Co-curated and Directed by Cora Bissett and Hannah Lavery Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ An international beacon; Scotland’s writing, talent, music, and movement is a world-leader. So too is its sense of justice and inclusive nature. But even so; the swell of the Right is nothing which can be ignored. The National Theatre of Scotland’s … Continue reading Review: The National Theatre of Scotland: May Day – Central Hall, Edinburgh
Created by Yoon Junghwan, Robbie Gordon and Jack Nurse Review by Orly Benn The thought of walking into Summerhall’s Main Hall 2 weeks after the end of the Fringe is somewhat akin to meeting your mum’s new partner not too long after the separation of your parents, stunted with memories of previous glories. However, this … Continue reading Review: TETHER (Work-In-Progess) – Summerhall, Edinburgh
Book by Rob Drummond Music and Lyrics by Dave Hook Directed by Orla O’Loughlin Review by Orly Benn Traverse Theatre ★★★★ This week’s A Play, A Pie, A Pint, written by Rob Drummond and Dave Hook, brings us a slick and thought-provoking hip-hop musical comedy with the life (or myth) of 13th-century Scottish legend and … Continue reading Review: Play, Pie, and a Pint: Wallace – Traverse Theatre
Created by Martha Pailing, Recipient of Keep It Fringe Fund Review by Orly Benn Summerhall - Former Women's Locker Room ★★★★★ In a show whose title is characteristically angry and impulsive, Martha Pailing’s Chat Shit Get Hit is remarkably sensitive, thoughtful, funny, and clever. Beginning with a very memorable impression of her parents’ dog, Huwie, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Chat Sh*t, Get Hit
Review by Aislinn McSharry Jack Dome at Pleasance Dome ★★★ Enthusiastically and engagingly, comedian Grace Helbig not only uncovers experiences with being a YouTuber in the 2010s, but also shares her navigation of breast cancer after being diagnosed at 37. Let Me Get This Off My Chest revels in dark comedy to explore the emotional journey of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Grace Helbig: Let Me Get This Off My Chest
https://youtu.be/MDgQaLXkbx0 Musical Direction and Conducted by Miles Lallemant Review by Aislinn McSharry The Royal Lyceum Theatre ★★★ A mesmerising visual and auditory experience held at The Lyceum for the Edinburgh International Festival, Book of Mountains and Seas is a stunning collaboration of theatrical mediums, creating a storytelling experience. A vocal-theatre work, inspired by the ancient Chinese compilation "Book of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2025 – Book of Mountains and Seas
Created by Audaciously Tenacious CIC Review by Aislinn McSharry Bedlam Theatre ★★★★ Purgatory rebranded as a noughties fever dream crossed with a messy teenage sleepover: Audaciously Tenacious CIC's Perfect Dead Girls is an engaging, enthralling exploration of girlhood, underscored with a harsh, macabre questioning of the many facets of existence. Two girls are trapped in the state … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Fatal Flower
https://youtu.be/f-iyhzyJ9lA Created by Valentina Tóth Review by Aislinn McSharry Summerhall - Main Hall ★★★★ Valentine Tóth's FATAL FLOWER is dubbed as "an ode to the hysterical woman": an exhilarating, unpredictable watch, with opera, sketch comedy, and political messages incorporated, Tóth's one-woman show is an exciting theatrical experience. Tóth introduces herself to the audience, then shares with us … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Fatal Flower
Written by Todd Bell and Tomi Fry Review by Orly Benn theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall ★★★★ The Fiascoholics have landed in Edinburgh with their fringe debut….. and it’s silly. As the world erupts in nuclear apocalypse (circa 2025-6), 5 unfortunate fortunates are mixed up in the impossible decision of choosing who to kick out of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – 4’s a Crowd (Or What Not to Do When Stuck in a Bunker During the Apocalypse)
Written by Maria Telnikoff Directed by Lauren Tranter Review by Orly Benn Underbelly Bristo Square - Jersey ★★★★ ‘Would you let your best friend be your sperm donor?’. This is the tagline that Big Sofa and the Counterminers are using to advertise their newest show Eggs Aren’t That Easy To Make (‘Eggs’), written by Maria … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Eggs Aren’t That Easy to Make
