Reviews
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FestivalsEIF: FOOD @ The Studio
Geoff Sobelle's new show FOOD brings a sense of mischief and spectacle to the Edinburgh International Festival, but lacks polish and intimacy Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsBangers @ Summerhall
Bangers is a flawless combination of music, direction, and storytelling Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsGrow @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Niall Moorjani's inventive show gives under-5s a solid idea of what a plant needs to grow Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsAntonio! @ theSpace, Surgeons Hall
Butch Mermaid's Antonio! celebrates queerness, Shakespeare, and rock music Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsHello Kitty Must Die @ Pleasance Courtyard
An audacious adaptation of the cult novel of the same name, Hello Kitty Must Die fails to make a decisive statement Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsNot Our Crime, Still Our Sentence @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
The debut production by new Scottish theatre company Under the Rug has plenty of heart but feels unfinished Read more »| 11 Aug 2023
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FestivalsWeathervanes @ Summerhall
Weathervanes is a reimagining of what is considered beautiful and holy – the immersive experience attempts to welcome the audience into a space of psychic healing Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsA Spectacle of Herself @ Summerhall
Laura Murphy's one-person show is a kaleidoscopic mix of clowning, aerial rope, comedy and self-expression that manages to be direct and abstract all at once Read more »| 11 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsEIF: Trojan Women @ Festival Theatre
This Korean adaptation of Euripides' classic play is a sweeping epic that showcases pansori Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsVanya is Alive @ theSpace, Symposium Hall
A one-person show presented by exiled anti-war Russian theatremakers, Vanya is Alive is unsettling, heart-breaking and remarkably compelling Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsStuntman @ Summerhall
Impressive physical work meets tenderness in this exploration of masculinity and the theatre of violence Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsLie Low @ Traverse Theatre
The UK premiere of Lie Low captures shame, interrogates culpability, and holds a mirror up to the fraught dynamics of accountability Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsDid You Eat? @ Greenside Infirmary Street
Zoë Kim's solo show Did You Eat? is a bold, direct look at growing up in a Korean-American family, delivered with warmth and dedication Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsAndronicus Synecdoche @ ZOO Southside
Song of the Goat's bold, multi-disciplinary work sacrifices intersectionality in its exploration of power and sexual violence Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsThe Kaye Hole @ Assembly Checkpoint
The fiercely talented Reuben Kaye is back with another round of The Kaye Hole's diverse after-hours cabaret Read more »| 08 Aug 2023