Honk Honk. Where would this festival be without its front-and-centre appeal; Comedy? Overrun with themes of metamorphosis, a light dusting of jazz-percussion evenings and children belting out Sondheim lyrics.So, send in the clowns. This year more than ever, they’re needed. Looking this time at the various and extensively diverse Comedy and Variety features of the … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 Comedy
There’s a veritable maelstrom of music in the city this August, as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe celebrates its 75th anniversary, what better way to mark the occasion than with a song in your heart? This next list begins our gander at the musicals, operatic and jukebox moments over the Fringe run, and by lord – … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 Musicals
75 Years. We’ve arrived at an incredible anniversary for the cities, countries, and the world’s largest comedy, theatre, spoken word, dance and exhibition of artistic creation. And love it or loathe it, skip it or miss it, the influence and prestigious nature of the festival as a juggernaut of cultural identity have no signs of … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
Written by Emily Ingram Directed by Gerry Kielty and Emily Ingram ★★★★★ On a dark, dark night, in a dark, dark room, two brothers sit and conspire. Their names are pre-eminent with history; Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm – but they aren’t alone in this room, for two women are also present at the birth of … Continue reading The Grandmother’s Grimm – Assembly Roxy
Starting with one heck of a sweet tooth, and a hand-full of classical fairy-tale magic, Scottish Opera launch into the 2021 season with their latest On-Screen production. Filmed at Glasgow's Theatre Royal in December of last year, Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel will be available to stream from 6pm on February 10th from the Scottish opera website … Continue reading Scottish Opera presents Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel – Preview
