REVIEW: …Earnest? @ Underbelly, George Square
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe premise of “…Earnest?” is, quite frankly, terrifying to anyone involved in theatre.
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REVIEW: Roleplay @ Summerhall
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Roleplay, writer and performer Hannah Reilly leads the room with easy charm, sharp skill, and an infectious, lively spirit.
REVIEW: Concerts of the Future @ Summerhall
Reading Time: 2 minutesConcerts of the Future, the VR experience by House of Oz, The Sonicrats and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, invited us, the audience, even with zero musical knowledge, to be a part of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.
REVIEW: Circo Valise @ Assembly
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCirco Valise is a short, lovely 10-minute solo show at Assembly George Square Studios, performed by Eduardo Salzane.
REVIEW: 116 Grams: A Play to Lose Weight @ Zoo Venues
Reading Time: 2 minutes116 Grams: A Play to Lose Weight is, as its title suggests, a play about losing weight, on stage.
REVIEW: High School Musical
Reading Time: 3 minutesHigh School Musical is a comeback done perfectly at The Lowry this summer.
REVIEW: The Real Kyle McCarren @ Pleasance
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmerican musical theatre writer Andy Roninson’s answer is to write a musical about him. The Real Kyle McCarren, at Pleasance Forth, by Roninson and Sean McVerry, tells the story of Kyle, whose name is changed in the show, while much of what happens is true.
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.
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…