"Stand Up If You're Here Tonight" by John Kolvenbach is an immersive theatrical experience, compelling audiences to actively participate, and exploring themes of humanity and connection through poetry and interaction, led by performer Jim Ortlieb.
Tag: Queer
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Review: Sanctuary – Ace Dome at Pleasance Dome
James Rowland's Team Viking blends humor and tragedy as it recounts his friendship with Tom and Sarah, culminating in Tom's heart cancer diagnosis and a Viking funeral wish, creating a poignant yet lively storytelling experience.
Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 – How to Art
"How to Art" is an award-winning physical-theatre comedy that satirizes the commodification of art through the absurd journey of two duct-taped bananas in an art gallery. Created by New Zealand artists, the show explores the challenges of surviving as an artist while inviting audience interaction, making it a unique and engaging theatrical experience.
Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 – Sad Bride
Sad Bride is a queer dark comedy exploring compulsory heterosexuality through the story of Bride Thompson, a woman confronting wedding culture while hiding in a cupboard. Creator Charlotte Merriam discusses the show's development, its humorous yet poignant take on self-perception, and the desire for audiences to embrace their queerness or strangeness.
Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 – Cruising
Dreambite Collective return with a sharp new queer romcom, following a dancer and a climate activist whose holiday fling on a Mediterranean cruise unravels when they discover they’re dating the same person. As sparks turn to sabotage and the pair target the ship’s environmental impact. Playwright Katrina Bennett has a chat with the team to … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 – Cruising
Review: The High Life The Musical – The Dundee Rep
The High Life musical revisits beloved Scottish characters with humor and charm, celebrating nostalgia while delivering engaging performances, vibrant staging, and delightful music, ensuring an entertaining experience.
Review: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical at The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
https://youtu.be/5frtd3m_1WA Book by Stephan Elliot and Allan Scott Directed by Ian Talbot Review by Dominic Corr The King's Theatre ★★★★ There’s plenty of glitter, leg kicks, splits, cakes in the rain, and fizz to be had in Glasgow this week. And that’s before we even get to the theatre…Few touring musicals arrive with as much … Continue reading Review: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical at The King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Float
Join Astronaut Indra on a nine-month mission to the moon... but not all missions are successful. A new autobiographical solo show by Indra Wilson about the lonely, turbulent journey of experiencing pregnancy loss as a queer young person. A black hole forms when a star dies, explodes into tiny little pieces until it returns back … Continue reading Have a Gander at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025 – Float
Review: Morag, You’re A Long Time Deid – The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews
https://youtu.be/DGm9cOXuSjk Written by Claire Love Wilson & Peter Lorenz Directed by Peter Lorenz Review by Dominic Corr Touring dates ★★★ Revisiting the history we thought we knew, or even one partially concealed brings together audiences from across oceans and generations and experiences in how familiar they can seem particularly with those in the past whose … Continue reading Review: Morag, You’re A Long Time Deid – The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews
MEMBER – Gilded Balloon Teviot: The Wee Room
Written by Ben Noble Directed by David Wood ★★★★ “You just don’t think these sorts of things happen nowadays”. How often have we heard these words from someone? Especially following a brutal attack on someone for being themselves: being gay, being black, being different and not ‘falling in line’. Switching from a present-day scenario to … Continue reading MEMBER – Gilded Balloon Teviot: The Wee Room