Reviews
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FestivalsLook At Me Don't Look At Me @ Pleasance Dome
Look at Me Don’t Look At Me tells the story of a fierce, courageous woman, and asks questions about how we tell the stories of women from history Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsDykegeist @ Summerhall
Eve Stainton's collaboration with Mica Levi, Dykegeist is a surreal experience that flows effortlessly between creepy, funny, erotic, and playful Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsI Am From Reykjavik @ Portobello Promenade
Sonia Hughes' site-specific work I Am From Reykjavik draws a crowd to the seafront at Portobello to explore the nature of home Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsThe Grandmothers Grimm @ Greenside Riddles Court
Some Kind of Theatre's play is a bold and moving tribute to the overlooked and marginalised women present in the story of the Brothers Grimm Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsI Was Naked, Smelling of Rain @ ZOO Playground
Part of the Horizon Showcase, Aidan Moesby's poignant storytelling brings into focus the relationships we share as people Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsThis Is Paradise @ Traverse Theatre
Amy Molloy gives a stellar performance in this one-woman monologue weaving a brutally unapologetic tapestry of a woman’s inner psyche Read more »| 23 Aug 2022
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FestivalsCivilisation @ ZOO Southside
Jaz Woodcock-Stewart's Civilisation glimpses a woman in the throes of grief, and acts as an admirable experiment in mundanity Read more »| 23 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsA Fairie Tale @ Lighthouse
In A Fairie Tale, Niall Moorjani seamlessly blends the threads of racial identity, queerness and folklore to create a fantastical and poignant picture of modern Scotland Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsAre You Guilty? @ Dance Base
Korean dance company Think Outside the Box hit the Edinburgh Fringe with a double bill of contemporary dance tackling consumerism and collective power Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsHappy Meal @ Traverse Theatre
Happy Meal is a big-hearted, funny romcom, showing love between trans people with a sharp script and great onstage chemistry Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsBoom @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Gen Z performers from Ukraine and the Czech Republic combine for a powerful performance exploring connectivity and freedom Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsBirds of Passage in the Half Light @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Partly inspired by the horrors of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home, the new play from Kat Woods and Tinderbox Theatre is a bold and ferocious tale of generational trauma Read more »| 19 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsShit-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth @ Pleasance EICC
A very, very drunk Lady Macbeth ensures that Shit-faced Shakespeare's return to the Edinburgh Fringe is a roaring success Read more »| 19 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsShame on You! @ Summerhall
Trixa Arnold and Ilja Komarov recount real life anecdotes exploring the nature of shame in their new Edinburgh Fringe show, Shame on You! Read more »| 19 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsHack the Patriarchy @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall
This year's Hack the Patriarchy people-led conversations covered the challenges of trans performance artists and introducing informed practices into childcare Read more »| 19 Aug 2022