REVIEW: B*tch Eat Dog @ Greenside
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘B*tch Eat Dog’ comes to the Edinburgh Fringe from American puppeteer and theatre creative Mel Carter.
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REVIEW: The Hypochrondiac @ The Space
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘The Hypochondriac’ comes to the Edinburgh Fringe from the collaboration of Edinburgh-based Rebrand Theatre and New Celts Productions, and is adapted by Ross Gillan from the French comedy-ballet play ‘Le Malade Imaginaire’ by Molière and directed by Alistair Dempster.
REVIEW: Silence of the Lambs
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘A slick, atmospheric staging that captures the horror on paper but can’t quite replicate the film’s suffocating intimacy.’ Bringing a classic film to the stage is no easy task, particularly when that film is as iconic as The…
REVIEW: The Faustus Project @ Belly Laugh at Underbelly, Cowgate
Reading Time: 2 minutesMichael Hockey guest stars in The Faustus Project for one night only. One of a multitude of performers who join the show for a brief cameo. And what a night they have.
REVIEW: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett @ The Beauty at Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
Reading Time: 2 minutesBernie Dieter returns with her Kabarett for another year, and does not disappoint. It is a filthy, sexy, outrageous showcase of the bizarre and brilliant, fronted by a legendary performer.
REVIEW: James Phelan: Showman @ The Beauty at Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Phelan provides a mixture of magic, showmanship and mind control in this show. He explores his own journey to get to this point in his career, as he builds a show that must be poignant and a mystifying piece of magic.
REVIEW: Play Dead @ Iron Belly at Underbelly, Cowgate
Reading Time: 2 minutesPlay Dead follows the story of Echo, who is dealing with anxieties and trauma while tucked away in their bedroom with their ex's dog… that they've stolen. From here we embark on a dark and twisted journey that does not flinch until its conclusion.
REVIEW: The Palestinian Circus: Step and a Half @ The Lafayette at Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Palestinian Circus bring a stunning show to the Fringe this year, blending culture and circus into an immersive and intricate hour of entertainment. It is a brilliant show, filled with incredible dance and death defying circus acts.
REVIEW: The Yellow Wallpaper in the Lime Studio, Greenside @ George Street
Reading Time: 2 minutesBased on Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short feminist text of the same name, “The Yellow Wallpaper” has been adapted by director/choreographer Caitlin Ort into a dance thriller at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
REVIEW: The Waiting
Reading Time: 4 minutesNina-Lou Bricard’s one-woman show The Waiting played at Riverside Studios this August.