Review: The Nature of Forgetting, Pleasance Courtyard
It’s Tom’s 55th birthday, and his daughter, Sophie, prepares him for a visit by two of his friends. But Tom has an unspecified degenerative disease that affects his memory and understanding of the...
View ArticleReview: Prom Kween, Underbelly Cowgate
Before Prom Kween even starts, I have glitter on my face and am singing along to the Spice Girls, the lyrics projected on a screen over images of famous RuPaul’s Drag Race lipsyncs. This kickstarts an...
View ArticleReview: Suspicious Minds, Pleasance Dome
After an act of unfaithfulness, a seemingly ordinary British couple book a holiday together to try and salvage their relationship. We watch as the couple, Mark and Fran, attempt (a little lopsidedly,...
View ArticleReview: How to Win Against History, Assembly George Square
How to Win Against History is one of those plays at the Fringe that has the double-edged curse of “hype”. Last year, it played in the tiny Box at Assembly George Square – this year, it’s playing to...
View ArticleReview: Education, Education, Education, Pleasance Dome
Where to begin with Education, Education, Education, Wardrobe Ensemble’s love letter to school in the 90s? It’s brilliant – that’s a good place to start. Focusing in on a chaotic muck-up day at a...
View ArticleReview: Elsa, Assembly Hall
Part-gig, part-theatre, part-satire, Elsa, by Roundhouse Resident Artist Isobel Rogers, has a little bit of everything on offer. Roger tells us the story of Elsa, an artist working in a café, and the...
View ArticleReview: The Kindness of Stranglers, Just the Tonic at The Tron
You may have heard of real-life sisters Flo and Joan (real names Nicola and Rosie Dempsey) from their song about 2016 that did the internet rounds last year. Or you may not – they were at the Fringe...
View ArticleReview: Out of Love, Summerhall
The title of Elinor Cook’s latest play, with its double-meaning akin to Enduring Love, signifies a play that cruxes on duality. Best friends Lorna and Grace are two sides of a coin, doing things out of...
View ArticleReview: How To Win Against Humanity, Assembly George Square
How to Win Against History is one of those plays at the Fringe that has the double-edged curse of “hype”. Last year, it played in the tiny Box at Assembly George Square – this year, it’s playing to...
View ArticleReview: This Is Not Culturally Significant, Gilded Balloon
Hinging on a brilliant central performance by Adam Scott-Rowley, This is Not Culturally Significant is a dizzying one-man show jump-cutting from character to character. Over the course of an hour,...
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