FEATURE: Cast Announcement for A Jaffa Cake Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutesInspired by the 1991 tribunal which determined the true identity of a Jaffa Cake, multi-award winning Gigglemug Theatre return to the Edinburgh Fringe and Bristol.
Category Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PREVIEW: Play On
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Play On’ is a dark comedy following two siblings in the aftermath of their mother's funeral.
Feature: Discussing Making Marx with Clara Francesca
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving wowed audiences at 2024’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Francesca will be bringing back her subversive show Making Marx to London in the new year.
FEATURE: The Pleasance has announced the 2024 ‘Best of Edinburgh’ autumn season for their Islington home
Reading Time: 6 minutesIf you didn’t manage to catch the Pleasance’s sold-out shows in the Scottish capital this Summer, you’re in for a treat! The Pleasance announces 2024 ‘Best of Edinburgh’ autumn season for their Islington home.
REVIEW: Bishops: Farewell Bruce Porcelain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUpon entering Bishops: Farewell Bruce Porcelain, you are welcomed by the hosts, Chris Curran and Noah Matthews, posing as bishops, as they distribute service booklets for the funeral of Bruce Porcelain. However, the unexpected twist unfolds as Curran and Matthews admit they are not real bishops. Wait what!
REVIEW: Chopped Liver and Unions
Reading Time: 3 minutesChopped Liver and Unions makes this quote its thesis as the biopic explores the life of Sara Wesker, a union leader mostly active in the 1920s and 1930s east London.
REVIEW: Pippin
Reading Time: 3 minutesEdinburgh University Footlights brings Stephen Schwartz's beloved musical Pippin to vibrant life in this spectacular student production.
REVIEW: Holly Stars: Justice for Holly
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeasoned comedian and writer Holly Stars brings her new stand-up hour to Fringe - against all odds, as she was just apprehended at the local Superdrug for attempting to make off with some rather fancy lipstick.
REVIEW: Laura Davis: Albatross
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWitty, personable, and with a distinctly poetic edge - Laura Davis’ stand-up hour Albatross is a masterclass in nihilistic, yet hopeful comedy.
REVIEW: Tending
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUsing the verbatim words of over 70 NHS nurses, El Blackwood’s Tending is a well-crafted and sobering reflection on trying to save lives whilst working in a broken system.