Reading Time: 2 minutesA lot of comedians have been really hard done by this fringe, not by the low pay, high costs of accommodation and the general unreliableness of fringe success actually leading anywhere, these are expected.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEUSOG have done it once again. As one of the hotbeds for young talent, performing at a level higher than most student societies in arts or theatre, they’ve delivered yet another moving, jubilant, tearful and exhilaratingly fun show.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDarby James displays in 60 minutes everything you can really want and need from a musical comedy, as well as lovingly injecting existentialist fears (and possible answers) into you via excellent sperm based jokes, storytelling and songs.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe best thing I can say is this show doesn't cut corners on either the Shrek or the burlesque parts. If you want powerful, sultry and graceful dances without Smash Mouth playing over the top, go somewhere else. If you want a comedy about Shrek without one of the characters stripping by the end of the scene, into a melodramatic and camp song - go somewhere else.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMark Thomas, the long acclaimed comic, sometimes journalist and investigative reporter, returns to the stage in wake of the British general election and he’s got a lot to talk about.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing on from last year's critical and popular success of their show Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story Linus Karp and Joseph Martin return with another silly premise, turning the scandalous Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial into a musical comedy littered with humour you'd see in drag shows, and with about as much general silliness and bawdiness too. From songs, to audience participation, trials, puppetry and “live” video calls from the drag queen Trixie Mattel, a lot is thrown at you across the 80 minutes to mixed effect
Reading Time: 2 minutesReviving her role in this one woman play, Sally Reid brings to life all the existentialism, dreams and fears of Shirley Valentine as she reminisces over her past, present and the choices that lie in front of her.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTraverse Theatre has announced its programme for TravFest24, it’s yearly festival of Fringe Theatre running in accordance with the Edinburgh Fringe, from Thursday 25th July to Sunday 25th August.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera has the same secret weapon in their arsenal; juxtaposition. This is often the strongest technique of G&S, setting silly and fun stories against deeper subtext and commentary using the medium of opera.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThese are just some of the questions posited by writer Rona Munro in James V: Katherine, the fifth in an award winning series of plays. The play, based on a true event, speculates on a private conversation between King James and Katherine during her 1534 trial for heresy, with Rona adding a queer love story allowing us to explore interweaving themes of queer love, faith, and the political climate of Scotland at the time. A lot to explore perhaps, but Rona skilfully strides between the topics in a captivating, tense and beautiful drama that toys with your emotions.