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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Wind-Up, ZOO Southside – Review
World class contemporary dance brimming with wit, verve, and originality.
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Harry, Underbelly Cowgate – Review
A happy play about the sad friendship between two die-hard fans of Harry Styles.
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The Narrator, ZOO Southside – Review
A peerless piece of physical theatre. Set, lighting, and live music integrate perfectly with a performance of formidable emotional power.
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Border Tales, Summer Hall (Main Hall) – Review
Reductive in its assessment of post-Brexit Britain, and complacent in the assumptions it makes about its audience. Great music and energetic dancing can’t redeem a misguided concept.
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All Genius All Idiot, Assembly Roxy – Review
Circus rebels without a cause strut, preen and pounce on each other in this anarchic show. Exhilarating to watch, but the pace is uneven, and they seemed to lose the audience at times.
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Brutal Cessation, Assembly George Square Theatre – Review
An approximate profiling of a dysfunctional couple and their crumbling relationship.
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Gazing at a Distant Star, Assembly George Square Studios – Review
The lives of three distinct characters accidentally touch through the means of psychological abuse, radicalisation and self-deprecation.
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Lady Macbeth: Unsex Me Here, Dance Base – Review
A sophisticated piece of psychological dance theatre performed with real excellence.
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Kin, Underbelly Circus Hub – Review
Hugely entertaining and superbly performed, this piece thoughtfully and poetically translates universal themes into the visual language of contemporary circus.
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Replay, Pleasance Courtyard – Review
Pros: The topic, the text, the direction, the acting, the sound and lighting. Everything in this production is a delight. Cons: There was a bit of noise coming from the adjacent rooms. Laughter and tears chase each other in this intimate drama…