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 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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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
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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
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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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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…
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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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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
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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…
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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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If You’re Feeling Sinister: A Play With Songs, Gilded Balloon Doonstairs – Review
A play that has the depth and beauty demanded