Full of heart, this powerful new play is both about and by young people. The first act (What the F*ck Happened to Love?) follows teenager Nina and explores drink spiking, sexual assault and growing up with mixed Indian/Scottish heritage. The second act (What the F*ck Happened to Hope?) follows Nina's best friend Faye and explores … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – What The F*ck Happened to Love and Hope?
Another of this year's most prevailing themes is Theatre's cousin in passion, Sports. We here at Corr Blimey have dug out the sweatbands, strapped on the helmets, and dusted off the mats in preparation for this busy Festival Fringe season. And in prepar for darting around the city, we think it's best to Have a … Continue reading Have A Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Sports
A cursed army, two twisted lovers, a mighty hero, and a magnificent bull set in motion a terrible war which shapes the landscape and defines the heroic age of Ireland... In this modern retelling of Ireland’s most ancient and beloved myth, Young Edinburgh Storytellers Mark Borthwick and David Hughes weave together music and myth, blood … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Táin
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
Royalty; gangsters; performers; pioneers; radicals; legends. Women. Of all the various themes and noticeable trends presenting themselves for the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, two become increasingly apparent with every show listing audience scour. And while the most (potentially) numerous of these shows will be in a follow-up piece, for now, we here at Corr Blimey … Continue reading Have A Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Women Through History
Written by Raymond Friel Directed by Jordanna O'Neill ★★★★ Everyone has a Lizzy, Some in their life, not necessarily a sister or cousin, who ‘gets life’. Is better than them in most ways and make life a touch intolerable with just how sparkling they are. But you’d never want them out of your life. My … Continue reading Me, Myself, & Mary (Queen of Scots) – Scottish Storytelling Centre
Written by Rachel Flynn Directed by Ryan Dewar ★★★★ Sisterhood centuries in the making, closing this season’s A Play, A Pie, and A Pint, Rachel Flynn’s Keepin’ The Heid is as equally a tale for the audiences today as it is a historical comedic-drama which hurls us back in time, to one of the nation's most infamous … Continue reading Keepin’ The Heid – A Play, A Pie, And A Pint
Based on the books by Terry Deary Writers: Terry Deary & Neal Foster Director: Neal Foster For 25 years the books of Horrible Histories have been delighting, disgusting and in some cases frightening the young (and old) of the nation. A tremendously valuable tool, they captured an imaginative way to make history and culture accessible for people … Continue reading Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors & Awful Egyptians – King’s Theatre
