Ginger Nation
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Sun 18th Aug 2013 A gleaming smile, warm words of welcome and some fervent nodding greet us as we filter in to the space. Indicating the bar and ushering us to our seats, Shawn Hitchins’ goofy and childlike energy is both disarming and refreshingly personal. His […]
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Hightide Festival Theatre Written by Jack Thorne (adapted from Alexander Masters’ book of the same name) Directed by Mark Rosenblatt Performance date – Sat 17th Aug 2013 Creating a theatre adaptation of a celebrated book or film is always an exciting process. It gives a company huge scope to […]
Kubrick³
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott PIT & New Diorama Theatre Written and directed by David Byrne Performance date – Fri 16th Aug 2013 The Edinburgh Fringe is infested with enterprising young theatre companies, parading their dewy-eyed casts before the masses in a rather meagre attempt at taking the festival by storm. Needless to say, […]
Will You Hold My Hand? – We Are Goose
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Thurs 15th Aug 2013 This, my friends, is the future of education. Admittedly as I pass through the tunnel that leads to the venue, and emerge into a dimly lit room, I begin to question how enjoyable this lecture is going to be. Welcoming us, the […]
Slightly Fat Features
Rating *** Reviewed by Alex Foott Performance date – Weds 14th Aug 2013 Family friendly variety shows are slowly but surely creeping back into favour with the British public. Shouldering aside the tiresome reality shows and tedious talent competitions that we have learnt to endure, Slightly Fat Features presents us with a refreshing celebration of […]
Ghost Hunter
Rating *** Reviewed by Ed Theakston Ghosts and ghost stories, particularly in a city like Edinburgh, are all over the place. Ghost Hunter, however, takes a slightly different approach. It is an intelligent solo play performed by Tom Richards and written by Stewart Pringle that could leave even the most ardent of cynics questioning what […]
Track 3
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott Track 3 – Theatre Movement Bazaar and Greenwich Theatre Adapted by Richard Alger Directed and choreographed by Tina Kronis Performance date – Sun 11th Aug 2013 If there was ever a time to introduce the youth of today to the works of Chekhov it is now. Theatre Movement Bazaar […]
NewsRevue
Rating **** Reviewed by Ed Theakston Opening with a hilarious image of Kate giving birth to our future king, with Queen Liz acting as obstetrician, the audience are thrust into the no-holds-barred musical extravaganza of topical comedy that is NewsRevue. It is not hard to see why this show is a solid Fringe favourite, and […]
Sam Rose In The Shadows
Rating ***** Reviewed by Alex Foott Sam Rose in the Shadows – Tucked In Written by Hal Chambers Directed by Hal Chambers and Robin Hemmings Performance date – Sun 11th Aug 2013 Very rarely do you happen upon a piece of children’s theatre that speaks so proficiently to people of all ages. This is one […]
Cinderella Lives!
Rating **** Reviewed by Alex Foott Cinderella Lives! Written and performed by Aisling Kiely Performance date – Fri 9th Aug 2013 Since time immemorial we have perpetuated certain ideals in the form of fairy tales. Far be it from me to question the delights of a Disney classic but what do we actually learn from […]