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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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.
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The Incident Room, Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Two) – Review
An intelligent and thoroughly researched dramatization
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Coma, Summerhall (The Terrace) – Review
Audience members are induced into a pretend state of coma
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Everything I See I Swallow, Summerhall (Demonstration Room) – Review
Stunning aerials and an evocative script
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Ask A Stripper, Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus (Top Deck) – Review
Ask a Stripper does exactly what it says on the tin. Two professional strippers, Gypsy Charms and Stacey Clare, offer their time to answer questions from the audience. ANY question. They introduce themselves by first taking all their clothes off,…