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Review: Super Second Rate
This show is an hour of first-rate – not second rate – stunning cello performance, beautiful singing, compelling storytelling, and humour.
Review: The Secret Poetess of Terezin
Lilting soundscapes and passionate singing paint a vivid picture of the moving poems and stories from a gifted World War II concentration camp survivor.
Review: Bark Bark
Imaginative and creative show with gravitas, heart and a slightly mysterious edge - totally engrossing!
Review: 1984
Withintheatre has created an excellent piece of dramatic theatre that has gravitas and is provocative.
Review: Diary of a Gay Disaster
A musical force of nature which charts an awakening of desire thanks to a couple of angels and a diary.
Review: How Dead Am I?
An absurdly enticing view of what I might be like at the end of your world … but with snacks.
Review: Why am I (still) like this?
A fascinating expose of finding out you are ADHD and female at 30.
Review: Agatha Christie’s the Rats
A pleasant hour in the company of a cast playing hard to match the script from a genius of the form
Review: The Hidden Garden
Beauty and grace poised in a confined space, watched by a spellbound audience, in another confined space.
Review: Masquerade Mask
Commedia dell’arte at its highest level of quality imagined in its celebratory setting
Review: To Be A Prince
A musical appeal on behalf of the downtrodden Prince to be considered to be more than a sidekick and the equal of a Princess.
Review: The Bubble Whisperer
Maxwell the Bubbleologist A fantastically well-crafted mellow excitement to start your day
Review: The Sex Lives of Puppets
A unique take on puppetry that is very entertaining and extremely funny!
Review: St Nicholas The John Lake Quartet Recital
A summer-rich ensemble that could play in any season.
Review: Pillock
A searing performance funny and tragic in turns about loneliness and a quest for romantic love
Review: Thor the Walrus
It’s a rare sort of comedy that lulls you with laughs and then slaps awake from your warm duvet of manufactured consent and reusable Sainsbury bags.
Review: Yes-Ya-Yebo!
A feast of South African dance flavoured by the spice of authentic voice without a misstep.
Review: Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical….and Helen
Helen, the power behind the Gilbert and Sullivan throne?
Review: The Last Bantam
A moving tribute to the forgotten soldiers of World War I and a masterclass in storytelling
Review: A Giant on the Bridge
Lyrical gig theatre finding the soft hidden stories from tough prison lives
Review: Stuffed
Entertaining and impactful physical clowning about important topic of food poverty and food banks
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
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.
