Shows
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Festivals[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 -
Festivals
EastEnd Cabaret: Dirty Talk @ Underbelly Cowgate
Winners of the Best Cabaret act at the Adelaide Fringe of 2012, EastEnd Cabaret are back in Edinburgh with a brand new show. Featuring completely new materi... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
FestivalsReal Horror Show @ Assembly Roxy
It seems counter-intuitive that a play combining comedians like Colin Hoult, Sarah Daykin (of TV's Chickens), Matthew Floyd Jones (of Frisky and Mannish... Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
Previews
An Actor's Lament @ Assembly Hall
An Actor's Lament by Steven Berkoff comes to the Fringe to reveal the mystical world behind the curtain, the action behind the action. Drawing on over... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Festivals
Flavours of the Edinburgh International Festival 2013
With live performances and heavy use of digital media, the Edinburgh International Festival 2013 steals a peek far into the future and a glimpse at the past Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
PreviewsMotherland @ Summerhall
At the Fringe for the first time since 1993, Vincent Dance Theatre plan to take the Summerhall dissection room by storm this August. Directed and choreograph... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013
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Previews
Theatre Uncut @ Paterson's Land
With the Scottish independence referendum looming, political theatre seems to be spreading. Theatre Uncut are just one of many companies at the Fringe trying... Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
FestivalsWine 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 -
Reviews
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 -
Festivals
On the Edge: Exploring Nowt Part Of and Shiny New Festival
Two single-venue theatre festivals contribute dystopian fantasies and a murder mystery party to this month's fringe mania. Their directors introduce Salford's Nowt Part Of and Liverpool's Shiny New Festival Read more »| 03 Jul 2013 -
Previews
Albert Drive: Who is Your Neighbour?
Launched last year, Albert Drive aims to bring together the multi-cultural communities of Glasgow's Pollokshields. July sees the project's culmination with a series of events in Tramway Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Previews
The Man Who Woke Up Dead @ Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester, 27-29 Jun
Inspired by film noir, Hitchcock, and Orwell’s classic 1984, The Man Who Woke Up Dead is a dark and richly compelling thriller that sets out to challen... Read more »| 13 Jun 2013 -
Festivals
Return @ Unity Theatre, Liverpool, 12 Jun
First performed at The Yard, London, in 2012, Dina Mousawi's Return is a deeply personal piece that tells the stories of several Iraqi women – their li... Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
Previews
Apocalypse 2.0: Andy Field presents Zilla
Pull on some fuzzy monster slippers and play pocket god with Andy Field, as he hands us the power to bring our cities to the verge of collapse in his interactive theatre trilogy Zilla Read more »| 05 Jun 2013