REVIEW: Evita Too @ ZOO Southside
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvita Too, the new work from Sh!t Theatre, the Fringe favourite duo Biscuit and Mothersole, feels like a legal minefield.
Category ★★★★½
REVIEW: Whatever Happened to That Guy? @ Pleasance Dome
Reading Time: 2 minutesMaybe You Like It return to the Fringe as Pleasance Associate Artists with crime caper Whatever Happened to That Guy?, which runs on breathless energy and theatrical precision.
REVIEW: Crocodile Rock @ Dingin Room, Gilded Balloon Teviot
Reading Time: 2 minutesSleeping Warrior and Play Pie and a Pint bring Crocodile Rock to the Fringe.
REVIEW: Rockpools @ Bunker Three, Pleasance Courtyard
Reading Time: 2 minutesRockpools explores the life of a woman who is unhappily married to a man grieving his parents.
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: 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: Claire Robin: NUN SLUT @ Blether at Gilded Balloon Patter House
Reading Time: 2 minutesConvent. Clown. Communion. An absurd journey through religion and the body, Nun Slut is a delightful mashup of physical comedy, sketch and cabaret. Join "fearless" performer Claire Robin in her multi award-winning hour of critically acclaimed chaos.
REVIEW: Ahir Shah: Golden @ Pleasance Courtyard
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you listen to a stand-up comedian blindfolded and the person on stage begins a sentence with “The thing is, right; the thing is, right” in a very English accent and at a very fast pace, there is a high chance that the person on stage is Ahir Shah.
REVIEW: In Other Words
Reading Time: 2 minutesBrilliant written show that questions the nature of language and how we look at ourselves Maya Shoham writes and stars in In Other Words, a metatheatrical piece that examines our use of language and the gaps in…
REVIEW: Pecking Order @ Big Belly, Underbelly Cowgate
Reading Time: 2 minutesPecking Order is a one-of-a-kind show, something found only at the Fringe. It describes itself as absurdist, which still fails to prepare an audience for the sheer bizarre nature of the show — in the best way imaginable. Five men — or are they one man? — wearing a bowler hat circulate the setting of a waiting room, which also serves as an interrogation chamber, a surgical suite, a care home, and a dozen other places. Each of them are out of place and out of the scene presented. As the play progresses, they begin to remember fragments of their previous encounters, but to no avail.