Review by Gabriel Rogers Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose - The Other Yin: Tickets ★★★★★ In Beverly Live! Jamie Denbo’s alter ego, Beverly Ginsberg, is the outrageously funny Jewish grandmother you always wished you had! The show begins as Beverly strolls onto the Gilded Balloon stage sporting fluorescent pink trousers and a purple t-shirt which spells … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Jamie Denbo: Beverly Live!
Created and Performed by Sean Wai Keung Review by Marina Funcasta Summerhall - Former Women's Locker Room: Tickets ★★★★★ It seems that food as a cultural experience has gained quite a popularity in this Fringe. From Hannah Kahlil’s ‘My English Persian Kitchen’ to Sean Wai Keung’s ‘The History of a Fortune Cookie’, interactive consumption has … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – A History of Fortune Cookies
https://youtu.be/FKd4iXJcUpY Hosted by Alba Flamenca Review by Marina Funcasta Alba Flamenca: Tickets ★★★★★ Referring to their show as a “flamenco fiesta”, Alba flamenco could not be closer to the truth. A party in every sense of the word, the collective filled the intimate room with effervescence. On the edge of our seats, looking around, it … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Flamenco Fiesta
Returning to Edinburgh's New Town from June 6th, following a hugely successful inaugural year, NT Art Month, Edinburgh’s newest festival which celebrates the commercial galleries of the New Town, returns to offer an engaging and accessible entryway for Edinburgh visitors of all ages. Featuring eleven of the city's finest galleries, NT Art Month promotes a … Continue reading Have a Gander – NT Art Month 2024, The Watson Gallery
Launching on June 7th, In its inaugural year, NT Art Month is Edinburgh’s newest festival which celebrates the commercial galleries of the New Town and offers an engaging and accessible entryway for Edinburgh visitors of all ages. Featuring eleven of the city's finest galleries, NT Art Month promotes a diverse range of opportunities to explore … Continue reading Have a Gander – NT Art Month
https://youtu.be/iboPv2E4_y4 Hosted by Nicola Meighan and author Arusa Qureshi With Performances from Dr. Katie Ailes Launching a unique and interactive means of guiding audiences through the monumental (sometimes endless) realms of Scotland’s iconic books, stories and tales, Figures of Speech’s initial outing held a focus on Music. Pairing the nation’s adoration of the written word with our … Continue reading Figures of Speech: Music – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written & Performed by Jo Clifford and Lesley Orr Directed by Amy Liptrott ★★★ When is the right time to talk about Covid? How, or even should we reflect during an ongoing pandemic? When are we able to talk and share the experiences and stories of those who struggled, those who did not make it? … Continue reading The Covid Requiem – Pitlochry Festival Theatre
In the past sixty years, social media has become a dominant force as Great Britain has joined and then left the European Union, gone through twelve Prime Ministers and somehow, Allan Stewart’s career survives it all. Quite rightly, Stewart may host the Big Big Variety Show, we may be celebrating his sixty years in the business, … Continue reading Allan Stewart’s Big Big Variety Show – Festival Theatre
https://youtu.be/o0wzzyLkIA4 For many years now a Canadian treat has found itself a warm home in the centre of Edinburgh, as the Festival Theatre hosts the Banff Mountain Film Festival in the shadow of our very own Arthur’s Seat. An international film competition, originating back in 1976 from the Canadian town of Banff, Alberta, the Mountain Film Festival … Continue reading Banff Mountain Film Festival – Festival Theatre
Warm-up Act by Johnny Mac There are a few things which capture the richness of Scottish culture, art and theatre quite like actress, comedian, and all-around character that is Elaine C. Smith. Scotland’s auntie, there’s no better way to spend an evening than in the company of an entertainer who is just that – family. … Continue reading An Evening with Elaine C. Smith – Festival Theatre
