Created by Dorothy James & Andy Manjuck Review by Eve Nugent Underbelly, Cowgate: Tickets ★★★★★ Underscored by smooth jazz, Bill is fastidiously preparing for his 44th birthday party. However, after waiting patiently, it soon becomes apparent that no guests are going to arrive. Instead of descending into despair, Bill gives free rein to his imagination and … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Bill’s 44th
Created by Emmanuel Theatre Company Review by Eve Nugent theSpace on the Mile: Tickets ★★★ Having dodged through millions of people handing out flyers on the Royal Mile, one lands in ETC’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, a unique adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s genius Victorian novel. A charismatic narrator, sporting an unflattering fake nose, immediately … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Picture of Dorian Gray
https://youtu.be/5EelAXimADI Presented by Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited Review by Eve Nugent Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose: Tickets ★★★ “We are the mirror, as well as the face in it.” A quote by 13th-century Persian poet Rumi is projected onto the backdrop of the stage as My Mother Had Two Faces comes to an end. The previous … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – My Mother Had Two Faces: Reflections on Beauty, Aging and Acceptance
Presented by Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited Review by Eve Nugent theSpaceTriplex: Tickets ★★★ Joyful lute music underscores the audience’s entrance into Slade Wolfe’s After Shakespeare – Richard III production, immediately rewinding the clock. All the while, Adam Phelan, playing the tormented King, sits reading thoughtfully during the blackout; such rumination creates instant intrigue. The narrative … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – After Shakespeare – Richard III
Written by Huw Turnbull Directed by Minnie Cross Review by Greta Abbey Bedlam Theatre: Tickets ★★★★ Slash, a new murder mystery performed at Bedlam Theatre by the Edinburgh University Theatre Company, successfully does what it says on the tin. Written by Huw Turnbull and directed by Minnie Cross, Slash is a 50-minute Cluedo-esque comedy set … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Slash
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
Class Act - March featured work from Firrhill High School, Craigroyston High School, Tynecastle High School, Leith Academy as well as Intercultural Youth Scotland Class Act Ukraine in Scotland 2024 - Tickets: £5.00 (Con. available) Nurturing talents and unlocking potential for sixty years has been a core ethos for the Traverse Theatre. While many talented new … Continue reading Have a Gander: Class Act – Traverse Theatre
