Reviews
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FestivalsMoth and Dog Are Dying to Get Out @ Pleasance Dome
Two young adults’ exploration of sexuality becomes a statement about the shackles of modern masculinity Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsBull / Fight @ Summerhall
Bull / Fight's retelling of the tragic final days of Federico García Lorca is a breathless contest between brutality and beauty Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsMAJENIN – A Palestinian Love Story @ Pleasance Dome
MAJENIN is a spectacle of a show about the struggle between external pressure and internal longing Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Plot @ Summerhall
Emma Howlett's latest production is a wordy whirlwind with brilliant performances Read more »| 16 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Palestinian Circus @ Underbelly Circus Hub
This talented troupe of Palestinian circus performers finds joy and exhilaration in the face of darkness Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Bridge @ Assembly Roxy
The Bridge is a moving insight into the history and practicalities of an onerous journey attempted by hundreds of Palestinians every day Read more »| 14 Aug 2026
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FestivalsGood With Faces @ Summerhall
An interview-turned-interrogation between a single mother and a social worker forms the basis of this unsettling psychological thriller Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsJULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW @ Summerhall
Joy Nesbitt’s new play is a candid, funny and deeply discomforting success exploring artistic prejudice in theatre Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsBigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It @ Summerhall
Xhloe and Natasha unleash Bigfoot on a flooded Appalachian town, with hilarious and unsettling consequences Read more »| 12 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsThe Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much @ Pleasance Courtyard
Voloz Collective’s convoluted spy thriller is at its best when it gives in to the anarchic possibilities of physical theatre Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsBlackbox @ Underbelly Cowgate
Blackbox brings Henry ‘Box’ Brown’s story to the stage through spoken word, gospel, hip-hop and magic, but struggles to fully cohere Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsA Trial – After an Enemy of the People @ Lyceum
Wagner Moura brings magnetic intensity to this timely reworking of Ibsen at the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsROLEPLAY @ Summerhall
ROLEPLAY is a slick, sharply funny exploration of sexual empowerment in the digital age Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsPink Rabbit @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Farah Ashraf’s Pink Rabbit is a funny, frank exploration of sexuality, cultural expectation and complicated freedoms Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsALONE @ Assembly George Square
The third coming of this clever and compelling sci-fi play from New Zealand is out of this world Read more »| 10 Aug 2026