Review: Falling: A Disabled Love Story
Aaron Pang makes us view his disability, help him to create a Tinder profile as he answers the question, "What happened?"
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Review: Darren Leo: Good Engrish
A sharp, funny, and heartfelt blend of storytelling and stand-up exploring one family’s leap from Taiwan to Canada.
Review: That’s Why Mums Go to Switzerland
A stunning portrait of three generations of women and the impossible weight one must carry.
Review: Carpet Muncher
A fascinating drag solo poetry show using costume to tell a series of poetic verses
Review: The Scold’s Bridle
A short, fascinating drama which demonstrates the injustice to women of punishment from times gone past.
Review: Journey to the West
A truly solo show with one performer and one audience member that takes you on a flight and out of your comfort zone.
Review: Jonny Woo- Suburbia.
A legend of queer creativity takes us on a personal journey- his own story.
Review: Ordinary Decent Criminal.
Mark Thomas performs a monologue about Frankie and his fellow convicts.
Review: June Tuesday: Comic Trans
June is not shouting from the rooftops, she just wants to be a woman, even if she gets paid less.
Review: All Shook Up
A delightfully enthusiastic youth theatre performance of an original musical based on the songs of Elvis.
Review: Big Little Sister
A worthy explanation and exploration of what it's like to be a glass child growing up alongside a disabled older brother.
Review: Two Hearts: Don’t Stop Throbbing
The husband and wife pair bring their sharp, observational-comedy songs back to Pleasance Two for a show guaranteed to make you laugh until it hurts.
Review: All In
A sparky relationship drama with the intrigue of a crime thriller by a promising new writer
Review: Ohio
A celebratory true story told through indie folk about losing faith and finding hope in the darkest of places.
Review: John Joubert Jane Eyre, Grimeborn Opera
A gripping romantic opera premiere emerging right out of Dalston. Arcola’s Grimeborn have scored another first with a future.
Review: James Barr: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)
Domestic abuse isn’t funny, but this show is.
Review: Edie
An acting master class creates a vibrant staging of this true life story of political activism
Review: Queer Folks’ Tales
Two hours flies by in the hands of a fine host and consumately skilled storytellers
Review: Lost Lear
A moving exploration of dementia, told though Joy, an actress stuck in memories of a production of King Lear she starred in many years ago.
Review: Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother
Warm-hearted, witty, wise, oh... and there's chicken soup
Review: Andrew Doherty – Sad Gay AIDS Play.
Despite the title, one of the funniest shows on the Fringe takes huge swipes at AIDS play tropes and Arts Council England.
Review: Sole to Soul: A Western Glimpse at Foot-Binding
The choreography is technically assured and visually engaging.
Review: Strings, Steps, and Soul: Flamencodanza Shines
Flamencodanza Bridge Tradition and Modernity in an Intimate Performance
Review: The Beautiful Future Is Coming
Three time zones, the warning about climate change ignored, and the consequences.
Review: Dead Man Talking
A neat premise in a comedy world where “the sad bit” has become well-worn. The vibe is having-fun-at-a-wake.
Review: 365 Days/365 Plays
An enlightening event that reminds us of where theatre practice often begins for young people.
Review: Letters to Joan
An aspiring young playwright interrogates her grandpa about her grandmother's thwarted ambitions
Review: Role Play (or The Hottest day in Belgian History)
Cameron goes for it full tilt and we are on a rollercoaster that hardly lets up.
Review: Shunga Alert!
Japanese censorship and Western values are challenged in an innovative show incorporating shadow play and naughtiness!
Review: Panoptikum
Visual storytelling through dance and theatre. It’s macabre, weird and wonderful!
Review: The Faustus Project
A hilarious evening with an unsuspecting guest who just happens to be the star of the production.
Review: Sectioned – Schrödinger’s Mental Health
A powerful ground breaking approach to sharing deeply personal experience in ways that might just effect significant change.
Review: God, the Devil and Me
It is great to see a young company come to Edinburgh with a team of five actors, taking on the risk and having an adventure.
Review: Austentatious
Come for the wit; stay for the reflections on the building blocks of neoclassical romanticism.
Review: Picking Up Stones: An American Jew Wakes to a Nightmare
Powerful, difficult, and desperately important.
Review: Garden Party – Truman Capote’s Black and White Celebration
Delightfully, Beautifully, Barkingly, Bonkers
Review: Rachel Morton-Young: Dutch Courage
A warm, sharp, inclusive stand-up hour about life between two cultures
Review: Find Me by Olwen Wymark
Another triumph for the young company dealing with difficulty in a subject that was difficult to watch, tough to hear, but delivered with great skill.
Review: 21 New Messages
An interesting take on how you decipher messages left in your deceased relative’s answering machine.
Review: The Naked Neds
The Full Monty inspires another group of men to strip for charity in a play with a strong message and loads of heart.
Review: Flick
Razor sharp writing and an impeccable performance. Gritty, witty, and quietly devastating.
Review: Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People
Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe Award Winner 2023 lives up to her reputation in this fast-paced and absurd character show.
Review: I Dream in Colour
A celebratory show from a young blind performer about the right to make one’s own decisions however tough the choices
Review: Troubled
A pacy, emotionally rich, disarmingly funny, and sometimes surreal piece of animated storytelling
Review: NORMAL
See NORMAL for its truth and community, its depiction of effort made beautiful, and its success in using a performance space to show us what sustainable practice might look like.
Review: This SH*T happens all the time
A stunning one woman show with a riveting actress and an important message.
Review: Seeking a Pen Pal for the End of the World
Natural storyteller Jen’s elegant drag character is realistic, fanciful and strong. Performed with sincerity and panache!
Review: 5 Mistakes That Changed History
A range of mistakes to delight even the most ardent history fan.
Review: A Gambler’s Guide to Dying.
A classic tale celebrates its tenth anniversary, and time has added even more depth,
Review: Atomic Cabaret
A musical, informative, revealing powerplay for nuclear awareness and activism.
Review: RIFT
A powerful call to our shared humanity to find a way forward beyond the politics of division
Review: Lily Phillips: Crying
Delivering double-punch jokes, Crying explores what happens when the birth of your child doesn’t quite match what Instagram promised.
Review: Paul Williams: Don’t Look at Me
Williams creates the intimacy required for exceptional comedy, a challenge given Roxy Upstairs’ leaning toward conventional plays and musicals.
