Review by Hunter King ★★★ Fringe alumni David Alnwick has returned to Edinburgh this holiday season to mix his signature spooky vibes with a story that was originally written by one of the most iconic holiday storytellers of all time: Charles Dickens. Admittedly, I was excited to once again venture deep into the bowels of … Continue reading Review: David Alnwick presents Charles Dickens’ The Signal-Man – Krampus Fest at The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Written and Directed by Fraser Scott Set and Costume Design by Mela Adela Sound Design and Composition by Patricia Panther Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★★ No one is better at insulting the Scots than, well, the Scots. Call it, self-preservation. Call it, a fine sense of humour and being able to handle the banter. Call … Continue reading Review: C*mmon Tongue – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Written and Performed by Sinéad O’Brien Review by Dominic Corr Tickets: £15.00 (Con available) ★★★★ It takes a few minutes to realise that Sinead O’Brien has started their performance, although performance isn’t strictly the correct term here - given how authentic their storytelling ability is. There's nothing here which isn't genuine or engrossing. So naturally talented … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Hero/Banlaoch
Direction by Bex Anson MHz Movement Artists - Philip Alexander McDonald, Rita Hu, and Suzi Cunningham ★★★★ Easily earning itself the most influentially abstract of the Manipulate Festival 2024 pieces, Bex Anson MHz’s highly visual expressive dance performance Ruins (performed by Suzi Cunningham, Rita Hu, and Philip Alexander McDonald) commands an entire spectrum of life. Three beings, the last humans on Earth, become … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – Ruins at The Studio, Edinburgh
Direction by Alex Bird Original Direction by Ross MacKay and Arran Howie Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★★ Under the gaze of the one-eyed deity, the world below is changing. A golden age of peace and prosperity - infected with avarice, hatred, and endless aggression. Winter has failed to ebb, and the sun hangs low in the sky, … Continue reading Review: Manipulate Festival 2024 – Ragnarok at The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Adapted & Directed by Nick Hennegan From the original performance text by Charles Dickens Tickets from £16.00 ★★★★ As ingrained into the zeitgeist as any Pantomime or Nativity, A Christmas Carol completes an unofficial trifecta of the festive season’s offerings. With the growing years, the tale of the heart of a man with enormous wealth, enough to change lives, … Continue reading Guy Masterson in A Christmas Carol – Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
Created and Performed by James Rowland Tickets: £15 (Con. available) ★★★★ What makes a show a show? What makes theatre theatre? Is it the set, costumes, sound design, scripting, or characterisation? Aesthetically, very likely. But can a one-hander where the mechanics of storytelling come from the intimacy of the stripped-back nature carry what many consider … Continue reading Learning to Fly – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
What a year. What a remarkably engaging, diverse, and warming year we've had across Scotland with this festival to celebrate the art of storytelling in all its traditional (and some new) guises. The launch of a new podcast, Another Story, which explored the themes of the festival in a more accessible and communal manner, enabling … Continue reading Have a Gander – The Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2023
Performed by Ruby McColliste Review by Christian Maddock ★★★ Tragedy is an often-covered theme in theatre, and it is complicated to find a unique spin on the most ancient form of drama. However, to focus on the topic of tragedy itself, namely the cult of tragic women in the media, is far more interesting to … Continue reading Ruby McCollister: Tragedy – Underbelly: Belly Dancer
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
