Walking on Eggshells, directed by Becky Hope-Palmer, creatively explores trauma and recovery from abuse through vibrant cabaret elements. Emma Lynne Harley delivers a heartfelt performance that engages with difficult themes while ensuring accessibility and communal involvement.
Written by Mirren Wilson Directed by Tanya MacDonald Review by Dominic Corr Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose: Tickets ★★★★ PALS is a terrific double finger to the lack of Scottish voices, particularly Scottish women, at the Fringe. Or, more specifically, in a way that isn’t a derisive stereotype for comedic purposes. It’s a clean, simple, yet … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – PALS
Written and Performed by Amy Conway Directed by Beth Morton Review by Dominic Corr Touring Tickets ★★★ We know there is nothing more deafening than silence, but breaking a cycle of it echoes louder than thunder. No matter what, the ripples still exist—in silence, unchallenged. It would be wrong to say that Catafalque was an … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Catafalque
Created and Performed by Ruxy Cantir Directed by Shona Reppe ★★★★★ It might seem a tight fit, being in ‘The Jar’ with an enormous fork looming overhead, but once opened – an explosively mysterious absurdity is what entrances audiences into a cabaret-styled wander through the picking process, one richly influenced by performer and creator Ruxy … Continue reading Pickled Republic – Assembly Roxy
Created and Performed Sarah Rose Graber and Ruxy Cantir Directed by Tim Licata ★★★★ The prospect of living on an island with your best pal might sound like a dream for some, a nightmare for others. But that’s precisely where Riri and Moku find themselves, confined to a barrel, sitting atop an island of rubbish. … Continue reading Two in a Barrel – National Museum of Scotland
Performed & Created by Zinnia Oberski ★★★ This is the story of awakening: the awakening of something raw, unaware, and unfiltered, that of a Wild Woman. The soil beneath her feet is not the foundation of her journey, however, instead progressing through this new world, and her body through movement to explore her aerial surroundings, … Continue reading Dreams of the Small Gods – Summerhall
