Highlight: Interview with Rachael Rooney
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘The Girl Who Was Very Good at Lying’ has managed to find a home here in Edinburgh for the month. We interview Rachael Rooney about her show.
Category Theatre
REVIEW: Candy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe premise is simple, an exploration of love between a man and his best friend's alter ego, Candy the drag queen.
REVIEW: Blue Balloons Pink, Hope Theatre
Reading Time: 3 minutesCamden Fringe is such a great opportunity to see promising new writing talent, and Blue Balloons Pink fits the bill.
REVIEW: Mediocre White Male
Reading Time: 2 minutesMediocre White Male is an hour-long one-man show written and directed by Will Close and Joe Von Malachowski, as part of the Boys! Boys! Boys! season at the King’s Head after runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Park Theatre.
REVIEW: Bi Bi Baileigh
Reading Time: 3 minutesBi Bi Baileigh is a 1 man show depicting a young veterinary student living in London. Baileigh identifies as a gay man “and proud of it” but he finds himself lonely and longing for a boyfriend.
REVIEW: Melissa Stephens: Hot Dogs and Tears
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMelissa Stephens opens with a 'borrowed' joke about being Southern Trash which immediately sets the tone of this stand up show.
REVIEW: The Trials
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the heart of The Trials, Dawn King’s urgent new play, running at the Donmar Warehouse after its 2021 premiere in Dusseldorf. The best way I can describe it is if Gen-Z did 12 Angry Men. In a future where climate change has rendered much of the world uninhabitable, children adjudicate on their parents and debate whether the self-interest of older generations led them to doom future ones.
REVIEW: Failure Cabaret
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom the beginning the pair are enchanting and skilfully bring the audience into their offbeat world. The audience are introduced to the overarching theme of The Fremonts failures immediately, endearing us to a story which is flawed. Funny, truthful and vulnerable are themes that run throughout.
REVIEW: Patient is a Verb (work in progress)
Reading Time: 4 minutes‘Patient is a Verb’ is a show in the early stage of development about trans people’s lived experiences of NHS gender identity services.
REVIEW: The West
Reading Time: 3 minutesHold onto your hats and be prepared to take centre-stage in this rip-roaring romp through the Wild West. This is immersive storytelling at its best with a dynamic and thoroughly engaging cast, all of whom seem to revel in the opportunity to flex their impressive improvisational muscles.