Edinburgh Fringe
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Edinburgh Fringe 2012
50 Shades! The Musical – Written and performed by Baby Wants Candy
A harsh (or is it loving) take on E. L. James' novels.
Stunning all-male cast take on the Burgess' violent novella for a jaw-dropping impact
Stirring solo show from Brian Richardson about the life of W.E.B Du Bois – the forerunner of the Civil Rights movement in the USA
Physical theatre in which an American soldier encounters three little boys in a bombed out village in France during WWII.
The girl can’t help it in this wonderful new musical parodying our obsession with the unattainable body beautiful.
A must-see for anyone interested in contemporary performance, this company are doing something important!
Barbershopera – The Three Musketeers
Four part harmony and a pair of golden plums in this idiosyncratic take on a Dumas classic
This is an excellent piece of theatre that is part self help group and wholly entertaining.
The chilling words of real people brilliantly brought to our attention through theatre, in search of justice.
Boris and Sergey’s Vaudevillian Adventure
Foul puppetry late at night that delivers at the right level for the audience attending.
Bourgeois and Maurice: Sugartits
Excellent glamorous and inventive cabaret show with a political edge.
Caesarian Section. Essays on Suicide
Outstanding polyphonic music and physical theatre combine to make this an unforgettable experinec
Captain Ko and the Planet of Rice
A triptych of plays exploring dementia, memory and the passage of time through a sci-fi lens.
An exquisite homage to a classic film using theatre as a medium for worship, laughter and sheer delight!
Chaz Royal’s Sexy Circus Sideshow
Some of the weirdest and most wonderful talent in Edinburgh this year.
Comedian dies in the middle of a joke
Absolutely brilliant participatory theatre, an audience as never been so funny!
A Sondheim classic presented by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s musical theatre students.
Sex sells and the corruption of the two daughters is of biblical proportions in this hour long sexploitation.
A politically relevant graphic novel comes to life via hop-hop, poetry, beat-boxing and live music.
Dr. Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown and His Singing Tiger
"a great big grin on your face for hours afterwards."
Dream Plays: Scenes From A Play I’ll Never Write (Catterline)
A play unfinished, but more than the sum of its parts
Young Scottish artist Jenna Watt’s live art piece exploring how the geography of our daily lives are plagued by violence.
GlasVegas – The Original 1977 Musical
Quiffs, drainpipe trousers and dreams of stardom in this revival of GlasVegas
A physical theatre piece that meanders rather than guides us through issues within boxing, celebrating the endeavour of pugilists with dance and music
Grim(m) – Unreal Stories for Real Times
A meaty hotpot of adult fairy tales that lacks some spice and variety.
A delightful performance of reverence and skill that tells the tragic story of one of the major players in 19th century comedy and clowning.
How Much is Your Iron? and Dansen
Possibly the last ever British premiere of a Brecht play delivers a punch 1930’s style that still resonates today.
Get your geek on with a hour of a celebration of all that is nerdy with a girl who’s hot between the spreadsheets.
A New York cabaret singer who thrives on glitter and glamour, has the voice of Lady Gaga, and the aplomb of Liz Minelli.
Liz Lochhead – Making Nothing Happen
Scotland’s National Poet in a surprisingly intimate setting makes a great lunchtime companion.
A touching exploration into the beauty of concrete and the importance of community.
Some people have a natural rapport with children, and Toby Mitchell is one of them.
My Stepson Stole My Sonic Screwdriver
Want a Doctor Who themed show without too many obscure references? Here's Toby Hadoke to Telos how ..
A powerful evocation of the cruelly digging days of a dispossessed woman without a voice that speaks beautifully to us through song and poetry.
Peppiatt is a man on a mission – and in his sights are some of the tabloid press’s heavy hitters.
Alice is pushed to the back of Wonderland as her creator reminds us of the power of dreams ..
People Show 121 The Detective Show
Whodunnit? Theydunnit! You will be guaranteed entertainment and charm
Pierrepoint – The Hangman’s Tale
The story o the number 1 hangman in the UK, told in a fascinating insight to the mind of a man much in the conscience of our society
Piff the Magic Dragon…..in Jurassic Bark
Piff is a rarity – a genuinely funny magician with an eye for an illusion
An impressive shortened version of a Shakespearean masterpiece that is not short on quality.
Richard Wiseman – Psychobabble
Never trust a psychologist, especially one that doubles as a magician.
Rock N Roll Politics presented by Steve Richards
Meaty material in a stand up style from Westminster’s man about town.
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theater – Chunky Woollen Nits
The funniest hour of comedy entertainment our family has enjoyed together.
A one man tour de force of the Freudian concept that your parents really do set out your future.
An exceptional physical theatre piece that sizzles, sparkles and thumps you with its narrative. Sheer joy.
The Complete History Of The BBC In Sixty Minutes
This is the story of a little girl and her BBC, saggy old, scruffy old, BBC. And she loved him very much .
If you don’t see this show now, then in the years to come you’ll pretend you did.
The I Hate Children, Children’s Show
A kids show that despite the title is all about loving keeping them entertained.
The Iliad, The Odyssey and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less
An Olympian performance by a talented American college cast.
A fantastical array of characters telling the story of the first woman to be accepted into the Magic Circle – Anna Eva Fey – using magic, storytelling and more than a little suggested gore and over the top performances.
Art for art’s sake journey through the mind of one actor for whom the play is a fascinating catharsis in kimonos in Australian company
Proving – with a Powerpoint – that the arts are a worthy investment, and offering a challenge to those obsessed with cost and prices in austerity Britain.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Brilliantly executed adaptation of Robert Tressell’s great British novel
The Robert Burns Experience in Association With Talisker
A great host, introducing Scotland's finest at the Capital's best dining establishment.
A strong youth filled performance that tells the tale of a Greek tragedy whilst being far from tragic itself.
Original theatre designed to analyse our relationship with social media through three characters who illuminate more about themselves through an interesting concept in a cramped venue thn they do about our means of communicating.
Hundreds of friends and no one to come home to. Annabel is trying to land her perfect match.
Blood guts and gore on the retelling of the Euripidean legend with a touch of loose liberties taken with the storyline.
A gentle evocation of an English Summers evening tinged with Greek tragedy that follows the tale faithfully.
A fractured portrait of a fractured world, told through real stories from around that world.
Would You Let Your Daughter Marry A Weegie?
Morningside Malcolm is a man on a mission – to stop his daughter marrying a Weegie.
Classic gothic tale told in a straight mannered and straight laced production that is just fantastic
A positive digest of youth theatre productions which we chose not to star rate