Alternative
Fancy something a bit different from the norm? Something immersive, or something taking place in a caravan perhaps? Here you’ll find reviews of some of the most interesting and unique shows that we’ve seen.
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The Canary and the Crow, Summerhall (Roundabout) – Review
An open-hearted coming of age that smashes the boundaries between performing arts.
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Boar, Pleasance Courtyard (Below) – Review
I am a real sucker for the human voice. Usually though it’s when it’s being used as an instrument and not to make the most incredible array of sound effects heard from the mouth of Lewis Doherty. Because Doherty is…
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STYX, Zoo Southside (Main House) – Review
The brain is a wonderful machine. Able to store incredible amounts of information and produce a huge range of feelings and emotions. But what happens when it stops working properly? How can we salvage those precious moments, the knowledge and…
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Ane City, Assembly Roxy Downstairs – Review
quite simply another fine example of the rich vein of Scottish spoken word performers
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Fires Our Shoes Have Made, C aquila Temple – Review
an hour of energy and strong storytelling from four artists at the start of their careers
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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…
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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
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Loud Poets: Best of Fringe, Scottish Storytelling Centre – Review
with three unique performers, there is always going to be something for everyone.
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Blood and Gold, Scottish Storytelling Centre – Review
A young woman is entrusted by her dying mother with a wooden box containing all the stories and words she knows. But not prepared to listen to them again, the bereaved daughter hides the box under her bed, wanting to…
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Drawing the Line, Deptford Lounge – Review
Part game, part social experiment