Review by Aislinn McSharry Underbelly Circus Hub - The Beauty ★★★★ A circus experience, showcasing a truly phenomenal skill standard, Three Legged Race productions Sophie's Surprise 29th has audiences gasping in awe, laughing-out-loud, and sitting on the edge of our seats, in all too real states of absolute concern, as the performers fling each other around, hang … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Sophie’s Surprise 29th
Directed by Dan J. Bryant Review by Aislinn McSharry Sanctuary at St. Augustines ★★★★ EUSOG's (Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group) rendition of Stephan Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along is engaging, exquisite, heartfelt, and undeniably charismatic. An enthralling musical theatre experience at this year's Fringe, it is to be cherished. Sondheim's musical follows the central friendship between Franklin, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – EUSOG: Merrily We Roll Along
Written by Sophie Fisher Review by Aislinn McSharry Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose ★★★★★ A one-woman play detailing the trials and tribulations of casting calls, acting aspirations, and general social survival in the face of all this, Sophie Fisher's An Ode to the Casting Director is hilarious, heartfelt, and completely captivating. Dismal auditions of hoarse battle cries, to … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – An Ode To The Casting Director
Review by Marina Funcasta Monkey Barrel Comedy ★★★ Soresi is a daring performer: waltzing onto the stage, facing nearly a hundred nodding heads sipping from their plastic pint cups, his charisma wins us over almost immediately. To be sure, his consecutive sell-out shows are evidence enough of his success. Whether this energy is maintained throughout, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Gianmarco Soresi: The Drama King Tour
Review by Marina Funcasta theSpace@Surgeon's Hall ★★★ From Jonny Woo to Tom at the Farm, the abundance of coming-of-age/coming-out content this Fringe Festival has been truly remarkable. All tales are bittersweet, but the conversation seems to be expanding. At least in the theatre world. This is of course a wonderful move forward. And Michael DeBartolo’s … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Tell Me Where Home Is (I’m Starting to Forget)
Written by Aviary Talent Review by Moyra Jones Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose ★★★ Aideen McQueen has an instantly charming stage presence. From the moment you walk into the room, the atmosphere feels warm and welcoming, as though you’re being invited into a friendly conversation rather than a performance. The show begins with McQueen pouring herself … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Aideen McQueen: Waiting for Texto
Directed by Taryn O’Connor Review by Eve Nugent Underbelly Cowgate - Buttercup ★★★ “You’ll never believe how he cheated!” is the six-word summary Britt Migs gave in her interview with Tom Inniss for VoiceMag, and it proves to be the perfect hook for her debut Fringe stand-up show Dolphin Mode. Over roughly 45 minutes, this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Britt Migs: Dolphin Mode
Written by Joe Kent-Walters Review by Moyra Jones Monkey Barrel ★★★★★ Joe Kent-Walters is back with a new show from Frankie Munroe. Following the 2024 hit show Frankie Monroe: Live!!!, Kent Walters is back with the sequel called, yes you guessed it, Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time). And like all good shows set in … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time)
https://youtu.be/MPrFkFIyyDo Written by Jack Parris Review by Moyra Jones Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ You walk in, receive a lanyard, and are welcomed to the panel. On stage, two desks are set up where Adam Boothroyd and Mike Coxhead boredly play instruments behind their computers. It’s the perfect set-up to lay down the kind of absurd energy … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – The Unstoppable Rise of Ben Manager
Written by Ellie Keel Directed by Matthew Iliffe Review by Moyra Jones Summerhall - Tech Cube 0 ★★★★ SKYE: A Thriller, Ellie Keel’s debut play, follows the story of a family grappling with trauma, set thirty years after a life-changing incident. Annie, played by Dawn Steele, recounts the events in an interview with a crime … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – SKYE: A Thriller
