Review by Marina Funcasta Just the Tonic at the Caves ★★★ Witnessing the success of Adam Kay, the emergence of Dr Benji Waterhouse comes at no surprise. Breaking through the taboo of combining humour and the unknown sides of mental health, as Waterhouse himself acknowledges at the beginning of his show, humour becomes a very … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Benji Waterhouse: Second Opinion (WIP)
Written by Izzy Radford Review by Marina Funcasta Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose ★★★★ This show largely does what it says on the tin: One Day meets Sliding Doors with a dash of Julia Davis’ Nighty Night? It’s almost a foolproof recipe. Guy meets girl at a birthday party, where for four consecutive years they are … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Seating Plan
Written by Jess Gerrier Directed by Ivan Hamshaw Thomas Review by Marina Funcasta theSpace @ Venue 45 ★★★★ In a play about insincerity, I suppose it is unsurprising that we fail to really connect with any one character. Crocodile Tears, written by Jess Ferrier, is a comedic exploration into the personalities we see on reality … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Crocodile Tears
Written by Alison Skillbeck Review by Moyra Jones Assembly Rooms ★★★ Alison Skillbeck portrays Eleanor Roosevelt with warmth and precision, guiding the audience gently through her life during one of the most turbulent periods of the early to mid-twentieth century. The play spans from her birth in 1884 to her death in 1962. It offers … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Mrs Roosevelt Flies to London
Created by Tara Boland Directed by Joz Norris Review by Marina Funcasta Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ This show is about living your dream – loudly, joyfully, and unapologetically. It’s funny and big-hearted, pulsing with the only determination a dance teacher could master. Dusty holds herself with unblinking devotion to the cause – of dance, of dreaming, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Dusty Creases: Dance Your Life Away
Written and Performed by Lucy Roslyn Directed by Jamie Firth Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Cellar ★★★ It’s man devouring man, my dear, and who are we to deny it in here?We have all heard of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and his murderous exploits on Fleet Street. But what of his partner in crime? … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Lovett
Review by Eve Nugent Monkey Barrel Comedy ★★★★ Alison Spittle waltzes onto the Monkey Barrel stage in her puffy, multicoloured tulle suit – a whimsical armour she soon sheds to reveal a glamorous, sparkly two-piece. From the offset, she disarms the audience with her total transparency, acknowledging her large size and recent weight loss. Exactly … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Alison Spittle: BIG
Written by Indra Wilson Co-directed by Cora Bissett and Niloo-Far Khan Review by Orly Benn Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose - Big Yin ★★★★ The care and generosity of Indra Wilson’s performance begins in the queue entering Gilded Balloon’s ‘other yin’, where patrons are handed silver-star stickers to use in acts of personal remembrance and celebration … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Float
Written by Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland Review by Orly Benn theSpace @ Niddry St ★★★★★ Fringe heroes Xhloe and Natasha return to the too-busy, too-expensive, over-saturated Auld Reekie Edinburgh Fringe with all three of their previous shows to remind us why Fringe is worth it and why we should all try to do what … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – And Then The Rodeo Burned Down
Created by Emily Carding Review by Marina Funcasta The Scottish Storytelling Centre ★★★★ Not a gamer myself, I can’t help but sense a childish trepidation any time a board game or card game are mentioned; keeping up with the rules, the competition, the stakes – it’s a lot to bear in mind. You can imagine … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Timonopoly
