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The Empathy Experiment, Banshee Labyrinth Banquet Hall, Review
Billed as a spoken word performance, it’s a slight surprise when our host begins proceedings as a presentation, and not in the flowing proses you would normally expect; another example of the scope of this oft misunderstood genre. As she slips on her white lab coat, for this is a properly conducted experiment after all, Rose Condo explains what she is attempting to do; to survive 24 hours without her smartphone in an effort to reconnect with the world, to ...
Read More »Don’t Be Terrible, Bunker One Pleasance Courtyard – review
A charming two handed comedy whose unique presentation style makes this a perfect end of night show
Read More »Apollo take 111, Zoo Southside Studio – Review
A fun idea that is let down by its insistance to add too much filler when it should focus on the core of the story
Read More »Unmeetables, Haldane Theatre, theSpace @ Surgeons Hall – Review
A well-crafted piece of theatre, funny, moving and delivering a message that should be heard by everyone
Read More »Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein, Underbelly, Bristo Square (McEwan Hall) – Review
Mary Shelley's timeless novel with the use of shadow puppetry, projections and live music
Read More »Letter To Boddah, C Cubed – Review
“What if I promise you I won’t let the bomb off by the hot food counter?” is not a line you would expect to hear from someone about to strap said bomb to their chest, but it is a line that perhaps best hints at the tone for the Sarah Nelson penned Letter To Boddah, a tale of domestic terrorists who want to stick it to the man by blowing themselves, and a whole load of shoppers, up in their ...
Read More »Loud Poets: Best of Fringe, Scottish Storytelling Centre – Review
with three unique performers, there is always going to be something for everyone.
Read More »A Trilogy Of Horrors: Volume 1, Scottish Storytelling Centre – Review
three examples of superb storytelling that for those who like to hear a good yarn being told will find plenty to enjoy
Read More »Gun, Assembly Rooms (Front Room) – Review
A man and his guns are wandering the Wild West. His name, Roscoe ‘Blackjack’ Porter. And he’s bleeding. He owes his life to his loyal weapons, Bess and Bella, and his inseparable deck of cards. Those, together with a good bottle of whiskey, are all the family he has left. He’s got a long walk ahead, so he takes the opportunity to recall the events that led him to this state with flashbacks of his last few days. It all ...
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