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
Written by Terry Pratchett Adapted by Stephen Briggs Directed by Jonathan Whiteside ★★★★ Edinburgh-based Strawmoddie is back, transforming the Pleasance Theatre into the marvellously quirky and wonderous world of Terry Pratchett once again as an early part of Edinburgh’s Cymera festival, the dedicated festival to genre-based literature: a fine home for the madness of Pratchett’s … Continue reading Review: Men at Arms – Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/s5M6g96W86U In Leni’s Last Lament, which swept top awards at its one-night-only performance at the United Solo Festival in Manhattan last March, Hitler’s controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl poses as a misunderstood victim as she attempts to justify and sanitize her notorious past. Set in Leni’s editing room and presented as a macabre, comic cabaret with a … Continue reading Have a Gander, Ed Fringe 2024 – Leni’s Last Lament
We're mid-way through a sensationally diverse and intensely bold Manipulate Festival 2024, and while we've covered some in-person events with movement, dancing robots, and murder-filled houses, we figured it was about time to shine the light on some of the festival's exceptional screenings of feature-length animations and short films. A massive thanks to Manipulate Arts … Continue reading Have a Gander – Manipulate 2024: A Chat with Natasha Ruwona
Following their hugely successful run of a gender-blind Jesus Christ Superstar, the tenacity of and skill of the Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group returns to Church Hill Theatre with a piece of musical theatre just as beloved, but with more teeth, in the kitschy and firm-favourite Little Shop of Horrors. A story of love, dentists, … Continue reading Have a Gander – EUSOG Presents Little Shop of Horrors
Written by Terry Pratchett Adapted by Stephen Briggs Directed by Jonathan Whiteside ★★★★ He’s got a list, and he’s been checking it for as long as the Discworld has been adrift on the back of that Great Turtle. If you’re good? Maybe you’ll get some rinds or back-bacon. Bad? A bag of blooded bones. A … Continue reading Terry Pratchett’s The Hogfather – Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh
https://youtu.be/fDIq0CSfZMQ The Jolly Roger has been raised, and it’s time to batten down the hatches and enjoy some Pantomime fun with The Adventures of Peter Pan. As part of Capital Theatre’s continued efforts to make theatre more accessible for audiences, there are several accessible performances for the show throughout the Christmas period to cater to … Continue reading Have a Gander – The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan (Accessible Show)
