Written by Isobel McArthur Directed by Gareth Nicholls ★★★★★ In looking at the grandeur of opera and an addictive fixation on the nostalgic, Isobel McArthur stumbles into an entirely new genre-hybrid: romantic farce, part operatic, and part supernatural mystery. For much of our stay at the hotel, it feels pleasant, if pedestrian. Giddy but not … Continue reading The Grand Old Opera House Hotel – Traverse Theatre
Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Directed by Sally Lyall Musical Directed by Colum Findlay and Fraser Hume ★★★★★ Cutting to the chase – the talent and determination of the entire Captivate Theatre team has always carried a guarantee of solid entertainment and an absolute beacon of brilliance for the Edinburgh grassroots community. … Continue reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame -Edinburgh Academy
Nathan wants to live in the moment but the past has a way of finding him. This hotly anticipated return to the Fringe, from an exciting new voice with a unique perspective, takes on the vital contemporary issues: modern masculinity, racial identity and bizarre song choices in McDonald's. Winner of the BBC's prestigious Felix Dexter … Continue reading Have a Gander – Nathan D’Arcy Roberts: Presents
Mary O'Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop. A hotly anticipated debut show from a blunt and disturbed perspective of observational annoyance and mischief. The star of Stand Up for Live Comedy (BBC Three), Funny Women runner-up 2020, OnlyFans Creative Fund Winner 2023 and creative resident at Steve Coogan's Baby Cow … Continue reading Have a Gander – Mary O’Connell: Money Princess
Produced by Degrees of Error ★★★★ The sell-out show, Murder, She Didn’t Write, from Degrees of Error, triumphantly returns to the Fringe Festival with plot twists that even the cast couldn’t possibly predict. The one-act improvised comedy centres around a classic whodunnit, with both the murdered and murderer selected by an audience member. The unpredictability … Continue reading Murder, She Didn’t Write – Pleasance Courtyard
Music, Lyrics and Book by Jonathan Larson Directed by Dominic Lewis ★★★★ Though often unceremoniously relegated to a ‘vintage’ Rock Opera musical, the Pulitzer Prize-winning RENT remains a legacy production, a story of genuine friendship and companionship and the preservation of love and shared experiences in the face of cruelty and disease – both literal … Continue reading RENT – Paradise in Augustines
https://youtu.be/u22mg45Fkws Cheap Date brings a crash landing of music, dance, theatre, film and comedy without holding back, in this visual duologue. A debate of self-expression, communication, humour, action and reaction through open and honest storytelling. Exploring the filth, fun and aftertaste of our everyday interactions. https://youtu.be/u22mg45FkwsThere's plenty of #!@*&% thrown in with a side of … Continue reading Have a Gander – Dirty Words
Based on The Novel by Angela S. Choi Adapted by Gail Rastorfer and Kurt Johns ★★★ You’ve seen her before, Hello Kitty, That adorable, often pastel-clad white kitty cat amidst the plushies, the soft toys, and the tourist tat. She’s harmless though, right? Adapted from the hit novel by Angela S. Choi comes a dark-musical … Continue reading Hello Kitty Must Die – Pleasance Courtyard
Written by Janis Mackay Music by Donald Scott ★★★★ While the coarse howls of the Northern coast of Scotland may conjure up the storms and endless chill of the sea, Writer and storyteller Janis Mackay instead channels the warmth of the region, the people, and the tales they share in a stage-recreation of their two … Continue reading Wee Seals and Selkies – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written by Victor Esses Composed by Enrico Aurigemma ★★★ After finding his long-lost aunt Marcelle, Victor Esses, a Jewish-Lebanese Brazilian queer theatre and film-maker, chooses to document his time spent with a woman who he deeply loves but perhaps doesn’t always like. With a myriad of family stories to tell, a lengthy distance between them, … Continue reading The Death & Life of All of Us – Summerhall: Demonstration Room
