Review by Florence Carr-Jones Monkey Barrell Comedy: Tickets ★★★★ The show opens with Finlay Christie introducing himself via a photobooth app on his laptop, projected onto the screen. It’s a clever, makeshift, and humorous start that immediately sets the tone, blending the vibe of a Gen Z guy with a boomer-esque DIY approach. This duality … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Finlay Christie: I Deserve This
Created by Pony Cam Theatre Collective Review by Florence Carr-Jones Summerhall - Main Hall: Tickets ★★★★ This show is pure, unadulterated, chaotic fun. As you walk in, you see the cast warming up on four treadmills, each labelled with a cardboard sign reading “SURVIVAL,” “ADMIN,” “PERFORMANCE,” and “LEISURE.” They start by explaining that they are … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Burnout Paradise
Created and Performed by Narie Foster Review by Florence Carr-Jones Summerhall- Red Lecture Theatre: Tickets ★★★ “One in a Chameleon” is an hour of storytelling about Narie Foster’s journey to embracing her chameleon identity and finding freedom in it after years of searching. As you enter the intimate Red Lecture Theatre in Summerhall, funky music … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – 1 in a Chameleon
Written and Performed by Louise Orwen Review by Florence Carr-Jones Summerha- Maing Hall: Tickets ★★★★★ Fame Hungry is a performance art piece, social experiment, and manifesto about the state of performance in our modern world. The show is live from Summerhall in Edinburgh for the physical audience and streamed live on TikTok for everyone else. … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – FAMEHUNGRY
Hosted by Coco Sarel (@cocosarel) Starring Henry Rowley (@henryrowleyy), Steven McKell (@stevenmckell), Ayamé Ponder (@ayame.p) Review by Annie Aslett ★★★★ TikTok and the Fringe have a complicated relationship, to say the least. A portion of Fringe-goers will roll their eyes at the mere mention of the short-form video app and move swiftly on. There's much … Continue reading Knock, Knock – Pleasance Courtyard: Cabaret Bar
★★★★ Scottish comic Eleanor Morton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after finding a larger audience and internet success during the pandemic. The Edinburgh native has over 150 thousand followers and 2.6 million likes on TikTok, best known for her grumpy tour guide “Craig” skits. During the pandemic, she climbed the Schiehallion Munro mountain, almost … Continue reading Eleanor Morton Has Peaked – Monkey Barrel
Created by Christian Brighty, Amy Greaves, Dan Lees Directed by Ben Clark ★★★★ We regret to inform audiences that there is an increased chance of pregnancy during tonight’s production. You likely will not realise it, but the aura and panache of Brighty alone are enough to leave the audience carrying a little more than when … Continue reading Christian Brighty: Playboy – Pleasance Courtyard #2
Created by Christian Brighty, Amy Greaves, Dan Lees Directed by Ben Clark ★★★★ Escaping the pleas of his adoring Lords and Ladies, actor and comedian Christian Brighty is ready to rush into Pleasance Below and enchant a packed audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With his dedicated following of over four hundred thousand users on … Continue reading Christian Brighty: Playboy – Pleasance Courtyard
