What a year. From deals with the devil to singing nuns, the blitz to the Appalachian Mountains, and to the end of the world and the emergence of a new one, theatre across Scotland in 2024 was fraught with many difficulties. As we head into a concerning 2025, where questions of funding still hang over … Continue reading Have A Gander – Scottish Theatre 2024
Willkommen! And bienvenue! Welcome! Everyone is welcome here, as we Have A Gander at the bright lights, sequins, gooey gowns, and smiles of the fantastical world of cabaret, drag, and burlesque-styled entertainment coming to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Below is a tiny slice of what delights are on offer for this year's sensual festival; … Continue reading Have A Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Cabaret Capers
In the mix of Edinburgh’s explosion of culture, chaos, and (world)community, which is August, the Edinburgh International Film Festival brings our gaze away from the stage and towards the big screen for a week-long celebration of Scottish, UK, and World cinema right in the heart of the city across several venues. This year, audiences can … Continue reading Have A Gander at The Edinburgh International Film Festival
One of the more delicious themes cropping up across this year's Festival Fringe is to be found in the delectations of theatre, the tasty morsels of dance, and the full-bodied-richness of some unique cabaret. Prepare for a glorious Have a Gander at Food at this year's Edinburgh Fringe! Below is a set menu of ten … Continue reading Have A Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – Fringe Tasties
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
The story of a friendship between a Boy and a magical, storytelling Tree. Each day the Tree tells her tales to the Boy, stories of adventure, friendship, love and life. Everything is perfect, until the cruel Winds arrive and rid the Tree of all her leaves and their stories, leaving her broken and bare. It … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – The Tree and Her Tale
Female-led and produced, PALS (written by Mirren Wilson) is a Scottish adventure-comedy premiering at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Amidst the buzz of Edinburgh life, budding photographer Sadie and her three friends are suffering from the modern affliction of being in their early 20s. PALS tells the story of these crude, chaotic yet completely normal gal … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – PALS
Estelle models for the Artist. And despite a wealth of experience, Estelle has never participated in a session quite like this. And that’s all audiences need to know before embarking on this journey. From our dear friend Maria MacDonell (Miss Lindsay’s Secret), featuring Leo MacNeil, comes their exciting new work LIFE - a piece which … Continue reading Have a Gander, Ed Fringe 2024 – LIFE
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
At this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Travefest24 at the Traverse Theatre host the UK première of Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside. Starring Merchant Ivory’s Madeleine Potter and The Kite Runner’s (Broadway) Eric Sirakian. When an Ivy League profession becomes captivated by a rebellious, if brilliant, freshman, the two outsiders wander the boundaries of taboo in … Continue reading Have a Gander: The Edinburgh Fringe 2024 – The Sound Inside, Traverse Theatre
