Written by Ins Choi Directed by Esther Jun Review by Greta Abbey Riverside Studios: Tickets ★★★ Kim’s Convenience, written by and starring Ins Choi, is a brisk and cheering eighty minutes that touches on themes of racial stereotypes, biases, and parent-child relationships. It is told through the lens of the Korean-Canadian Kim family. It focuses … Continue reading Review: Kim’s Convenience – Riverside Studios, London
Review by Greta Abbey Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★★ Ania Magliano’s hour of flawless stand-up is a masterclass in balancing intelligent storytelling and laugh-so-hard-you-pee-your-pants-comedy. Magliano gives equal weight to moments of comedic hilarity and the more touching, emotive aspects of her stand-up hour. A particularly hilarious bit about an industrial vibrator stands out, ending with the audience … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father
Created by Daniel Serridge Review by Eve Nugent Scottish Storytelling Centre: Tickets ★★★★★ “It is a story for those who have loved and lost,” claims storyteller Daniel Serridge as he takes to the stage in Netherbow Theatre at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. This sequestered venue on the Royal Mile is a Fringe hidden gem specialising … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Orpheus/Orfeo
Written by Ella Barnett and Becky Popovíc Review by Eve Nugent Greenside @ George Street: Tickets ★★★★ It is pastry week: four bakers behind gingham-clad surfaces, two charismatic presenters in sparkly waistcoats, and two eccentric judges. Everything one might expect from the iconic television show ‘The Great British Bake Off’ lies before the audience, yet something … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Bakeoff The Great British Pantomime
Written by Carole Levin Directed by Lynn Nichols Review by Eve Nugent theSpace @ Surgeons Hall: Tickets ★★★★ “The safest and strongest Queen is the one who rules alone.” The year is 1601, nearing the end of the Tudor dynasty. Clad in ornate regalia, the unmarried Elizabeth I reflects upon her 43-year reign of turmoil and chaos, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words
https://youtu.be/1YVAua2Lf1E Presented by Night Owl Shows Review by Eve Nugent theSpace @ Symposium Hall: Tickets ★★★★ One of Night Owl Shows’ eleven productions at this year’s Fringe, The Fleetwood Mac Story, returns after two consecutive sold-out runs. Their fifth performance of the day, this company specialises in commemorating an eclectic variety of 20th-century artists, featuring … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Fleetwood Mac Story
Created by Paul Coulter Review by Eve Nugent Assembly George Square Studios: Tickets ★★★★★ A modernised, upbeat version of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony washes over the audience, the perfect way to open 5 Mistakes That Changed History as it returns from last year’s sold-out run at the Fringe. Out comes historian and comedian Paul Coulter, self-proclaimed … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – 5 Mistakes That Changed History
Created by Lucy Peach Review by Greta Abbey Summerhall: Tickets ★★★ In Lucy Peach’s “My Greatest Period Ever,” Peach offers an alternative look at the menstrual cycle, a view that praises the period cycle in all of its iterations, from what Peach calls the “dream” portion of the cycle (the first five days) to the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – My Greatest Period Ever
Created by Dorothy James & Andy Manjuck Review by Eve Nugent Underbelly, Cowgate: Tickets ★★★★★ Underscored by smooth jazz, Bill is fastidiously preparing for his 44th birthday party. However, after waiting patiently, it soon becomes apparent that no guests are going to arrive. Instead of descending into despair, Bill gives free rein to his imagination and … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Bill’s 44th
Created by Emmanuel Theatre Company Review by Eve Nugent theSpace on the Mile: Tickets ★★★ Having dodged through millions of people handing out flyers on the Royal Mile, one lands in ETC’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, a unique adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s genius Victorian novel. A charismatic narrator, sporting an unflattering fake nose, immediately … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Picture of Dorian Gray
