Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ll be the first to admit - I’m not a Bay City Rollers superfan. Outside of ‘Bye Bye Baby’, my knowledge of them is quite limited. Which put me in the minority as an audience member of ‘I Ran with the Gang’, a tribute to Alan Longmuir, currently playing at the Stage Door Theatre. A large part of the show experience is the audience; they love the music, and they aren’t afraid to show it - with accompanying tartan scarves.
Reading Time: 2 minutesErika Ehler knows about break-ups - from the turmoil of dating apps and why they should list your chosen fetishes up front, to a heartbreak of a different kind, induced by phone messages.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you think of a job involving dealing with blood, sweat, tears, or vomit, ushering at a theatre doesn’t usually spring to mind. But as anyone who has worked Front of House can attest, the drama doesn’t always happen onstage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Camden Fringe new writing’s piece opened at Hen and Chickens Theatre in Islington. A tale of how following your dreams isn’t always paved with gold.
Reading Time: 2 minutesArmed with a piano, mic, and a whiteboard filled with definitions of many of the terms to come up in this production that those unfamiliar with Jewish vernacular would be a tad bewildered by, Deprelli’s easy-going demeanor fills the room with candor.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere aren’t many comedians with a page for their favourite mineral on their website, but not many comedians have spent a month in Hawaii as an Artist in Residence. In fact, the Venn diagram of these comedians would likely just circle Ben Miller.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe double-bill of “Flesh” and “Deacon Brodie” cover tales from Edinburgh’s history, with a contemporary twist and musical numbers.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The Dream of Being a Madame” depicts two women, May (Joyce Lim) and Lairs (Li Xu), who have different values and personalities but become close friends.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“A Naff Play About Spies” is well named. Is it a bit naff? Are the spies a bit naff? Is the dialogue a bit clunky? Yes, yes and yes. Is it still good fun? Also yes.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I’d Like a Job Please” follows Sarah Snelson, a recent graduate, on her hunt for a job. After an uninspiring start, her recruiter ex-Navy Tracey Pavement, she gets a sales role at “Swell”, where all is not what it seems.