Edinburgh Fringe Review: Macbeth: Who is that Bloodied Man? ****
Macbeth: Who is That Bloodied Man?, Teatr Biuro Podrozy Venue 311, Old College Quad No venue in Edinburgh is better suited to epic-scale physical theatre than the Old College Quad, and Eastern Europe...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: Billy the Mime ****
Billy the Mime Venue 88, Just the Tonic at the Caves If you believe some subjects are too serious to joke about, then Billy the Mime is probably best avoided. The show involves a number of brief...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Interview: Jeff Achtem
Since first arriving on the Fringe in 2009, Jeff Achtem has built a solid reputation for innovative and visually arresting family theatre. Appearing this year with cinematic new show Slapdash Galaxy as...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: The Turn of the Screw****
The Turn of the Screw Venue 82, Zoo Southside Henry James’ classic The Turn of the Screw is one of the great ghost stories, a psychological thriller that mesmerises with its ambiguity. The story is one...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: Night of the Big Wind ****
Night of the Big Wind Venue 61, Underbelly, Cowgate This year is only the second time on the Fringe for Little Cauliflower but already this young company has a galaxy of stars under their belt, and...
View ArticleEdinburgh Festival Fringe Review – Pinocchio – Adventures in the Metropolis **
Pinocchio: Adventures in the Metropolis theSpace @ Venue45 ReShape Theatre’s update on Pinocchio promises “stunning lifelike puppetry, moving urban sets and engrossing digital soundscapes.” It’s a...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: Sophie Shadow ***
Sophie Shadow Venue 29, Paradise in the Vault, Merchant Street Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre may be young, but this is their fifth year on the Fringe so it’s reasonable to consider them veterans. Past...
View ArticleEdinburgh Festival Fringe Review: The Blind ****
The Blind Venue 311, Old College Quad As the sun begins to set and the audience gathers round the atmospheric Old College Quad, brightly dressed women emerge from the crowd, pair off with dashing men...
View ArticleEdinburgh Festival Fringe Review: Nikotine***
Nikotine Venue 29, Paradise in the Vault Nikolai Nikotine has few pleasures in life: his pet mouse, dreams and ambitions which have gone unfulfilled, and cigarettes. It was his wife’s idea for Nikolai...
View ArticleEdinburgh Festival Fringe Review: Vitamin****
Vitamin Venue 124, Zoo The blurb for Carlo Jacucci‘s innovative one-man show tantalises with a vague description: “…the character is a man who preaches from a book he never read, he becomes a captain,...
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