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: Fritz and Matlock, EdFringe 2022
Ticks all the boxes of fringe playwriting
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Review: Let’s Talk About Philip, EdFringe 2022
After over thirty years of silence, Fringe veteran Helen Wood opens up about her brother Philip’s suicide
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Review: Ode to Joy (How Gordon got to go to the nasty pig party), EdFringe 2022
The uncouth coming of age of a gay lawyer brims with tenderness
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Review: Invisible Mending, EdFringe 2022
An evocative piece of music and storytelling.
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Review: Sugar, EdFringe 2022
The revelations of a confident young woman expose the searing implications of consent when its lines are blurred.
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Review: Take it Away, Cheryl, EdFringe 2022
A twisted play about the implications of helping others.
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Review: Afghanistan Is Not Funny, EdFringe 2022
Henry Naylor is a master of topical comedy and political drama.
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Anguis, Gilded Balloon Teviot – Review
A script that blends historical periods, throws in some original songs, and is set mid-podcast recording session is pretty bold for a Fringe playwriting debut. However, Anguis is all about strong women, and writer and actress Sheila Atim has created…
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A Womb of One’s Own, Pleasance Dome (10Dome) – Review
One in three women will experience abortion in their lifetime. They often face aggressive pro-life campaigns and hostile medical personnel. And because intervention is still seen as a taboo, many of these women are prevented from making a free choice…
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Love (Watching Madness), Pleasance Courtyard (Bunker Three) – Review
A blistering autobiographical play about bipolar disorder