Year: 2018

SOUNDS AND SORCERY: CELEBRATING DISNEY FANTASIA (The Vaults) ★★★

Disney’s Fantasia is a monumental film for The Walt Disney Company. It was the third animated feature film that Disney made, it was released during WWII and is one of the top 25 highest-grossing films of all time in the U.S.. Even though it’s a film for all ages, it’s a fantastic platform for classical […]

REVIEW: HONEY (The Cockpit) ★★★

Honey – a production from Reaction Theatre Makers, comes to The Cockpit Theatre for short run. Along with The Slip and Fishead, Honey makes the Earth Mind Trilogy of plays that examine mental well-being and our changing environment. Honey tells the tale of a community in the Welsh mountains, a remote location with connections to the […]

REVIEW: END OF THE PIER (Park Theatre) ★★★★

Park Theatre’s latest starry offering is End of the Pier, a new play by Danny Robins. This dark comedy stars Les Dennis, Nitin Ganatra, Tala Gouveia and Blake Harrison. The play explores the world of comedy from the mostly male stand ups of the 1970s and 80s to the present moment where Twitter gives everyone […]

Elinor Coleman talked about bringing BABY DADDY to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m an actor born, raised and currently residing in the People’s Republic of Birmingham. I’ve been working in theatre, radio and film since dropping out of drama school many moons ago, but it’s only in the last two years that I started […]

Ian Smith talks about granting wishes in CRAFT at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’ve been performing stand-up for about 8 years. This will be my fifth solo show. Last year, my show ‘Snowflake’ won an Amused Moose Comedy Award and a ThreeWeeks Editors’ Award and then I got to perform it at New Zealand Comedy […]

Tori Scott gets THIRSTY at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I was raised in Texas but have lived in New York for 15 years so I can consider myself a real New Yorker now. I studied Musical Theater at the Boston Conservatory before moving to New York with dreams of Broadway. But, […]

Tom Parry talks about bringing BEETLEMANIA to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Name: Tom Parry Name of Edinburgh show: Beetlemania – Kafka For Kids Venue: Pleasance Dome – Queen Dome Performance time: 13.15 Dates: August 1 –26 Show length: 60 mins Ticket price: £9 – £14 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m chiefly a comedian. I’m one third of […]

Peter Groom talks about bringing Marlene Dietrich to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Name: Peter Groom Name of Edinburgh show: Dietrich: Natural Duty Venue: Pleasance Courtyard, Besides Performance time: 3.30pm Show length: 1 h Ticket price: £11 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I am an actor, I graduated from Guildford School of Acting in 2013, since then I’ve worked both […]