Reviews
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FestivalsOommoO – I Am A Walking Universe @ Summerhall
Despite technical complications, OommoO – I am a Walking Universe is an all-encompassing, multimedia experience Read more »| 06 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsJoyfully Grimm: Reimagining a Queer Adolescence @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Joyfully Grimm is a meditation on the hiddenness and in-plain-sight-ness of queer people through time, with a captivating performance and clever script Read more »| 06 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsMy English Persian Kitchen @ Traverse Theatre
My English Persian Kitchen is a one-woman play which places Iranian food and one woman's personal stories centre stage Read more »| 06 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsOr What’s Left of Us @ Summerhall
Or What's Left of Us is a refreshingly honest production, using traditional folk sing-arounds and storytelling to explore shared experiences of grief Read more »| 06 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsWeather Girl @ Summerhall
Francesca Moody Productions' latest Edinburgh Fringe offering wittily addresses climate change and American apathy Read more »| 06 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsIn Two Minds @ Traverse Theatre
In Two Minds is a beautiful exploration of mother-daughter relationships and mental illness Read more »| 05 Aug 2024
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FestivalsEIF: Penthesilea @ The Lyceum
The UK premiere of Internationaal Theater Amsterdam's post-punk take on Penthesilea is a visually and musically stunning example of gig theatre Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsTones: A Hip Hop Opera @ Summerhall
Told almost entirely through rap, solo show Tones is a personal story about Blackness, community and creativity Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsSTUMPED @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
An ambitious opera about human responses to deforestation, STUMPED struggles to truly get its message across Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsLIFE @ Scottish Storytelling Centre
Maria MacDonnell's LIFE is part storytelling theatre, part life drawing class, all anchored by a tremendous central performance Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsHYPER @ Summerhall
Ois O'Donoghue and Jaxbanded Theatre's HYPER is an intimate, powerful look at trans lives, with a touching connection at its core Read more »| 05 Aug 2024 -
ReviewsSTOP @ Tramway, Glasgow
Penny Chivas's developing work uses movement, music, interviews and empathy to represent radical climate activists’ physical and existential struggle Read more »| 19 Jul 2024 -
ReviewsEdward Scissorhands @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Matthew Bourne's adaptation of the Tim Burton cult classic is a must-see for film and dance fans alike Read more »| 23 May 2024 -
ReviewsReclaiming Queer History: Damian Barr on Maggie & Me
With a National Theatre of Scotland adaptation of his memoir Maggie & Me about to hit Scottish stages, we chat with author Damian Barr Read more »| 02 May 2024 -
ReviewsThe Girls of Slender Means @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
This new adaption of Muriel Spark's The Girls of Slender Means reflects on post-war life through laughter, friendship and hope Read more »| 01 May 2024