Edinburgh Festival
It may only be one month of the year, but we always have some of our team eager to head North and see what’s happening. So we thought we should collect all of our Edinburgh content into one convenient place for you.
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Review: Noted, Assembly Roxy
An imaginative, playful and upbeat interaction with the possibilities of paper
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Review: Mothman: A Romance Musical, Underbelly Cowgate
If you have ever crossed paths with comedian Alex Franklin’s work, you will be prepared for the utterly absurd in any of their shows. Now, after rave reviews in London previews, Mothman: A Romance Musical makes it to the Edinburgh…
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Review: The House of Pitman, Playground 2 at ZOO
Luke Pitman's clowning is delightful, and more than worthy of his starring role, but he just needs to work out how to frame it better to take it to the next level.
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Review: Headcase, Thistle Theatre at Greenside
A compelling and thought-provoking solo show exploring themes of obsession, religion, morality, and mental health.
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Review: Cruising, Pleasance Courtyard
A fun, heartfelt play about protests, love triangles and bravery on the choppy seas that guarantees you won't leave feeling seasick.
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Review: The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show, Pleasance Courtyard
Five shorts presented without any cutting of corners. The perfect opener to another day at the Fringe and a chance to catch new work by exciting new writers.
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Review: The Late Utopians, Underbelly Cowgate
A play that could be a podcast, its words and delivery are so beautifully presented.
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Review: Planet of the Grapes, Pleasance Courtyard
Anarchic, pocket-sized puppet nonsense you’re gonna love!
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Review: Peregrinations, Assembly Roxy
A visually arresting, sensitive exploration of the experience of migrants and refugees, without words but with a huge voice
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Review: 00:45:00, theSpace
45 minutes to decide who lives and who dies, and the audience is very much complicit in these life-and-death decisions. It's a clever idea, but it needs better execution.