Produced by Sh!t Theatre and Soho Theatre Review by Jack Quinn Summerhall Techcube 0: Tickets ★★★★ Sh!t Theatre’s Or What’s Left of Us is a raw, captivating exploration of grief and resilience, cleverly wrapped in the duo’s signature blend of music, comedy, and storytelling. Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole, the dynamic force behind Sh!t Theatre, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Sh!t Theatre: Or What’s Left of Us
Written by Kelly Jones Review by Jack Quinn ROUNDABOUT @ Summerhall: Tickets ★★★★★ Brimming with emotion and meta-theatrical wit, My Mother’s Funeral is a pressing reflection on the extortionate costs of theatre-making and funeral-arranging. The narrative centres around Abigail Waller, freelance theatremaker and writer, whose mother has just passed away. The play opens with an all … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – My Mother’s Funeral: The Show
Review by Dominic Corr Underbelly - Bristo Square: Tickets ★★★★ These are elements audiences have heard before. Somewhat. Well, maybe not all of it. Definitely not that. And that’s the brilliance of Ali Woods: At The Moment, their new routine that covers a wealth of subject matters and sets across an accomplished hour of stand-up. … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ali Woods: At The Moment
Written by Kira Mason Directed by Matt Attwood Review by Annie Aslett theSpace on the Mile: Tickets ★★★ Bad luck, you're dead. Worse luck, you're in Hell! Luckily, Lucy (Grace Baker) and Bubs (Eleanor Tate) are here to help. The devilish duo greet you at the door, resplendent in black wings, to check you off … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ring That Bell!
Presented by Stamptown Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard - Upstairs: Tickets ★★★★★ Musical comic Huge Davies must have been daunted to spot veteran keyboard comedian David O'Doherty in his audience tonight, though Davies has no reason to be nervous. O'Doherty's stand-up is more of the sit-down variety, whereas Davies struts up and down the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)
https://youtu.be/G76ezrzIiPU Choreographed by Giovanni Zazzera Review by Marina Funcasta CARTS - Studio: Tickets ★★★★★ As a former performer myself, I was initially struck by the directness of Alexandre Lipaux’s facial expressions while watching Negare. Singling out members of the audience, Negare is definitely not the type of show one enters and hopes to hide behind … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Negare
Review by Dominic Corr Just the Tonic at the Voodoo Rooms: Tickets ★★★ This is a Festival Fringe performance which brings a deep passion to the forefront – no running the risk of ‘guilty pleasures ‘ or hidden secrets here – comedian Otter Lee makes it painfully and hilariously clear to the audience what they … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Otter Lee: Princess Syndrome
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard: Forth; Tickets ★★★★★ Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster) brings his new improv show, Kool Story Bro, to the Edinburgh Fringe festival this year. His mission: make improv kool again. This is a show about stories, taking embarrassing tales from the audience and recreating them. Having performed this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance - Beside; Tickets ★★★★ TikTok star Henry Rowley is self-aware enough to recognize that his audience has only come because of his popularity on the content-sharing platform. His challenge: prove that he can be funny for longer than a minute. Just Literally is essentially long-form TikTok, a series of sketches … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Henry Rowley: Just Literally
https://youtu.be/9MuaHRZ7zSU Created by The Hair Godmothers Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George SquareL Tickets ★★★ Villains: A Dizney in Drag parody is the sister show of the Hairy Godmother’s original Dizney in Drag production, and the two shows have been playing on alternating nights throughout this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Villains centres around ‘Vil’, played by … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody
