Reviews
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FestivalsPendulum's Bargain Emporium @ Pleasance Dome, until 24 Aug
Maison Foo re-tell The Elves and the Shoemaker fable in this inventive and surreal show, which satirises our materialistic age – consumerism, the ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsUnholy Trinity: Salome, Dolly and Softer Swells @ Dance Base
An interesting triple bill of solos by three talented choreographer/dancers – Spanish-trained Avatâra Ayuso, Venetian Giorgia Nardin and Irish ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsTourniquet @ Summerhall
In the light of day, Summerhall's hallways look innocent enough. Nonetheless, if you are locked in a room with Abattoir Fermé near midnight, it quickl... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
FestivalsDaydream @ Summerhall, until 25 Aug
Inne Goris and Dominique Pauwels Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
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Missing and Bird's Eye View @ Dancebase, 6-17 Aug
Missing, by Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, is a visceral enactment of the rage and alienation a couple experience after the loss of their child. Aggressive and... Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
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Ballad of the Burning Star @ Pleasance Dome
Combining cabaret, drag, drama and politics, the award winning Theatre Ad Infinitum present a tale of Israeli conflict and one Jewish boy's struggle with the truths of his homeland Read more »| 06 Aug 2013
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[title of show] @ Assembly Check Point
The Fringe receives the British premiere of the cult Broadway show, centred on a pair of writers who come together to create a musical in three weeks about a pair of writers writing a musical about writing a musical! Read more »| 04 Aug 2013 -
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Wine of India @ Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester, 11 Jul
Nigel Kneale's lost Wine of India envisions a dystopian future where lifespans are precise and predicted, and is as chilling as its original premise in a reincarnation for the stage by Dan Thackery Read more »| 19 Jul 2013 -
FestivalsSuspended in Space @ Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester, 9 Jul
Men dressed as crabs and characters with delusions of grandeur make for a surprisingly touching exploration of what it means to be a nerd in Keith Temple's Suspended in Space Read more »| 18 Jul 2013 -
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Cannibal Women of Mars @ Tron
The year is 2113. Earth is rife with overpopulation and unemployment. Also, the Department of Chastity will hunt you down, if you attempt to have sex with another human being Read more »| 12 Jul 2013 -
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Arika 13 Episode 5: 25 & 26 May, Tramway
It’s a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, and the kids running about on the lawn are making everyone’s hangovers just a little more difficult, followin... Read more »| 03 Jun 2013 -
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Arika 13: 20 & 21 Apr, Tramway
Arika's second outing in 2013 is themed around the idea that 'freedom is a constant struggle,' examining the black radical tradition in relation to jazz, poe... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Arika 13: 18 & 19 Apr, Tramway
It’s Thursday evening, and upstairs in Tramway, M. NourbeSe Philip is laying down the groundwork for what will prove to be one of the festival’s ... Read more »| 09 May 2013 -
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Running on the Cracks @ Tron
The Tron Theatre Company, in cooperation with Pilot Theatre bring the premiere of Running on the Cracks , directed by Katie Posner. Based on a book by J... Read more »| 18 Feb 2013 -
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Dirty Dancing @ The Playhouse, 5 December
'Remember – this is the summer of 1963,' intones the voiceover guy as the lights dim. That means rock 'n' roll, a holiday resort in the Catskills, an u... Read more »| 06 Dec 2012