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★★★½☆, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Festivals, New, New writing, Review, Star Rating, Theatre, Updates

REVIEW: Rose + Bud

Reading Time: 2 minutesDerry Freshers’ Week, closeted Bud is in for a rollercoaster of tequila, tiaras and transitioning. Lucky they have Rose keeping them on the not-so-straight and narrow. This hilarious double-act was described as the 'Queer Philadelphia, Here I Come' at Dublin Fringe. Witness this heartfelt and heartbreaking coming-of-age story about transitioning from Belfast's superstar Rose Coogan. Join Rose and Bud as they discover what it means to be yourself, or maybe yourselves.

Ella Thornburn
August 5, 2025

★★★★★, Comedy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, New, Review, Star Rating

REVIEW: Helen Bauer

Reading Time: 2 minutesbeautifully crafted comedy Helen Bauer is at this year’s Fringe after just having gallbladder surgery. That alone deserves a reward, but oh boy, she’s got a great show on her hands. Over the course of a well-constructed…

Claire McArthur
August 5, 2025
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★★★★☆, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, New, Review

RIVIEW:Sh!tfaced Shakespeare: Midsummer night’s dream

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chaotic The Sh!tfaced team is back once more on the Fringe stage with an abbreviated adaptation of the Bard’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream focusing on the lovers. In this crowd pleasing production, five trained actors take to the stage…

libartowrites
August 5, 2025

★★★★☆, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, New, Review, Star Rating

REVIEW: Romance on Repeat

Reading Time: 2 minutesimaginative storytelling through rom-com tropes “Romance on Repeat” is a New Celts and Backyard Alchemy production, comprising acting and directing students from Edinburgh Napier’s MFA programmes. These shows are always worth seeking out in a packed Fringe…

Claire McArthur
August 5, 2025
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★½☆☆☆, Camden Fringe, New, Review

REVIEW: My Time of Life at Camden Fringe

Reading Time: 2 minutesBland and unexciting with a few moving moments. My Time of Life is a disappointment. What could have been a sweet reflection on life and aging was degraded by the almost apathetic reading given at Camden Fringe.…

alexnorm14
August 5, 2025
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★★☆☆☆, New, Review, Star Rating

REVIEW: Kát’a Kabanova at Glyndebourne

Kat'a Kabanova at Glyndebourne, July 2025. Revival directed by Eleonora Gravagnola, conducted by Robin Ticciati. Katerina Knezikova as Kat'a.

Reading Time: 3 minutes“Beautiful soprano notes and laboured imagery cannot save a problematic portrayal of women” Although I wouldn’t call myself an opera fan, I admire the athleticism of the singers and quite enjoy the heightened melodrama. Carmen is one…

Jenny Lind
August 5, 2025

★★☆☆☆, Camden Fringe, New, Review

REVIEW: Londongrad at Camden’s People Theatre

Reading Time: 2 minutes“This political comedy is unfortunately frenetic without focus.” I knew something was suspicious when the girls behind me found literally every line hilarious. This show, Londongrad, had all the subtlety of a brick to the head. Ostensibly,…

fbalchin
August 4, 2025

★★★★★, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, New, Review, Star Rating

REVIEW: A Jaffa Cake Musical

Reading Time: 2 minutesReturning after an entirely sold-out show last year, Gigglemug Comedy’s A Jaffa Cake Musical remounts the stage at Edinburgh Fringe for another tasty (VAT-less) snack of a run. A few years ago, I was shooting a film…

gracewallis
August 4, 2025

★★★½☆, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Festivals, New, Review, Star Rating

REVIEW: SUPERMARKET 86

Reading Time: 2 minutes A cozy, queer little play that shivers happily away in the middle of the bustling summer Fringe.

gracewallis
August 4, 2025

★★★★☆, Drama, Review, Star Rating, Theatre

REVIEW: Great White Lies

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe know the story of Jaws, big scary man-eating predator that will eat you given a chance. BUT, what if they are sensitive souls? Written by Leo Thomas and directed by Thomas and Gude Yue, this piece seeks to uncover what happened on that fateful day on Amity Island.

Victoria Ashford
August 4, 2025