Kwame Asante brings weight issues to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with TEENAGE HEARTBLOB
Name: Kwame Asante Name of Edinburgh show: Teenage Heartblob Venue: Cellar, Pleasance Courtyard Performance time: 9:45pm Show length: 60 minutes Ticket price: £6-10 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? My name is Kwame Asante. I was born, grew up and studied in London, and am now based in […]
REVIEW: Grindr The Opera! (Above The Stag Theatre) ★★★★
Grindr the Opera – An Unauthorised Parody is Erik Ransom’s ingenious look at the impact Grindr has had on relationships within the gay community, touching on issues of fidelity and sexual health. With witty lyrics and relatable characters, Ransom unashamedly strips bare the realities of dating in the modern age. As the show begins, out […]
Fun Kids Radio bring their epic road adventure to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Bex Lindsay Name of Edinburgh show: Fun Kids Radio’s Epic Roadshow Adventure Venue: The Dairy Room, Underbelly Bristo Square Performance time: 1.15pm Show length: 50 mins Ticket price: £7 – £11 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I’m a presenter from Fun Kids, the nation’s only radio […]
Bowjangles talk about bringing myths, legends and fairytales to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: (Ezme- cellist from) Bowjangles Name of Edinburgh show: Excalibow Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot, The Dining Room Performance time: 2pm Show length: 58 minutes Ticket price: £10 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? We are all professional classically trained musicians who really wanted to do something a bit […]
Eli Matthewson talks about the best brands of lube to use in his new Edinburgh Fringe show
Name: Eli Matthewson Name of Edinburgh show: The Year of Magical Fucking Venue: Underbelly – Wee Coo Performance time: 9.20pm Show length: 55 mins Ticket price: from £7.30 – £10.80 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I was brought up in Christchurch and I got my start with […]
Tim Hardy talks about A SUBSTITUTE FOR LIFE – a dark, extraordinary tale coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Tim Hardy Show: A Substitute For Life Venue: Assembly Hall (Baillie Room) Time: 12.35 PM Length: 50 MINUTES Tickets £6 – £11.50 Can you tell me about yourself and your performing background? I trained at RADA. Early work was mostly in the theatre: a season at the Oxford Playhouse in a company headed by […]
Juliette Burton talks about bringing the BUTTERFLY EFFECT to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Juliette Burton Name of Edinburgh show: Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect Venue: Gilded Balloon Performance time: 4.15pm Show length: 1 hour Ticket price: Previews £6, Weekday £9/£8, Weekends £10/£9 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I wanted to be on stage since I was 8 years old. And […]
Sooz Kempner talks about bringing SUPER SONIC 90’S KID to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Sooz Kempner Name of Edinburgh show: Super Sonic 90s Kid Venue: Globe Bar, Niddy Street Performance time: 1pm Show length: 60 minutes Ticket price: FREE! Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? In early-00s drama school wasn’t an option for the likes of me with no family money […]
REVIEW: KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE (Arts Theatre) ★
A medieval rock musical with elements of Shakespeare thrown in always sounded like it was going to be a difficult blend to pull off. But if Heath Ledger could do it with the 2001 film A Knights Tale, why not make a go of a musical? Well, the answer is because it doesn’t work, well […]
Kate Alderton talks about bringing her show KIN to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Kate Alderton Name of Edinburgh show: Kin Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate Bellybutton Performance time: Aug 2-12, 14-26 4pm Show length: 60 mins Ticket price: Previews £7 then £11/ £10 conc. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? One of my first jobs was ‘The Warp’- a 24 hr play […]