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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The Three Deaths of Ebony Black, Underbelly, Bristo Square (Daisy) – Review
A cute puppetry show with musical numbers
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Baby Reindeer by Richard Gadd, Summerhall (Roundabout) – Review
Richard Gadd turns to theatre to share his gripping ordeal in the claws of a frightening stalker.
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SUICIDE PACT, PQA Venues @ Riddle’s Court – Review
Decent two-hand musical drama about wanting to end it all.
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The Castle, Greenside @ Infirmary Street (Olive Studio) – Review
Taking on Kafka is always a challenge, so anyone attempting that feat always deserves admiration. Taking on the work he never truly completed is even more of a feat, but one that Old Dog Theatre do with enough imagination that,…
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Drowning, Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Above) – Review
In 1991 four Austrian nurses, played by Evelyn Edwards, Andrea Helene, Aurora Henning and author Jessica Ross, were charged with the killing of 49 patients between 1983 and 1989. Although this was the number of those ascertained, it is believed…
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The Claim, Summerhall (Roundabout) – Review
Heart-breaking and suffocating
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How to Be Brave, Summerhall (Roundabout) – Review
a near-metaphorical break-neck ride through one of the most daunting challenges of parenthood
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Lovecraft (Not The Sex Shop In Cardiff), Underbelly, Cowgate (Belly Button) – Review
Science meets love in a hilarious one-woman musical comedy
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The Good Scout, theSpace @ Surgeons Hall – Review
Sexuality and fascism meet in a true story that doesn’t quite fly
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Happy Hour, Pleasance Dome (QueenDome) – Review
Irksome but masterfully embodied by two brilliant performers.