Written by Paul Beeson and Tim Barrow Directed by Bruce Strachan ★★★★ Earlier this year across Scotland, thousands of fans descended into the streets to celebrate the Scottish team qualifying for the European Championship for the first time in nearly twenty-five years. Chaos broke out, restrictions were violated, and a debate surrounding the beautiful game … Continue reading Sweet F.A – Tynecastle Park
Book, Music & Lyrics: Shonagh Murray Featuring works by Robert Burns Girls sent away from their Fathers, widows sitting in the shadows of their husbands and a mistress hiding her adoration, knowing to reveal her history would ruin her – there is little wonder women fashion themselves an armour. Rabbie Burns, epitome of lyrical writing, … Continue reading Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard
"Putting the fun into funeral, Myra DuBois makes death look like a party"
https://youtu.be/m4bW8kZaZCI Written by Meghan Tyler Directed by Gareth Nicholls To be blunt, Crocodile Fever is a smack in the face in all of the best ways possible. Dark, hilarious, violent, gruesome, wholesome and a clusterfuck of religious iconography and blasphemy – and you have to get behind every second. It's a story of sisterhood; a portrayal of a timeless … Continue reading Crocodile Fever – Traverse Theatre
Written by Douglas Thomson Directed by Sarah Mason We’ve all done it, right, wake up with a raging hangover, not entirely sure of where we are and how we got there? Not sure how many of us have awoken in a Budapest airport, but I’m confident at least two of us have. For Tony, this … Continue reading Arrivals – The Space on The Mile
Written by Pip Utton Runs at Pleasance Courtyard until August 25th, 14.00pm This year, notable solo-performer Pip Utton has already undertaken two roles from previous shows: A timely return of Adolf Hitler. Along with his well-received And Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You, in which Utton plays the role of a man … Continue reading Einstein – Pleasance Courtyard
Presented by The Edinburgh University Theatre Company Written & Directed by Sally MacAlister Runs at Bedlam Theatre until August 25th Fostering recent accomplishments with female writers, as part of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company, writer Sally MacAlister's term-time hit She Can't Half Talk makes a Fringe debut. A series of six femme-lead monologues which focus … Continue reading She Can’t Half Talk – Bedlam Theatre
Presented by Jordan & Skinner with Pleasance Runs at Pleasance Dome until August 26th Today we’re having a presentation on A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego. We even have special guests! Sigmund Freud, Julius Ceaser, and Poseidon himself may make an appearance. These talks usually fall flat, but perhaps with visual aids and … Continue reading A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego – Pleasance Dome
Written by Eugene O’Neill Presented by Gilded Balloon, Comedian’s Theatre Company & Marshall Corden Al Pacino, Jason Robards, Forest Whitaker, and now, Phil Nichol, one hell of a listing to have one common trait, what is it you may wonder? They've all performed the role of loveable rogue Erie Smith in Eugene O'Neill’s short, one-act … Continue reading Hughie – Gilded Balloon Teviot
Written by Caitlin McEwan Directed by Lizzie Manwaring A recipient of Pleasance's Charlie Hartill Theatre Reserve 2019, Poor Michelle offer their interpretation on a killer who was never caught, and the culture surrounding him – Bible John. Gaze around this festival and one prevalent feature will leap at you: serial killers. Musicals, theatre and comedies … Continue reading Bible John – Pleasance Courtyard
