Written by Yilong Liu Review by Dominic Corr The Pleasance Courtyard - Below : Tickets ★★★★ When the only surviving keepsakes of someone you deeply care for passes are their 179 hyper-critical, lyrical, and downright inspirational (for us lot) restaurant Yelp reviews, there will be a draw for those left behind to fill in the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – The Book of Mountains and Seas
Written by Douglas Maxwell Directed by Gareth Nicholls Review by Dominic Corr Traverse Theatre - Traverse One : Tickets ★★★★★ There are few other things distinctly Scottish than having your pals over for a takeaway. Catching up, sharing stories of the ‘old days’, and putting the world to the right. But what leading playwright and … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – So Young
Written by Leah Shelton Directed by Ursula Martinez Review by Dominic Corr Traverse Theatre - Traverse Two : Tickets ★★★★ Undoubtedly, one of the most technically advanced and high-value productions at the Fringe this year is the European premiere of Leah Shelton’s BATSHIT. This solo performance is a masterclass in technical execution, offering an absurdist … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – BATSHIT
https://youtu.be/HltDEYWOorw Created by Darkfield Review by Dominic Corr Summerhall - The Terrace: Tickets ★★★★ A row of arcade cabinets within a shipping container. A few word clues litter the area, and the overwhelming audio distorts the senses with flickering neon lights, reflective surfaces, and the sounds of a childhood games arcade set-up. Oh yeah, this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – ARCADE
Written and Performed by Sinéad O’Brien Review by Dominic Corr Tickets: £15.00 (Con available) ★★★★ It takes a few minutes to realise that Sinead O’Brien has started their performance, although performance isn’t strictly the correct term here - given how authentic their storytelling ability is. There's nothing here which isn't genuine or engrossing. So naturally talented … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Hero/Banlaoch
Written and created by Joe Richter, Brian Rosenthal and Corey Lubowich Directed by Corey Lubowich Music by Nick Gage Review by Annie Aslett Assembly George Square Studios - Studio Two: Tickets ★★★★★ What if Scooby Doo got kind of dark and real for a second? Asked and answered by the Solve It Squad, a comedic … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Solve It Squad
Written & Performed by Richard Vergette Directed by Andy Jordan & Andrew Pearson Review by Dominic Corr Tickets: £15.00 (Con available) ★★★★ It's an ugly chapter of history. One so seldom spoken of, certainly outside of the States, and rarely spoken with the perspective and genuine understanding, the Vietnam War remains one of the most brutal and devastating, … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Born In the USA (Leaving Vietnam)
Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli Design by Scott Pask Music and Lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan Review by Annie Aslett Underbelly Bristo Square - Cowbarn: Tickets ★★★★★ Silence! The Musical is billed as the unauthorized parody of Silence of the Lambs, which catalogues the relationship between convicted cannibal Hannibal Lecter, and rookie FBI … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Silence! The Musical
Directed by Andrew Beckett Co-created by Nell Butler and Genevieve Welch Book and Lyrics by Sam Norman Music by Aaron King Review by Annie Aslett Underbelly Bristo Square - Cowbarn: Tickets ★★★★ Come Dine With Me: The Musical sells itself - no flyering needed; the title alone will ensure bums in seats. Based on the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Come Dine With Me: The Musical
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Directed by Timothy Sheader Review by Annie Aslett Tickets from £21.50 ★★★★ The gritty, industrial staging for Timothy Sheader’s revival of the iconic Jesus Christ Superstar feels alive with the promise of religious revolution; a provocatively-upside-down cross forms a raised stage, smoke surging from its metal … Continue reading Review: Jesus Christ Superstar – King’s Theatre, Glasgow
