Written by Sierra Sevilla (she/they) Directed by Izzy Rabey Review by Dominic Corr Pleasance Courtyard - Beside: Tickets ★★★ When you think about the forced meat product Spam, the initial thoughts can tell you a lot about someone’s experiences: fritters, an unwieldy ingredient, email-hunk; or a foul and outright rank tinned item hidden in the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – For the Love of Spam
Based on MR James' Story Directed by Adam Lenson ★★★★★ Death is just around the corner for those who fall foul of Mr Karswell and his peculiar book. One such man, John Harrington, falls to his death from a tree in the middle of the night, but no one thinks anything suspicious of this. That … Continue reading Casting the Runes – Pleasance Courtyard: Above
Based on The Novel by Angela S. Choi Adapted by Gail Rastorfer and Kurt Johns ★★★ You’ve seen her before, Hello Kitty, That adorable, often pastel-clad white kitty cat amidst the plushies, the soft toys, and the tourist tat. She’s harmless though, right? Adapted from the hit novel by Angela S. Choi comes a dark-musical … Continue reading Hello Kitty Must Die – Pleasance Courtyard
https://youtu.be/yerpfSfyJ2o From the Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe Monologue by Dave Robb Directed by Flavia D’Avila ★★★★ Up high, high in the dark Belfry: the familiar but eerie twangs of a fiddle are strung. And as the grand clock tower at the centre of Vondervotteimittiss rings thirteen o’clock, atrocity strikes the dour and dull … Continue reading The Devil in the Belfry – Pleasance Lomond Room
Adapted by Stephen Briggs Directed by Jonathan Whiteside ★★★★ A kingdom without a King is a city rife for the taking, one of vice and little virtue. Or maybe it’s one benefitting from democracy without tyranny? Either way, the Supreme Grandmaster of the Unique and Supreme Lodge of the Elucidated Brethren of the Ebon Night … Continue reading Terry Pratchett’s Guards! Guards! – Pleasance Theatre
★★★★ After her 2019 success with her show Venus, Sophie Duker triumphantly returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a sell-out run of her show dedicated to her fierce granny – the Hag. Have you ever wondered what happens when an individual questioning their sexuality ends up on a lesbian cruise? Well, Sophie Duker has … Continue reading Sophie Duker: Hag – Pleasance Courtyard
★★★ She ain’t no Fringe rookie no more. Bringing her new show, Hag, The Fringe’s previous best newcomer and Taskmaster champion has lost no steam, even when admitting the differences in returning to the festival in a post-covid environment. This triumphant embracement of chaos is a journey through Duker’s past and present, with a sprinkling of … Continue reading Sophie Duker: Hag – Pleasance Courtyard
Created by Christian Brighty, Amy Greaves, Dan Lees Directed by Ben Clark ★★★★ We regret to inform audiences that there is an increased chance of pregnancy during tonight’s production. You likely will not realise it, but the aura and panache of Brighty alone are enough to leave the audience carrying a little more than when … Continue reading Christian Brighty: Playboy – Pleasance Courtyard #2
Created by Christian Brighty, Amy Greaves, Dan Lees Directed by Ben Clark ★★★★ Escaping the pleas of his adoring Lords and Ladies, actor and comedian Christian Brighty is ready to rush into Pleasance Below and enchant a packed audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With his dedicated following of over four hundred thousand users on … Continue reading Christian Brighty: Playboy – Pleasance Courtyard
Artistic Direction by Kasia Zaremba-Byrne Co-Written by Alex Byrne ★★★ The circus is the work of the devil. It’s difficult to disagree with Mary-Ann Haynie’s intensely religious aunts. Death-defying acts, beasts, manipulation, scintillating beauty, and an uncanny ability to part hungry audiences with their hard-earned dollars; may be a work of the devil, but Dead … Continue reading Tiger Lady – Pleasance Courtyard
