Written and Performed by Tom Moran ★★★ To describe Tom Moran as charismatic is a disservice – he goes beyond that, almost saccharine in how honest his craic is and how easily he finds rapport with the audiences before him. But that’s what liars do, especially those lying to themselves. The mask presented to us … Continue reading Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar – Pleasance Courtyard: Below
Created and Performed by Britt Plummer Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★ Premised on the dream of realising a clown wedding, Britt Plummer’s ‘Fool’s Paradise’ can be called anything but unoriginal; her methods of story-telling, be it in narrative style, involvement of the audience, or the use of (many) props (which prove multi-purposeful), is more imaginative than … Continue reading Fools Paradise – Summerhall: Old Lab
Directed by Sophie Mercell ★★★★ Ice Cream? Check. Sun lotion? Check. Floaties and water guns? Check. That’s right folks - it’s time for a day beside the sea, and we’re in for a right ol’ treat as the marvellous duo Chris and Christine are bringing their mother-son double act to the Festival Fringe! But while … Continue reading Sea Words – Summerhall: Former Women’s Locker Room
Review by Mhairi Sime ★★★★ Chloe Petts presents rage and honesty in a revelatory comedic hour about the duality of their personalities, climate change and the therapeutic nature of the World Cup. After the last tour, where Petts presented real-world issues politely and kindly, they are letting their anger shine through and taking the audience … Continue reading Chloe Petts: If You Can’t Say Anything Nice – Pleasance Courtyard: Above
https://youtu.be/PkytxR8Fc_c Performed by Melissa McGlensey ★★★★★ For those familiar with the anxieties of the Trump White House years, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Press secretary, infamous for her disdain of the mainstream press, proved to be an unexpected source of entertainment for those interested in US politics. Her directly indirect answers to the simplest of questions … Continue reading The Briefing with Melissa McGlensey – Assembly Roxy
Review by Christian Maddick ★★★★ Seeing somebody onstage whose online presence precedes them can be a bit worrisome, as there is no certainty of their talent translating well in a live setting. In ‘Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy’, drag artist Bailey J Mills quashes any of these concerns from the beginning, creating an utterly … Continue reading Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy – Gilded Balloon Teviot
Created by Michael Galligan Review by Christian Maddock ★★★★ The humble banana is often regarded as one of the more mundane fruits, it being so cheap and readily available. However, this show manages to inject a sense of life, zaniness and occasionally, panic, into the world's most-popular yellow fruit. The show opens to a techno … Continue reading Banana – Zoo Southside
Produced by Show and Tell Group Review by Mhairi Sime ★★★★ The tenth year of Austentatious at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is marked by a dependably talented cast and entertaining storytelling. Show and Tell presents a completely improvised tale daily, in the tone of Jane Austen, with each show as a previously untold (and never … Continue reading Austentatious – McEwan Hall
Produced by Degrees of Error ★★★★ The sell-out show, Murder, She Didn’t Write, from Degrees of Error, triumphantly returns to the Fringe Festival with plot twists that even the cast couldn’t possibly predict. The one-act improvised comedy centres around a classic whodunnit, with both the murdered and murderer selected by an audience member. The unpredictability … Continue reading Murder, She Didn’t Write – Pleasance Courtyard
There are plenty of crimes going on at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, I mean, have you seen the price of a baked spud? But how about a true crime which was solved in eight minutes? Well, now we have your interest. Returning this Summer with Charlie Hartill Award finalist Pleading Stupidity, the critically acclaimed ensemble … Continue reading Have a Gander – Pleading Stupidy
