Edinburgh Fringe
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Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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A wonderfully sad and gut wrenchingly funny three hander about loss and love
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Tomcaintheatre A very worthy piece of theatre on the effects of a tragedy that still resonates today.
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Henry Naylor’s fast paced existential crisis raises uncomfortable, but important question about the role of the press.
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Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground
Six seemingly unconnected lives are brought together during lockdown
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Escaping from a high-control religious group is not as simple as walking away. It is a waking-up process that can take years.
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Aria and Clef craft a musical world of wonder and despair in this nostaligic Banger of a play.
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The show portrays Billy 'Fyre Festival' McFarland and Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino's time as cellmates when they were locked up for fraud in a New York state penitentiary.
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A blocked playwright with a looming deadline is haunted by the subject of her last failed show: Ernest Hemingway.
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Indulgent, decadent, glorious, gorgeous and beautiful anthem to the pride in being yourself.
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Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical
Even the Grinch Would Enjoy This Blast From the Recent Past
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A child-like young man scours a hostile town and his imagination trying to find answers to the disappearance of his missing friend, Declan..
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A fascinating and beautifully imagined film showing us the value of family, no matter what form.
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JM Coetzee’s Life & Times of Michael K
Beautifully adapted, directed, performed and designed - masterful puppetry, poignant and meaningful.
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Just an Ordinary Lawyer (?) A Play, with Songs
A one hour and a half tour de force covering much of last century’s British-African history cleverly pushed along by important sporting events
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Kravitz, Cohen, Bernstein and Me
Charming, delightful, and witty, a lovely way to spend an hour with the three "Lennys" through Deb Filler's experiences.
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The TrIangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire New York 1911, told by the women workers who were there
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Shortlist really must be experienced by anyone who appreciates excellent theatre, brilliant writing or those who simply want a good laugh.
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The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria
King Boris of Bulgaria stands up to Hitler, accompanied by Bulgarian and Jewish folk music.
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The Grand Old Opera House Hotel
An absolute blast with gags galore, soaring operatic arias and great performances
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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
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This Is Not A Play (It’s A Pathetic Cry For Help)
A stunning solo performance of an exquisitely intricate script
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An absorbing one-woman play seamlessly blending physical theatre with a poignant, gut-wrenching narrative
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Why I stuck a Flare Up My Arse For England
A truly fascinating explanation of an inexplicable act for your country.
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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
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Die Hard re-telling, blended with Richard Marsh’s journey into fatherhood : Welcome to the party !