Through haunting original music and rich spoken word, an actor-musician band deliver a feminist retelling of Mary Queen of Scots' story. The folk-rock show searingly questions the treatment and portrayal of women historically and today. Following a sold-out production in February, the Marys are back by popular demand for the Fringe. Mary themselves, writer Rona … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Mary: A Gig Theatre Show
A fruity apocalyptic rom-com from the razor-sharp pen of Fringe First winner David Finnigan. Girl meets boy. Girl hates boy. Girl f*cks boy 44 times. The world collapses. Some seriously naughty actors go down on their microphones, mangos and melons in this slippery, subversive take on a classic radio play, a clever and uproarious response … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – 44 Sex Acts in One Week
Rosie and Hugh the Hedgehog are best friends. They want it to be the last day of the summer holidays forever. Impossible? Not if they can find the witch who lives in the middle of the forest with her pet dragon. Join Rosie, Hugh, a squirrel with a wobbly tooth, a little lizard and one very … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure
First up - she's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. A story of love, betrayal and skiing – where you are the jury. The other? Well, she's the People's Princess The spectacularly talented Linus Karp speaks again with Corr Blimey about returning to … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Gwyneth Goes Skiing
With its phenomenal score, bursting with hits including Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin’, Hopelessly Devoted to You and You’re the One That I Want, this thrilling new version is brought to life by a fresh young cast who bring energy, vitality and passion to this ultimate musical classic. Hormones fly at Rydell High this senior year; it's a show of whirlwind romances, iconic … Continue reading Have a Gander – Grease at the Edinburgh Playhouse
Originally commissioned for the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2023. Alice Fernbank returns to The Scottish Storytelling Centre with Odin's Eye and the Art of Storytelling, a solo performance which weaves Norse myth into a personal tale of receiving radiotherapy for a rare eye cancer. Alice Fernbank speaks with Corr Blimey about returning to The Scottish Storytelling … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Odin’s Eye and the Art of Seeing
Part of Made in Scotland, this journey through humour, anger and ultimately hope, STUMPED is ideally suited to both existing opera fans and newbies. Performed by a stellar cast and ends with a short reflection from an invited forest expert. A brand-new miniature opera exploring deforestation through scenes from five ancient stories that centre on … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – STUMPED
1988. One boy is growing up in myth and magic unaware that Section 28, prohibiting the 'promotion of homosexuality', is moving to silence his tale and those of anyone like him. Combining traditional fairy tales and original poetry, storyteller James Stedman (helped by a grumpy frog) guides you through a heartfelt, slightly irreverent look at our history. … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Joyfully Grimm
The story of a friendship between a Boy and a magical, storytelling Tree. Each day the Tree tells her tales to the Boy, stories of adventure, friendship, love and life. Everything is perfect, until the cruel Winds arrive and rid the Tree of all her leaves and their stories, leaving her broken and bare. It … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – The Tree and Her Tale
Female-led and produced, PALS (written by Mirren Wilson) is a Scottish adventure-comedy premiering at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Amidst the buzz of Edinburgh life, budding photographer Sadie and her three friends are suffering from the modern affliction of being in their early 20s. PALS tells the story of these crude, chaotic yet completely normal gal … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – PALS
