https://youtu.be/pf4GM-_7KMo Created and Performed by Sam Ward Review by Jack Quinn ROUNDABOUT @ Summerhall: Tickets ★★★ Imagine it, you are in a theatre, and you have come here to believe in the make-believe, find truth in the not-true. Nations, or ‘imagined communities’, function in a similar way, argues Sam Ward in his newest play, which … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Nation
Written by Daisy Hall Directed by Jessica Lazar Review by Jack Quinn ROUNDABOUT @ Summerhall: Tickets ★★★★ Bells can be heard ringing from the Summerhall courtyard, is it the final call for a show, or perhaps noise bleed from Paines Plough’s Roundabout which is host to the premiere of Daisy Hall’s Bellringers, shortlisted for the Women’s Playwrighting … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Bellringers
https://youtu.be/vErjoKgSYjc Produced by Gendermess Productions Review by Jack Quinn George Assembly Square Gardens: Tickets ★★★★★ These friends may be messy, but this show is nothing but slick and sensationally performed. Oozing with vulnerability and originality, Messy Friends showcases cabaret, drag, burlesque, mime, performance art, and ultimately, a fantastically good time, all performed by a charismatic and … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Messy Friends
Conceived and Performed by Gabriela Flarys Directed by Andrea Maciel Review by Florence Carr-Jones Summerhall Techcube 0: Tickets ★★★ Deluge begins with a primal scream—AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH—immediately drawing the audience into its unsettling world. Gabriela Flarys, perched atop a step ladder, stares down at the crowd with an intensity that is as captivating as it is unnerving. … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Deluge
Written and Performed by Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland Review by Florence Carr-Jones theSpace @ Niddry Street: Tickets ★★★★★ A harrowingly beautiful exploration of modern American masculinity that echoes the past while resonating deeply with the present. Writers and performers Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland are back at Fringe this year with a masterpiece. The … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First
Produced by JC Movement Production / Jill Crovisier / Luxembourg Selection Review by Jack Quinn Summerhall - Techcube 0 : Tickets ★★★ Jill Crovisier’s performance in The Hidden Garden demonstrates a high level of technical skill and meticulous attention to detail. Her portrayal of the garden, with its subtle interactions and rich symbolism, reflects a … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Hidden Garden
Written and Directed by Sergio Blanco Translated and Performed by Daniel Goldman Review by Jack Quinn Summerhall - Red Lecture Theatre: Tickets ★★★★ Taking our seats in the Red Lecture Theatre, we enter Sergio Blanco’s workspace. He sits at a table littered with books, a microscope, a laptop, a pad, a rib bone, stationery, headphones, and a … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Divine Intervention
Written by Danielle James Review by Jack Quinn Greenside @ George Street: Tickets ★★★★ It starts - as many plays about student house-shares at the Edinburgh fringe do – the regretful morning after the hazy night before. Bonnie, our central hungover protagonist, floats between shaking her flatmates for information in her quest to establish what … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Covenant
Written by Danielle James Review by Jack Cuinn Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose: Tickets ★★★★ A bold and passionate piece of work, Knives and Forks blends conversations around illness narratives, female friendships, and, essentially, love. Danielle James’ script is a provocation for a performance that enables naturalistic performances from Ianthe Bathurst and Thea Mayeux, who play Iris and … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Knives and Forks
Written and Performed by Lucy Heffernan Co-Directed by Lily Hayman and Tim Maddock Review by Florence Carr-Jones Summerhall - Ciairns Lecture Theatre: Tickets ★★★ Party Girl is a comical yet introspective Rock ‘n’ roll monologue performed by Lucy Heffernan. It recounts her experiences as a children’s party fairy in Sydney. While the premise offers a … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Party Girl
