EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: THE PATCHWORK ODYSSEY, Assembly Roxy
The Odyssey is one of the most iconic stories of all time, telling the tale of Odysseus' long and epic journey home from the Trojan War.
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EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: 2016 THE MUSICAL, theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
Few years in recent memory have included such a host of dramatic events, so it is perhaps no surprise that the turbulent time that was 2016 has been chosen as the subject of this new musical from Evolution Theatre.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: THE TOXIC AVENGER, Pleasance One
Based on the 1984 cult movie of the same name and following a successful run at London's Southwark Playhouse, the rock musical comes to the Edinburgh Fringe prior to returning to London for a limited run at the Arts Theatre in autumn 2017.
BWW Review: WOMAD TAKEOVER, National Theatre River Stage Festival
At its very heart, WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) is a celebration of the arts: in every form, from every country, for everyone.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: RHYS JAMES: WISEBOY, Pleasance Courtyard
Well, well, well.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: HARRIET KEMSLEY: BAD AT DOING, Just The Tonic
Multi award-winning stand-up and absolute mess Harriet Kemsley has survived another year and returns with her best show yet.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: JOHN-LUKE ROBERTS, HEROES @ Monkey Barrel
The cult-favourite alternative comic humbly invites you to his brand-new, absolutely brilliant hour of extraordinary-absurdist-character-comedy-nonsense-sort-of-stand-up and hubris.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: A JOKE, theSpace on Niddry Street
Starring Richard Oliver, Robert Picardo and Sylvester McCoy, A Joke depicts three men meeting in a void and attempting to figure out who they are and what has brought them together.
BWW Review: THE MAJORITY, National Theatre
Rob Drummond's new show is less a play and more a piece of storytelling with added participatory morality.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: SOMEONE DIES AT THE END, theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
American theatre company Squeaky Wheelz Productions have brought a new play to Edinburgh set after a nuclear apocalypse has wiped out the United States.
BWW Review: PROM KWEEN at Underbelly, Cowgate
Cool kids, high school identity issues, a whole lot of singing and the starting of engines.
BWW Review: ED GAMBLE: MAMMOTH at Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33)
Ed Gamble returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show 'Mammoth'.
BWW Review: THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB STORY at C Venue - C Too
Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story is the shocking true story of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, two soon to be trainee lawyers who kidnap and murder a 14 year old boy in their desire to commit the perfect crime.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, theSpace @ Venue45
'It Shoulda Been You' opened on Broadway in 2015, with a cast including Tyne Daly, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard in a production directed by David Hyde Pierce.
BWW Review: NOTHING TO PERFORM, Cockpit Theatre
Recent graduates of the RADA/Birkbeck MA Text and Performance course have collaborated to create a story of dystopian abstraction; a tale of optimism that has the possibility to resonate with us all.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: JOE'S NYC BAR, Assembly George Square Studios
Joe's NYC Bar is a show that really understands the Celtic concept of "craic" - the great pleasure of good company and good conversation.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: EDGES, C
Edges is the first musical from Pasek and Paul, now better known for La La Land and Dear Evan Hansen.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S IMPROBABLE NEW MUSICAL, theSpace on the Mile
The typically implausible G&S style plot involves two companies going to extreme lengths to secure good reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe with rival productions.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS, Roundabout @ Summerhall
How would you get through your day without being able to sing a full song, read a poem aloud or even debate at length which Fringe show to see? That's the premise behind Sam Steiner's award-winning play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons , which returns to the Fringe this year in the lovely Roundab
BWW Review: DANGLING, Southwark Playhouse
There is a profound darkness to Abigail Hood's new play, Dangling, both in look and in content.
EDINBURGH 2017 - BWW Review: BREXIT THE MUSICAL, C Chambers St
Brexit the Musical isn't the only show in this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe to be inspired by recent political goings-on, but it's likely to be the funniest.
BWW Review: OLYMPILADS, Theatre N16
Andrew Maddock explores a difficult family relationship marred by old issues and mental health in his new play.
BWW Review: THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, The Yard Theatre
Featuring the majority of its original cast from the 2016 Finborough debut, Prasanna Puwanarajah's production tells a glorious story of hope and heartache.
BWW Review: Paco Pena's FLAMENCURA at Sadler's Wells
A flamenco show is always easy to spot when you take your seat at the theatre.
BWW Review: HANSEL & GRETEL AND THE WITCH BABA YAGA, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Director, Amy Draper, packs plenty into realising writer Daniel Winder's ambitious take on the Grimm fairytale, but the show needs to be edited back to two hours maximum running time to succeed fully.
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