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Reviews
Review: Shake Rag Hollow
Deft writing, powerful performances. Theatre magic in an unassuming container on George St!
Review: Providence
An engaging performance where object theatre mixes with physical theatre to create a profound visual storytelling experience endowed with strong archetypal symbolism
Review: Peregrinus
Provocative, highly entertaining physical storytelling from Poland's KTO Theatre!
Review: Untold Stories: Modern Mime Tales
A modern-mime solo performance delivered with impeccable technique and a solid dramaturgical frame
Review: Gavin Lilley Signs of the Times
Authentic, visually rich stand-up comedy that opens doors to an alternative universe for hearing audience members
Review: 1 King, 2 Princes and Shakespeare’s Lie
A commanding, Ricardian, retelling challenging the myths surrounding Richard III
Review: Kate, Allie, and the ’86 Mets
Barry’s experience in storytelling and newness to performance creates something honest, assured, and beautifully tender on the stage
Review: The Pornstar Martini Effect: A Bartender’s Guide to not K*lling Yourself at Christmas
Chillingly realistic exposure of the darker side of the hospitality sector......and more
Review: Daniel Moore’s Definitive Guide to Failure-Free Living
A thrilling, one-man dystopian fable that never lets up.
Review: Abnormally Funny People
Cracking comedy from first rate comedians, who happen to be disabled
Review: Who We Become Part 1: The Moonshot Tape
A fantastically performed story which creeps into you and hits hard.
Review: Kanpur 1857
A powerful piece of theatre examining an Indian uprising against British colonial forces.
Review: Desperate Wee Gay Boy
Celebrate Ollie's birthday weekend as he takes you out on the scene in London.
Review: Beth Knight: Who Told You to Be Small?
Beth is challenging the beauty myth and owning her talent.
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?"
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
