Created by Pleasance & Soho Theatre, in association with Tim Whitehead Review by Eve Nugent Pleasance Courtyard - Beyond: Tickets ★★★★ Upon entrance, a booming voiceover warns the audience that the following performance might be dangerously sexy. Suddenly, clad in a fringed pink sparkling bodycon suit and silver cowboy boots, the gorgeous Ginger Johnson scooters … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ginger Johnson Blows Off!
Created by Mark Hannah Directed by Fraser Scott Review by Eve Nugent Hibernian Supporters Club: Tickets ★★★★★ Performing in the iconic Edinburgh Hibernian Supporters Club, a sequestered pub in Sunnyside, Mark Hannah shines in his original one-man show Athens of the North. Hidden upstairs in the quiet pub, with a bar behind the stage, this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Athens of the North
Written by Nick Hern, Adapted from George Orwell Directed by Sofia Barysevich Review by Eve Nugent Summerhall - Old Lab: Tickets ★★★★★ ‘War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength’. One of the most remarkable quotes from Orwell’s seminal classic 1984 is ominously projected onto the stage’s backdrop as the audience arrives; a tone of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – 1984
Created by Compagnia Baccalà in association with Underbelly Review by Eve Nugent Underbelly Goerge Square - Underbelly: Tickets ★★★★ Labelled as a ‘wordless’ performance, Compagnia Baccalà’s ‘Oh Oh’ might initially appear daunting, especially to a Gen Z scroller in the audience who exclusively looks for instant gratification. Equally challenging, this new show aims to fill … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Oh Oh
Written by Sierra Sevilla (she/they) Directed by Izzy Rabey Review by Dominic Corr Pleasance Courtyard - Beside: Tickets ★★★ When you think about the forced meat product Spam, the initial thoughts can tell you a lot about someone’s experiences: fritters, an unwieldy ingredient, email-hunk; or a foul and outright rank tinned item hidden in the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – For the Love of Spam
International comedian tells of a dark steamy affair between her father and the family's nanny. From London to Hong Kong, this twist-turning and ironic show takes us through the highs and lows of adolescence and adult love life, unveiling family secrets, power plays and salacious surprises while also displaying her personal growth, self-actualization and redemption. … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Isabella Charlton: So My Dad F****d the Nanny
At four, Otter was so moved by Princess Diana's death that he wept outside the palace while his father took pictures and laughed. Trapped in a vortex of man-children, Otter still feels broken. Through a sassy mix of stand-up, storytelling and musical comedy, Otter learns to make peace with racism in the gay community and … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Otter Lee: Princess Syndrome
Four-time Fringe First and Olivier award-winning Fishamble returns to Traverse. Explored through a mother-daughter relationship, In Two Minds is deeply personal, inventive, funny and life-affirming. From writer Joanne Ryan (Lustrum Award winner) and director Sarah Jane Scaife (Beckett sa Chreig: Laethanta Sona) comes a tale of an adult child and parent sharing a home. Pom … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – In Two Minds
The lovable Kentish comedian returns with a coming of age story told via absurdist, chaotic, theatrical stand-up. 'A crazy show of chaos and laughs... Jaz Mattu has created something truly unique with this show.' **** (Entertainment-Now.com). 'Jaz Mattu is a fearless performer' (Ben Target). Jaz Mattu returns to Edinburgh. And before they do, they've stopped … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Jaz Mattu Returns
Ali's in love for the first time and he hates it. Join this viral comedy sensation for a hilarious stand-up hour about trying to be yourself. As seen on Comedy Central Live, ITV2's Stand Up Sketch Show and heard on BBC Radio 4. Tour support for Russell Kane, Adam Kay and Axel Blake. Sell-out Edinburgh … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Ali Woods: At The Moment
