REVIEW: Sitting (In Silence) @ Summerhall
Reading Time: 2 minutesSitting (In Silence) opens with a spiritual gong, which reverberates around the beautiful old anatomy lecture theatre at Summerhall.
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REVIEW: Casey Filips: What A Character
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniquely bizarre energy that challenges the audience and brings the laughs As soon as Casey Filips comes onto the stage we know we are in for something totally unique. We meet four characters throughout the show: a…
REVIEW: Steffen Haanes: The Master
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is indeed…Spooky The Master is a masterclass (no pun intended) in performance art and clowning. It follows a spooky vampire who needs to drink the blood of an audience member before the end of the hour.…
REVIEW: Broken Boys
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe boys may be broken, but the show isn’t in need of fixing. Presented as part of the Camden Fringe, Liam David Malcolm’s Broken Boys is a compelling, new play that brings a fresh, nuanced perspective to…
REVIEW: Gameplay
Reading Time: 2 minutesTheatre for the End of the World An entire production unfolds in the space between two breaths. One actor and one sound technician/musician take to the stage of a blank theatre. The lights are low. Swan Lake plays over…
REVIEW: THIS IS NOT AMERICA
Reading Time: 2 minutesSomeone's died. Three identical brothers (all played by Jack Stokes) are being interrogated, and they all refuse to look at a photo of the crime scene.
REVIEW: The Bookbinder
Reading Time: 2 minutesA delightfully dark tale, well constructed and told Trick of the Light returns for a limited run of The Bookbinder at this year’s Fringe and brings with them a dark and quite lovely story of a young…
REVIEW: August McEachern: Be My Friend
Reading Time: 2 minutesWeird ruminations on platonic love from very likeable and lonely performer August McEachern needs friends. People (unfairly!) think they are a pervert, due to their general pervert physiology. As a result, they’ve had to construct their own…
REVIEW: Campitalism: Three Gays Try To Fix The Economy @ Pleasance Courtyard, Attic
Reading Time: 2 minutesBOY Theatre’s Campitalism is incredibly well executed.
REVIEW: The Doctor Will See You Now
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite flaws, a quick and entertaining look at a familiar and interminable hospital visit.