https://youtu.be/vUju8DmWJvw Created by NOISEMAKER’s Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie Directed by Jemima Levick ★★★★★ The humble cludgie. It’s very often left out of our most important creations. This is madness because have you ever been camping? Doing your business into a hole in the ground just isn’t fun… So, how about this: instead of being the greatest invention … Continue reading SCOTS – A Play, A Pie, and a Pint
Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★★ Reuben Kaye is undeniably a once-in-a-generation star. As an audience member, one is painfully aware of being in the presence of unadulterated talent. With a glorious cacophony of razor-sharp wit, show-stopping vocals, scathing crowd work, biting satire, emotional profundity and a fierce beat, the constellation of 5-star reviews adorning Kaye’s … Continue reading Reuben Kaye: The Butch is Back – Palais du Variete
https://youtu.be/Z_qa1EmX_UA Directed by Matthew Parker Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★★ Musicals: the Marmite of the theatre world. Love them or love to hate them, Alexander S. Bermange’s I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical is a spectacle that can be enjoyed by anyone on the love-hate spectrum. Whether you’re a casual or fanatical musical theatre consumer, … Continue reading I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical – Gilded Balloon at the Museum
Hosted by Coco Sarel (@cocosarel) Starring Henry Rowley (@henryrowleyy), Steven McKell (@stevenmckell), Ayamé Ponder (@ayame.p) Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★ TikTok and the Fringe have a complicated relationship, to say the least. A portion of Fringe-goers will roll their eyes at the mere mention of the short-form video app and move swiftly on. There's much … Continue reading Knock, Knock – Pleasance Courtyard: Cabaret Bar
Performed by Marjolein Robertson ★★★★ What you see above is a Trow (Trowie/Drow). Think a Norwegian troll, but shorter. Much shorter. Shorter than that. Not that short. About the size of a child, this three-foot creature of the folklore of Shetland has a richly ancient appreciation for music, spirituality, and a jolly hearty swally. They're … Continue reading A Shetland Folktale – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Created by One Step At A Time Like This: Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Paul Moir & Julian Rickert ★★★★ An eagerly awaited return to the Fringe, a unique experience in which passers-by become choreographers elements of the experience where the streets and alleys we spend our days erupt as the setting – the city of … Continue reading en route – Traverse Theatre
https://youtu.be/XzREwZLUQ3I Written and performed by Seamas Carey Directed by Agnieszka Blonska Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★★ Unreliable narrators, and the narratives they weave, are becoming more and more popular at the Fringe. They force audiences to question the impression garnered of the character, the setting, and, quite crucially in some cases, the entire plot. In this way, … Continue reading Help! I Think I’m A Nationalist – Royal Lyceum Studio
Created by Ayla Glass and Kelly Lynne D’Angelo Directed by Laurine Price Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★ Exactly what you think. The tagline on the Les Milléniables poster, accompanied by its avocado-clad Cosette, knows precisely what it’s doing. A specific niche of Fringe audiences will see the Les Milléniables poster and immediately buy a ticket. This show was created … Continue reading Les Millénniables – theSpace @ Niddry St
Performed by Jon Culshaw Review by Annie Aslett ★★★ During his new show, Imposter Syndrome, Jon Culshaw always gets laughs. But he also gets cheers, boos, groans and bittersweet sighs. These come as he embodies the likes of Ronnie Corbett, Donald Trump, Jacob Rees-Mogg and the late, great Paul O’Grady. A master of his well-honed craft, … Continue reading Jon Culshaw: Imposter Syndrome – Gilded Balloon Teviot: Debating Hall
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
