Reviews
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FestivalsSolarplexus: An Alternative Energy Play @ Zoo Charteris
Ambitious, but unclear sci-fi comedy Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsThe Miss Behave Gameshow @ Gilded Balloon
The Miss Behave Gameshow has its roots in cabaret and drag, it turns the meaning of performance on its head by asking the audience to lead the way. Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
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Heaven Burns @ Assembly Roxy
A witch-finder goes hunting, but all is very much not as it seems in this historical three-hander Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
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Zoo @ Assembly George Square Studios
Touching two-hander about an unlikely friendship, a terrifying hurricane and amazing animal facts Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
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The Marilyn Conspiracy @ Assembly George Square Studios
A new play promises to re-examine the apparent suicide of Marilyn Monroe with fresh eyes Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsHow to Swim in Hollywood @ Greenside, Infirmary Street
Sylvester’s performance is intimate and spell-binding and captures beautifully the struggles of a woman trying to keep her head above water in the Hollywood system Read more »| 17 Aug 2018
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Showmanship @ C Royale
A fortune-teller’s strange monologue makes for an uneven, but haunting hour Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
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La Maladie de la Mort @ The Lyceum
La Maladie de la Mmort is neither great theatre nor cinema, but the synthesis of the two proves thrilling Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
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You Are Frogs @ Venue 13
Highly captivating new piece of theatre Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
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The Dip @ theSpace, Surgeons' Hall
A hallucinatory fever dream of gay panic, featuring the Baba Ghanoush Gestapo and a very angry fish sheriff – it's wonderful chaos Read more »| 17 Aug 2018 -
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Free and Proud @ Assembly George Square Studios
A moving exploration of modern relationships, with tragedy running through its core Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsMarie @ Assembly Rooms
A funny, entertaining, clever play with a dark twist, performed with absolute devotion, talent and charm Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
Music
Autobiography @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 Aug
Paired with Jlin's astounding music, Wayne McGregor's Autobiography pushes for sensory overload; iconoclastic not only of the institution of ballet but the very idea of narrative itself Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
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KillyMuck @ Underbelly Bristo Square
A semi-autobiographical play about growing up poor that is charming, angry, affecting and relevant Read more »| 15 Aug 2018 -
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Puffin Island @ Greenside, Nicolson Square
A true life story that has important things to say, but this production lacks the punch to put its messages across Read more »| 15 Aug 2018