Come one, come all - it's time to enjoy the finest feast in town, celebrate with a festival of joviality, movement, and the ancient art of the circus. The unsung hero of The Meadows, the death-defying acrobatics and the humble art of the jester, the Festival Fringe Circus events are an often enjoyed but never … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 Circus
https://youtu.be/pA-yzMt3Yio Another birthday this year - this time for the respectable and creative juggernaut, which is the world-leading Edinburgh International Festival. Going from strength to strength, the EIF turns 75 this year alongside its Fringe and Film siblings. For three weeks through August, the city of Edinburgh becomes an unrivalled hub for the performing arts, … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh International Festival 2022
That’s right - there’s more (obviously). With such a diverse and immense wealth of talent, originality and creativity – Have a Gander is back to have a look over the Theatrical releases throughout the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022. Here we’ll recommend some familiar faces we’ve had the pleasure of looking at before, including some original … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 Theatre II
The argument on the validity of Digital performance is for another time. What it loses in intimacy and liveness, the medium translates into accessibility and creativity. Seems fitting for the world’s largest celebration of arts and culture, no? For all the fault, frustration and anxieties last year’s Fringe was plagued by, the introduction of a … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 Digital
Let’s just get this clear; children’s shows aren’t just for kids. Within reason… Quite often, we find that the level of dedication, thought and ingenuity that goes into productions designed for younger audiences far excels that of their grown-up counterparts. From circus feats to Shakespearean retellings, from Monsters and Dragons to Selkies and Stand-ups, no … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 Children’s Shows
Ah yes, the other side of the coin. The misery to the laughter. The performance to the wit. The theatrical side of the Festival Fringe to that of its Comedic alter-ego. There’s no question that the comedy origins of the Festival have made way to allow for a wealthier and more diverse programme for the … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 Theatre
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
Original Text by Washington Irving Adapted by Philip Meeks Directed by Jake Smith ★★ So... Art is subjective, as is tone. Horror is another avenue in which the prickling frights of jump scares and spooks may shiver one’s spine and tickle the funny bone of another. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a gargantuan classic of American … Continue reading The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – King’s Theatre
