Written & Directed by Dan Colley Review by Marina Funcasta Traverse Theatre ★★★★★ Perhaps Shakespeare’s bleakest tragedy, it will not surprise readers that Dan Colley’s adaptation of King Lear was nothing short of heart-wrenching. Fiercely confronting the devastating impact of estranged family dynamics and the complicated worlds of duties of care and dementia, I entered … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Lost Lear
Written by Gary McNair Directed by Gareth Nicholls Review by Marina Funcasta Traverse Theatre ★★★★★ Gary McNair, characteristic in his ample vocality and stiff gait, demands attention from the moment he sets foot on stage. His Glaswegian accent booms across the theatre, leaving no doubt in our minds as to the certain Scottish edge of … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – A Gambler’s Guide To Dying
Written by Hannah Moscovitch Directed by Christian Barry Review by Eve Nugent Traverse Theatre ★★★★★ Lauren has asked Luke to narrate her life on her behalf – she sits quietly on a raised platform, hoping to better understand herself by observing from the outside. Luke accepts the task and opens the story by describing her recent mental … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 – Red Like Fruit
Review by Dominic Corr Just the Tonic at The Caves ★★★★ More than many recent years, the ties of spoken word and storytelling have found themselves at the heart of the Festival Fringe’s theatre/comedy circuits, winning awards and accolades. Storytelling is Theatre. And Theatre is storytelling. Writer, performer, and stand-up Edward Tripp delves into the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Edward Tripp: No Man is an Ireland
Written by David Finnigan Review by Dominic Corr Pleasance Dome ★★★★ Well, this is one way to get your five a day… With a name that captures the imagination, 44 Sex Acts in One Week at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe deconstructs the boundaries and playfulness of conventional theatre—given life by Fringe First winner David Finnigan, this … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – 44 Sex Acts In One Week
Written by Charlotte Anne-Tilley, Review by Dominic Corr Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose ★★★★ Any audience with a passing familiarity with Charlotte Anne-Tilley’s writing will have expectations of some cleverly balanced humour and a whole heaping dollop of clowning antics. Serious Theatre from Serious People, despite the name, delivers whole-heartedly on the satirical comedy, with an appropriately … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Serious Theatre from Serious People
Review by Dominic Corr Underbelly - Bristo Square: Tickets ★★★★ These are elements audiences have heard before. Somewhat. Well, maybe not all of it. Definitely not that. And that’s the brilliance of Ali Woods: At The Moment, their new routine that covers a wealth of subject matters and sets across an accomplished hour of stand-up. … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Ali Woods: At The Moment
Review by Dominic Corr Just the Tonic at the Voodoo Rooms: Tickets ★★★ This is a Festival Fringe performance which brings a deep passion to the forefront – no running the risk of ‘guilty pleasures ‘ or hidden secrets here – comedian Otter Lee makes it painfully and hilariously clear to the audience what they … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Otter Lee: Princess Syndrome
https://youtu.be/qORtHfEr0Oo Produced by The Avison Brothers Review by Dominic Corr Dundee Rep Tickets (October 2024) ★★★★ Constructing something new from the fables of old is a daunting task, but the Avison Brothers tackle it with tremendous gusto and an impressive repertoire of songs. Their musical re-invention of mythos, a unique and innovative approach, has the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 -Godfather Death: A Grimm’s Musical
https://youtu.be/Tj86pkll-II Created by Ryan Patrick Welsh Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★ There are a lot of things which you may have to convince yourself to happen at the Festival Fringe. Yes, that was possibly Alan Cumming. Yes, that very likely was Phoebe Waller-Bridge. And yes, you overpaid for that baked potato. However, one thing that … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 – Sex, Camp, Rock N’ Roll
