Reviews
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FestivalsPhoenix @ Pleasance Dome
A rockstar tries to cope with life as a single dad in this music-filled and heart-warming story following the rocky road to parenthood Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsThe Patient Gloria @ Traverse Theatre
The Patient Gloria is a daring feminist critique of the infamous 'Gloria Films' scandal Read more »| 08 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsBryony Kimmings: I'm a Phoenix, Bitch @ Pleasance Courtyard
Combine Hollywood glamour and a traumatic reality with a dash of glittery chaos and you’re in the depths of Bryony Kimmings' latest show Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsBasil Brush: Unleashed @ Underbelly Bristo Square
The British children's TV classic is revamped for an adult audience Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsKiinalik: These Sharp Tools @ The Studio
A theatrical, interactive and spiritual experience connecting climate's past and present history while challenging the audience to face themselves Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsAppropriate @ Summerhall
Like a prosecco fuelled heart-to-heart with your best friend, Sarah-Jane Scott’s Appropriate is bubbly, hilarious and real – yet never overly frothy Read more »| 07 Aug 2019
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FestivalsTwice Over @ Greenside
Brought to us by Edinburgh University’s Theatre Paradok, this carefully crafted and expertly executed piece takes a look at two northern women making their way under the leadership of Thatcher and May. Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsFatty Fat Fat @ Pleasance Courtyard
A charming and witty exploration of the way in which our language and experience is personally defined and created by contemporary body image politics Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsMoonbird @ Pleasance Courtyard
Handprint theatre are truly inspiring their audience to take strides in the right direction with Moonbird, a children's show designed to be accessible, particularly to the deaf community Read more »| 07 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsResurrecting Bobby Awl @ Summerhall
A splendidly morose surprise that celebrates the life and death of a man who you never knew while trawling the history of Edinburgh Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsHow Not To Drown @ Traverse Theatre
How Not To Drown follows a 11-year-old's journey from the UK with people smugglers, but this hard-hitting show falls short Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
![The Grand Scheme of Things [provided by Kopfkino Theatre]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/138/971/138971_widescreen.1.jpg "The Grand Scheme of Things [provided by Kopfkino Theatre]")
FestivalsThe Grand Scheme of Things @ Underbelly
In The Grand Scheme of Things, a game of truth or dare takes a dark and revelatory turn Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsLast Life: A Shakespeare Play @ Greenside
Every year at the Fringe, there are countless Shakespeare productions. Last Life: A Shakespeare Play uses the frame of Shakespeare’s works to do something rather different Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsSea Sick @ CanadaHub, Summerhall
Science journalist Alanna Mitchell's show Sea Sick is a crucial lesson on climate change that we all must hear Read more »| 06 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsTrying It On @ Traverse Theatre
David Edgar's Trying It On is a thoughtful, self-questioning play of ceaseless invention Read more »| 06 Aug 2019