https://youtu.be/yoDykVhjefQ Created by Cassie Muise and Tyler McKinnon ★★★★ The tapestry of our lives is weaved on the looms, backs and bones of the women and storytellers who came before us. Not a single thread wasn’t fought for in some form or another, and though a few details may have been re-stitched and altered along … Continue reading God Catcher – Underbelly: Ermintrude
Created by Baby Wants Candy Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★★ The stage is set. A familiar-sounding-but-definitely-not-plagiarised drum beat plays. The performers are in Hamilton-style white shirts and beige leggings. But a simplistic Hamilton musical parody this is not. R.J. Williams asks the audience to suggest a famous person, historical figure or character that we would like to see … Continue reading Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical – George Square Studios
https://youtu.be/v2A0knUKyN4 Produced by Awkward Productions and Linus Karp Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★★ Linus Karp is your Jellicle host for this Jellicle evening filled with Jellicle PowerPoint presentations, Jellicle dance breaks and Jellicle deep-fried memes. ‘how to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 219 hit musical ‘cats’’ is a one-man show run by … Continue reading how to live a jellicle life: life lessons from the 2019 hit musical ‘cats’ – Pleasance Dome
Performed by Stella Cohen Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★★ Everyone knows what it feels like to be thirteen: the endlessly distracted brain, hormonally charged, effervescent with ideas about who we are and who we wish we were; the nervous excitement that comes with being on the cusp of adolescence, as if growing up were like … Continue reading Yellow Corners – theSpaceTriplex: Studio
Produced by The Perplex Team ★★★★ The magnificent people of Iceland have gifted the world breathtaking landscapes, all-female political parties, openly gay presidents, the incest-avoidance app, Skyr, incredible writers, Ah yes, and Björk. Now, direct from the nation’s National Theatre where Perplex Theatre Company still perform the production following its enormous success at Iceland’s Reykjavík … Continue reading Good Morning, Faggi – Summerhall: Red Lecture Theatre
Directed by Valen Shore and Alison Zatta Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★★ It's *NSYNC-themed A Christmas Carol - you'd be forgiven for entering with a sense of trepidation. But worry not. This original musical is a classic example of a 'brilliantly bonkers show you would only catch at the Fringe'. Boyband knowledge is desirable (in order for … Continue reading Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical – Pleasance Courtyard
https://youtu.be/uYDX_EYG7XM Created and Performed by Mario Marchese ★★★★ It’s the end of the Festival Fringe. Everyone’s a touch tired, even a bit grumpy. What we could all do with – is a touch of magic. And oh my, what an injection of life, creativity, and some down-right cheek to get us through the final gates … Continue reading Mario the Maker Magician – Underbelly
Written and Performed by Elle Dillon-Reams ★★★ Walking into the space as, quite literally a piece of meat, and entirely self-aware fo this, writer and performer Elle Dillon-Reams’ MEAT drifts a tour-de-force production of intricacy and intimacy from the Bunker One of the Pleasance Courtyard. And even amidst the laughter, revelry, and shrieks of the other Festival … Continue reading MEAT – Pleasance Courtyard: Bunker One
Written and Performed by Pat Kinevane Directed by Jim Culleton’ ★★★★ Basking in a regal purple, initially, it feels intrusive to enter the space.It feels barren, save for a few props and pieces of set dressing, but the entirety of the space will become utilised in this compelling and pure piece of movement-infused theatrical storytelling. … Continue reading KING by Pat Kinevane – Dance Base
Written and Performed by Nassim Soleimanpour Directed by Omar Elerian Guest Performance by Greg McHugh ★★★★ For the past six years, Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s moniker-based production Nassim has beguiled and bewildered some of the industry’s most potent performers. Notable names who have taken to the show in the past include David Grief and Zinnie Harris, comedian … Continue reading Nassim – Traverse Theatre
