Encore, encore. Come one and all for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s greatest and most successful as we Have a Gander at some of the many returning shows for 2023. Some have been staples of the Fringe for years; others became tremendous successes only last year. But there’s one thing they all share – they’re back, … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: Returning Shows
Ah yes, the other side of the coin. The misery to the laughter. The performance to the wit. The theatrical underbelly of the Festival Fringe to that of its Comedic alter-ego and larger sibling. All the world's a stage, and we are merely the audience. Something like that, yeah? There’s no question that the comedy … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: Theatre
Hold onto your feathers folks, it’s time to begin our crash landing into the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, as Have a Gander returns to offer our top picks across the categories for this year's festivities. With over three thousand shows, the Fringe continues to be a juggernaut of international talent, curiosities, and comedic delights. But we must … Continue reading Have A Gander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: Grassroots
Written and Performed by Imogen Stirling Directed by Matthew Lenton ★★★★★ Envy, Lust, Wrath, Avarice, Gluttony, Sloth, and Pride. Archaic vices, relics of a Christian device of control – or something altogether more benign? Initially conceived and eventually published by Verve Press as Stirling’s second poetry collection, Love the Sinner draws the seven vices of classical theology … Continue reading Love the Sinner
Hosted by Kevin Mclean Music from Jack Hinks Featuring: Malaika Kegode, Stephen James Smith, Roshni Gallagher and Sofia Siren Nobility, gentry, and even the rabble: we all share few things, but the spoken word is one of them. Poetry is a language across boundaries - despite its occasional high-brow misconceptions. But now, so ingrained and … Continue reading Loud Poets: April – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Hosted by Kevin Mclean They’re back. There’s no pomp or pretension; what Loud Poets does from the onset is encourage and offer inspiration to audiences who perhaps wish to find a footing within the spoken word community or want to appreciate it. There’s no lingering start, no extended explanations or push for interactivity; from the onset host … Continue reading Loud Poets – Scottish Storytelling Centre
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
