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Review: Mother of All The Behans
Resilience, rebellion and most compellingly song: The life of Kathleen Kearney Behan performed by Imelda May
Review: Paved with Gold and Ashes
The TrIangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire New York 1911, told by the women workers who were there
Review: Life With Oscar
Cohen plays an impressive array of characters, from his own parents to the Mexican model of the Oscar statuette Emilio Fernandez.
Review: A Mirror
This is a far more ambitious work than Sam Holcroft’s Rules For Living, and grounded in things she’s wished to write for a decade. It’s ingenious, necessary and occasionally at the end needs a tweak more to land. It’s still unmissable.
Review: I’ve Never Met Anyone Quite Like You Before
New gay romantic comedy from the Traverse Theatre's Breakthrough Writer's Launchpad Programme
Review: Purgatorio
Groundhog Day - Saying goodbye to old memories, whilst finding new ones. A beautiful physical representation on our ability to accept who we truly are! Get down to Club Purgatorio!
Review: The Impresario
A light Opera which touches upon big ambitions in a perfect and evocative rendering of a long forgotten time.
Review: Pinocchio! The Panto
A pantomimic romp through Carlo Gollodi’s masterpiece that is very, very punny.
Review: Plague, Poo n Punishment
A brilliantly gruesome encounter that runs through the worst but the best of Edinburgh’s history.
Review: Memories of the Early 1950’s
It is one of those rare things that makes the Fringe special: a real connection with another person, another artist.
Review: Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland
Through skilful storytelling we are immersed in a tale that brings to life character after character with sharp cutting whit
Review: Brain Hemingway
A blocked playwright with a looming deadline is haunted by the subject of her last failed show: Ernest Hemingway.
Review: Shortlist
Shortlist really must be experienced by anyone who appreciates excellent theatre, brilliant writing or those who simply want a good laugh.
Review: AFTER ALL
Weinachter is an interchangeable chameleon: not just a dancer, but a rare performer who can do it all! Her style and execution of ideas paints a beautiful memory of her idiosyncratic talents in exploring the beginning and end of life. Stunningly poignant.
Review: Things Hidden Since The Foundation Of The World
A scintillating play of ideas about the internet and its impact on what we know and how we know it
Review: Janitor/Manager & How to Have an Affair Without Really Trying
Well worth seeing now as they are, especially so you can say you caught them before they took the Fringe by storm.
Review: Colleen Lavin: Do The Robots Think I’m Funny
“ Murderbot is going to asses my performance,” says Lavin at the top of the show, “And then you’re going to decide if you care.” At least in this case, the robot did find Colleen Lavin to be very funny. I have to say I agree.
Review: Bangers
Aria and Clef craft a musical world of wonder and despair in this nostaligic Banger of a play.
Review: Lost Soles
A beautifully imagined flight of fancy on the sole of a dance shoe that taps out such wonderful rhythms.
Review: ‘I Love You, Now What?’
A wonderfully sad and gut wrenchingly funny three hander about loss and love
Review: The Little Iceberg Musical
An iceberg feels isolated and stranded until her friendship with a bird changes her outlook.
Review: SHOOT THE CAMERAMAN
Enthralling. Poignant. Unforgettable. Two cameras. One couple. A beautiful dance between the private and public world of this turbulent couple. Not to be missed!
Review: Shakespeare in Love
You’ll forget the film; you might even forget any staged version of Lee Hall’s in the West End. The mystery’s in the ensemble, the production, its bewitching leads Lewis Todhunter and Melissa Paris. With Claire Lewis’ direction, Michael James’ music, and Graham Brown’s movement direction to the fore, it’s a mighty reckoning in a little room – seamlessly transferred to an ampitheatre.
Review: The Taming of the Shrew
A slowly evolving, involving reading. Alex Louise can certainly develop this to a full-scale production. She just needs to take care of the script’s truth, though it seems contradictory. Confidence and imagination will soon sort that.
Review: Gerry Carroll-Young
At age 70, Gerry Carroll-Young is bringing his clown comedy to entertain Fringe audiences.
Review: After This Plane Has Landed
New musical drama based on the harrowing story of kidnapped British journalist John McCarthy and Jill Morell's relentless campaigning for his freedom.
Review: Fergus O’Donnell, Losing the Plot, Rebecca Frew Safe, Bernadette Cremin Painless
Erin Burbridge kept tech sound and lighting effectively sashaying throughout, and tre propsl, particularly in the latter piece, attractive and undistracting. In just three months work, with term-breaks, this course run and directed by Burgess tonight has produced something vital. It needs celebrating and its best work a swift life in full-scale productions.
Review: Furious
Daly is the Pied Piper of Edinburgh – Enchanting, witty, interactive and relatable. A one woman show that pokes fun at satirical characters from her past!
Review: Declan
A child-like young man scours a hostile town and his imagination trying to find answers to the disappearance of his missing friend, Declan..
Review: Debating Extinction
It is a beautiful, delicate sapling that, with some gardening, will no doubt grow into a strong Oak under the capable hands of the Torch Ensemble.
Review: WONDER DRUG: A Comedy About Cystic Fibrosis
Charlie Merriman is a gifted performer and story teller, with every part of him used to take us on his quest for the Wonder-Drug
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children
Beautiful production with stylised movement and physical acting
Review: Dances Like a Bomb
Intriguing, witty, strong and tender dance-theatre, beautifully performed.
Review: How to Find a Husband in 37 Years or Longer
One woman's coming of age story about failed relationships
Review: Character Flaw
Heartfelt, connected and more than just a little bit touching, Character Flaw is a train ride you'll be glad you hopped on board for.
Review: Manifest Destiny’s Child
A one man true story about social justice and how individuals can make meaningful change.
Review: Lights Up! The Improvised Musical
The sheer energy and fun that the performers are clearly having cannot help but transfer to the audience’s mood.
Review: Arc: Amy Rosenthal Birth, Alexis Zegerman Marriage, Craig Ryan Death
This 65 minutes takes you on a traversal of human, not simply Jewish experience, out of all proportion to its length. One of the highlights of the latter dog-days, or as here, the long night of the hamster. Three leading playwrights showcased by Emanate, which in just two years has shown how essential it already is, how indispensable it can become.
Review: Emmanuel Sonubi: Curriculum Vitae
Original and relatable stories that do not fail to get a laugh from the audience every single time
Review: Amazing Two Curries (Red Curry and Panang) Masterclass
Meet Chef Ru at her Thai Food Workshop - Delicious!
Review: Why I stuck a Flare Up My Arse For England
A truly fascinating explanation of an inexplicable act for your country.
Review: Brief Candle
A fascinating solo piece all about Edinburgh, its burning and the underclass beneath the bridges.
Review: 97+
Tomcaintheatre A very worthy piece of theatre on the effects of a tragedy that still resonates today.
Review: Burnt Lavender
Indulgent, decadent, glorious, gorgeous and beautiful anthem to the pride in being yourself.
Review: For Better, For Worse
A decent family drama in the shadow of momentous national decision making.
Review: SAD-VENTS
Eleanor Hill A fascinating, even groundbreaking show about living life in the shadow of tragedies.
Review: Family Portrait
A fascinating and beautifully imagined film showing us the value of family, no matter what form.
Review: Taiwan Season: World in a Word
An enchanting introduction to Chinese culture for the younger audience.
Review: The Oxford Gargoyles
University of Oxford jazz a cappella ensemble in an hour of impressive singing and joyful presentation
Review: Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical
Even the Grinch Would Enjoy This Blast From the Recent Past
Review: Charmaine Wombwell: Ma’s Monster
part clown, part Buffon and zany comedy character with loads of humility, charm and warmth.
Review: Nearly Lear
Mischievous charm, tragic depth, and hilarious wit, all fueled by an intense and energetic inventiveness. A Must See show
Review: Potty the Plant – A New Dark Comedy Musical
A light hearted pseudo-horror story with a few jibes at current affairs
Review: The Effect
It’s as if a decade’s experiment has altered this headlong, mind-rippling play. Returning to the National Theatre after 11 years, Lucy Prebble’s 2012 The Effect directed by Jamie Lloyd now comes out bigger than ever, one of the finest 21st century British plays, questioning identity and emotion under the effect of drugs, placebos, what we imagine ourselves into. What, in fact, the imaginary of love is.
