Created by Dylan MarcAurele Directed by Joe McNeice Review by Annie Aslett Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose: Tickets ★★★★★ An interesting concept. Genuinely funny jokes. Truly great original songs. Slick staging. Even one triple-threat cast member. Most musicals at the Fringe are lucky to have two of these ingredients. Pop Off, Michelangelo proudly boasts all five … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Pop Off, Michelangelo!
Written & Produced by Sam Cochrane Arrangements & Musical Direction by Rob Gathercole Directed by Ali James Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard: Tickets ★★★★ A Jaffa Cake Musical is well packaged and presented, but there are questions about its substance. Ring any bells? The creative team at Gigglemug are no strangers to an original, branded musical, with … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – A Jaffa Cake Musical
Created by The Hairy Godmothers Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George Square Studios: Tickets ★★★★ Disney is no stranger to a drag reinterpretation. Drag performers in various Disney guises are hardly a new sight. However, no one is doing it funnier or filthier than the Hairy Godmothers’ production of Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody
Created by Yaron Lifschitz with the Circa Ensemble Directed by Yaron Lifschitz Original Music by Ori Lichtik Review by Mhairi Sime Underbelly Circus Hub: Tickets ★★★★ Yaron Lifschitz’s Circa brings audiences the most mesmerising hour at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Located in Underbelly’s iconic Circus Hub at the Meadows, the acrobats transport the audience from … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Circa: Humans 2.0
https://youtu.be/7FJUfje8e7Y Created by ComedySportz UK Musical Direction by Felix Janeway and Laurie Freeman Review by Annie Aslett Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters ★★★★ 'Confessions of a Hotel Cleaner: The Musical' is weirdly not the most niche musical title at this year's Fringe. The Totally Improvised Musical team puts on a brand new show every … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Totally Improvised Musical
Directed by Dominic Lewis Musical Direction by Finlay Turnbull Review by Dominic Corr Paradise in Augustine : Tickets ★★★★★ Occasionally, the best parts of the story – or, in this case, the review – aren’t reserved for the tale’s ending. So, reversing the traditional happy ending, we’ll begin with a happy beginning: Into The Woods … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Bare Productions: Into The Woods
Written by Yilong Liu Review by Dominic Corr The Pleasance Courtyard - Below : Tickets ★★★★ When the only surviving keepsakes of someone you deeply care for passes are their 179 hyper-critical, lyrical, and downright inspirational (for us lot) restaurant Yelp reviews, there will be a draw for those left behind to fill in the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Book of Mountains and Seas
Written by Douglas Maxwell Directed by Gareth Nicholls Review by Dominic Corr Traverse Theatre - Traverse One : Tickets ★★★★★ There are few other things distinctly Scottish than having your pals over for a takeaway. Catching up, sharing stories of the ‘old days’, and putting the world to the right. But what leading playwright and … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – So Young
Written by Leah Shelton Directed by Ursula Martinez Review by Dominic Corr Traverse Theatre - Traverse Two : Tickets ★★★★ Undoubtedly, one of the most technically advanced and high-value productions at the Fringe this year is the European premiere of Leah Shelton’s BATSHIT. This solo performance is a masterclass in technical execution, offering an absurdist … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – BATSHIT
https://youtu.be/HltDEYWOorw Created by Darkfield Review by Dominic Corr Summerhall - The Terrace: Tickets ★★★★ A row of arcade cabinets within a shipping container. A few word clues litter the area, and the overwhelming audio distorts the senses with flickering neon lights, reflective surfaces, and the sounds of a childhood games arcade set-up. Oh yeah, this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – ARCADE
