Review: The Ghost of Alexander Blackwood
A dramatic and emotional account from a deaf company of a founding father of deaf language and culture in Edinburgh
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Review: Edinburgh Magic
Quantum takes us away from the tech-heavy venues of Assembly and George Square, and into an intimate show that feels like a private party at the Plaza Hotel.
Review: River Time!
Luckily for us, Thurlow (spoiler alert) lives. Her story is “worth writing, even if no one can read your language”. Unsurprisingly, her language is one of generations of women before her.
Review: Piano Smashers
[Rob Thompson’s] excitement is infectious, so that when he becomes more serious, his grip is too tight for you to run away, and you have no choice but to sit in the discomfort of the moment.
Review: Queer Folks’ Tales
Entertaining, enlightening, emotive show that can not fail to make us think and feel, it’s a good thing,
Review: Weathergirl
Screwball comedy taking the fast car on the highway to climate change hell as California wildfires roar near
Review: 1 Moment in Time
This new spin on magic goes beyond the prestidigitation into a thought-provoking realm. You will leave the performance shaking your head but thoroughly entertained.
Review: MacPlebs
A chaotic, hilarious, and utterly daft and delightful comedy retelling of a classic.
Review: Rollercoaster
Punk meets pop meets props meets one of the best jugglers in the world. Put on your seatbelts and come for a thrilling rollercoaster ride.
Review: ShakeItUp – The Improvised Shakespeare Show
High class, high octane improv from masters of their craft
Review: Playfight
A taut, well acted new play that does not hold back about emergent female sexual activity
Review: Phil Hammond and Dame Clare Gerada: Fifty Minutes to Save the NHS
Lacerating comedy and a prescription of possibility for the NHS
Review: Half Man//Half Bull: Daedalus
Exhilarating and cathartic theater- if you can see only one thing this year- see Half Man//Half Bull.
Review: Main Character Energy
Deceptively messy and chaotic, Wilkey's Main Character Energy is an absolute triumph
Review: Alice Diamond And The Forty Elephants
The scope and ambition of this production was beyond admirable, as boundless energy filled the room.
Review: Daniel Cainer’s Jewish Chronicles
Heartwarming songs and stories from a masterful writer and entertainer.
Review: Craw Caw
Collages, paintings, sculptures and drawings - visual art is a welcome change of pace!
Review: How I Learned to Swim
A poetic and witty soul searching solo show melding words and soundscape to frame a journey through grief.
Review: How to Mate: The TED XXX Talk
Steve Porters is not to be missed, a groundbreaking drag king all around.
Review: Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating
Unpredictable, unstoppable, unvarnished, unafraid – the hilarious Reuben Kaye brings it home again.
Review: Art of Selling Out
Want to sell out your Fringe show? Grab a drink and a laugh with Jacki Thrapp for some unusual advice.
Review: Outpatient
A relatable exploration of mortality and finding the humour within the darkest hours of life through karaoke, running and love.
Review: Hunchback Variations
A ‘what if’ comedy fantasy which explores a creative collab between Beethoven and Quasimodo
Review: Pitchblenders: Só Danço Samba
Grab a Caipirinha drink and let this talented band transport you to Carnival in Rio or a café in Paris. You will be moved by the music and inspired by the stories.
Review: Margolyes & Dickens: The Best Bits
It is pure joy to watch Margolyes read and enact characters from Charles Dickens and tell her stories with humour and wit.
Review: 3 Queens of New York
A comedic showcase for three very different black female comedians from three very different parts of New York City.
Review: The Duncan Brothers: Blood Sword
Funny, daft, absurd and clowning about and around a bloody condition.
Review: MILF and the Mistress
A fascinating exploration of what therapy ought to be a pain in – latex.
Review: Hedda Gabler
A lovely piece of drama performed by a young company managing to capture the essence of the piece and add something new.
Review: Rêves
Lyrical muscular circus skills with classical music and dance, with grace and precision.
Review: Dave Ahdoot – Ethnically Ambiguous
This is effectively a TED talk with lots of good laughs – it lifts the lid on a world that not many have direct experience of and is held together by a big, warm personality.
Review: Half Man//Half Bull: Theseus
Exhilarating and cathartic theater- if you can see only one thing this year- see Half Man//Half Bull.
Review: An Adequate Abridgement of Boarding School Life as a Homo
"This is a show we can all relate to"
Review: In the Sick of It
The NHS is on its knees, yet no one has thought to call a theatre company... until NOW.
Review: Lobster Bisque
Go and see this innovative traditional farce of clown, puppetry, burlesque and so much more, you will not be disappointed!
Review: Oxford Alternotives: A Cappella Off the Rails!
A fun afternoon of a cappella with Oxford University’s long-running student ensemble. The enthusiasm and joy transmitted by these talented young singers will send you on your way humming with a smile on your face.
Review: Down Under: The Songs That Shaped Australia
Reminisce, then get up and dance to the high energy sounds of Australian pop. This band and the stories told will knock your socks off.
Review: Oran
Theatre as it ought to be – exciting, visceral, challenging and filled with entertainment.
Review: 2018: Launch on Warning
A well-crafted piece on the angst of teenagers caught in the midst of real threat of the end of mankind.
Review: Making Marx
A wide-ranging attempt to open up a much ignored but significant figure at the pace of perfection.
Review: Ventriloquist Queen: A True African Queen
Great for families with children from age 8 and up. But even “kids at heart” (adults) will enjoy her charming presentation and lively music.
Review: B.L.I.P.S.
Circus and storytelling combine for this funny and sad solo show of living with psychosis
Review: One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven
These classic Poe tales are told with nuance and striking ability by Smith
Review: NoVa
This duo charm and amaze with their balances, physical clowning and use of props, especially when they play off each other.
Review: Because
And that's when we realise, this is the life of someone who hears voices or has intrusive thoughts.
Review: The Dreamer – Live
Be inspired by James Phelan, who is living his dream through a brilliantly-staged magic and mentalism production. It is a magic show but so much more.
Review: The Martyrs
any zeitgeisty theatre director should jump at the chance to produce this play fully staged.
Review: The Wizard of Oz
Follow the Yellow Brick Road ….to this fun and imaginative production of a favourite musical.
Review: Natalie Palamides: WEER
Incredibly unique and pitched to perfection, yet another show that only Natalie Palamides could do.
Review: Sitting on a Cornflake: Songs of Lennon-McCartney
A wholesome show for likeminded Beatles fans
Review: Captain Zak’s Space Pirate Problems
Eden Ballantyne’s patient and warm dynamic as his Captain Zak character make this is a fun experience for all, especially the very young..
A musically riveting, dramatically rather episodic production where the dancers and singers make the best of it
Review: Read the F***ing Manual
Thought provoking theatre on the importance of taking care of yourself and others in a hostile world. The potential to be a play for our times.
Review: Ten Thousand Hours
Eight highly-skilled athletes defy gravity and stun the audience with incredible feats of strength and agility in a mesmerizing performance.
Review: Orchestra of Sound
Innovation…entertainment…imagination….you won’t believe your eyes and ears!
Review: Gruppo Corpo Dance Company
Gruppo Corpo Dance Company summons Brazilian history, culture and spirituality in two joyful UK premieres
Review: Limbo: A Sonata for Acrobatic Violinist
An entirely unique and daring pair of acrobats, one of them playing a complex violin concerto at the same time
Review: An American Love Letter to Edinburgh
An unassuming American storyteller comes to the stage with the story of another American in Edinburgh two hundred and fifty years earlier. Charming and informative!
Review: Nobody Meets Nobody
A relationship like no other - an experiment of the best kind. Emotive. Powerful. Relatable.
Review: An Unexpected Hiccup
Absurdist knockabout comedy with sinister undertones showcasing local talent from established Edinburgh company Lung Ha
Review: I Am Not Black
This play must be seen. Look out for it and if if pops up anywhere near you. Make sure you catch it.
Review: Ghost Light: Between Fall and Flight
Simple beauty between flying and falling with a lot more than grace.
Review: St Nicholas Sylvia Akagi and Peter Golden Recital
A wonderful afternoon, and in its way fortuitous, necessary, and healing.
Review: Look at Them!
A visceral spectacle of metaphorical artistry not to be missed. Breath-taking physical theatre, not to be missed!
Review: My Mother’s Funeral: The Show
A powerful piece of sharp, witty and, at times painful, theatre
Review: I Know a Guy
Hilarious stand up with an unbelievable tale to believe and she convinces you, because you couldn’t make this up!
Review: The Last Incel
A fantastically executed complex drama which negotiates a dangerous topic with creative skill.
Review: Fit Ye Sayin’ Quine?
A poetically beautiful piece of Doric wonder that tells the myths of a generation passing on the tales to the one two below with craft and creative joy.
