly Checkpoint
by Mary Baillie - August 27, 2024

Presented by the EG Musical Company of South Korea, You & It feels like a haunting Black Mirror episode disguised as a Disney fairytale. The piece starts with happy-go-lucky couple Mina and Gyujin, whose love story seems almost too perfect. But as the narrative unfolds, a dark twist changes the traj...

Edinburgh 2024 Review: CONVERSATIONS WE NEVER HAD, AS PEOPLE WE'LL NEVER BE, Assembly Rooms
by Katie Kirkpatrick - August 24, 2024

Combining a tender romance with a sci-fi twist, Conversations We Never Had, offers a new take on the girl-meets-girl rom-com, throwing its characters into an unthinkable scenario. After an awkward meeting in line for the loo at a house party, Gina and Frankie fall in love. Six years later, following...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: BAD CLOWNS: HOSTAGE, Gilded Balloon Patter House
by Kat Mokrynski - August 28, 2024

Bad Clowns: HOSTAGE, starring John Bond, Christian Dart and Sam Wells does not actually begin with bad clowns. Instead, we are greeted with a different show entirely, The Worrisome Troubles of Timothy Potts. John and Christian are preparing to put on this dramatic show, which tells the story of, as ...

EDINBURGH 2024: Review: BAD HABIT, The Space @ Surgeons Hall
by Abbie Grundy - August 24, 2024

A production full of laughter and promise....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: THE LAST FORECAST BY BRIDIE GANE, Assembly @ Dance Base 1
by Christiana Rose - August 22, 2024

Creator and Choreographer Gane, was influenced by the history of lighthouses in Scotland, the survival of the natural world and climate change. ...

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: IIIII – ABOUT THE ART OF LETTING GO, Underbelly Circus Hub On The Meadows
by Christiana Rose - August 22, 2024

Sandra Hanschitz & Joel Beierer perform in IIIII - The Art of Letting Go at The Underbelly Circus Hub on The Meadows at The Beauty, a circus show showcasing the Cyr wheel....

Review: EDINBURGH 2024: PILLOCK, Assembly Rooms
by Olivia Woods - August 21, 2024

Jordan Tweddle is a fool to fall in love with....