https://youtu.be/qORtHfEr0Oo Produced by The Avison Brothers Review by Dominic Corr Dundee Rep Tickets (October 2024) ★★★★ Constructing something new from the fables of old is a daunting task, but the Avison Brothers tackle it with tremendous gusto and an impressive repertoire of songs. Their musical re-invention of mythos, a unique and innovative approach, has the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 -Godfather Death: A Grimm’s Musical
https://youtu.be/Tj86pkll-II Created by Ryan Patrick Welsh Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ There are a lot of things which you may have to convince yourself to happen at the Festival Fringe. Yes, that was possibly Alan Cumming. Yes, that very likely was Phoebe Waller-Bridge. And yes, you overpaid for that baked potato. However, one thing that … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Sex, Camp, Rock N’ Roll
Presented by Gilded Balloon and Ryan Dewar Written by Alan McHugh Directed by Sally Reid Review by Dominic Corr Gilded Balloon at the Museum: Tickets ★★★★ For those in the room familiar with the context of Chemo Savvy, to know the ins and outs and history of its creation, to finally see this production on … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Chemo Savvy
Review by Dominic Corr Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose: Tickets ★★★★ The title and subject matter initially suggest that the next hour with Isabella Charlton might strike closer to a soap opera for the upper class than a comedy set-up. Honing a routine around her father’s numerous (and we mean numerous) illicit affairs, the disharmonious family … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Isabella Charlton: So My Dad F****d The Nanny
Written and Starring Dylan Mulvaney Directed by Tim Jackson Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George Square Studios: Tickets ★★★★★ Dylan Mulvaney is a massive TikTok star. Her Days of Girlhood series has garnered her billion views, global acclaim, and bona fide celebrity status. So, the last thing you’d expect as you walk into Assembly George … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Dyland Mulvaney: FAGHAG
https://youtu.be/SmqYVY16Fes Book, Music & Lyrics by Rachael Mailer Directed by Robyn Lexi Dramaturgy by Hannah Sands Review by Annie Aslett Underbelly, Bristo Square: Tickets ★★★★★ Rachael Mailer is the writer and star of queer musical comedy Diary of a Gay Disaster. Mailer plays Ellis, who wakes up in a fever dream from the Gods of Sapphic Desire. … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Diary of a Gay Disaster
Review by Annie Aslett Assembly Rooms: Tickets ★★ Improv comedy is a difficult skill - the best improv comics make it look easy. Unfortunately, today's production of Spontaneous Potter reminds us how tricky this medium really is. The premise is solid gold: take suggestions from the audience for a new show, Harry Potter and the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody
Review by Annie Aslett Pleasance Courtyard: Tickets ★★★★ It is often with trepidation that one enters a stand-up comedy debut at a tiny Edinburgh Fringe venue – too often, audiences are pity-laughing because silence in such proximity would be so much worse. With Hannah Platt’s show, there’s no need to worry. Well-written, subversive jokes get … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
Created by Daniel Serridge Review by Eve Nugent Scottish Storytelling Centre: Tickets ★★★★★ “It is a story for those who have loved and lost,” claims storyteller Daniel Serridge as he takes to the stage in Netherbow Theatre at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. This sequestered venue on the Royal Mile is a Fringe hidden gem specialising … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Orpheus/Orfeo
Written by David Ireland Directed by Finn den Hertog Review by Dominic Corr Lyceum Theatre: Tickets ★★ A fraction of a degree away from our own believable reality, that’s the brilliance of David Ireland’s writing. Never so outlandish, it tips into fantasy, just enough of a distorted reflection to feel wholly believable, even if the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Fifth Step
