REVIEW: Super Sonic 90’s Kid (The Globe) ★★★★★
I managed to catch Sooz Kempner’s show last year and she has a very specific brand of comedy, which uses projection (it’s very fashionable now, isn’t it?) and stories from her past, covering her personal development in a very relatable and funny way. I loved last year, but this year’s show is without doubt – […]
Mark Thomas: Check Up: Our NHS at 70 (Traverse Theatre) ★★★★
Mark Thomas turns his attention to the NHS in its 70th year. His mother was a midwife and he was born at St Thomas’s Hospital in London, across the river from the Houses of Parliament; he wonders what state the NHS will be in when he draws his last breath. Through morbid conversations with a […]
REVIEW: Social Media Suicide (Laughing Horse) ★★★★
Social Media Suicide is Clare McCall’s debut show, directed by Callie Nestleroth, in Edinburgh for a short run. McCall is Izzy, or @izzybaby1991 to her online fans. It’s her 27th birthday and the audience is invited to celebrate with her; she’s even baked a cake. In the Wee Room at The Three Sisters there’s nowhere […]
REVIEW: Lost in Thought (Underbelly) ★★★
I really like the premise of being stuck in a toilet freaking out when you’re on a date (we’ve all been there) and the lovely thing about this script is it doesn’t go in the direction you think assume it will. In fact it takes a very dark turn. Lovely! We meet Felicity in the […]
REVIEW: Brexit (Pleasance) ★★★★
There’s a lot of Brexit at this year’s Fringe but this show is probably the starriest. Written by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky, the team behind other Edinburgh hit shows, and starring Timothy Bentinck, Jo Caulfield, Hal Cruttenden, Pippa Evans and Mike McShane. It’s 2020 and the Brexit negotiations are on-going. Bentinck plays Adam Masters, […]
James Guillory tells The Untold Story at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Kenne James Guillory Name of Edinburgh show: Addiction: The Untold Story Venue: 45 Performance time: 1910 Show length: 75minutes Ticket price: £11 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I have been a performer for over 20 years, and a director through challenges the last 10. Tell me about […]
REVIEW: Once Seen on Blue Peter (Assembly Rooms) ★★★
Blue Peter is 60 years old this year. This show, devised by past presenter, Tim Vincent, is a celebration of the famous TV show for children that brings together familiar faces of past presenters including Vincent, Peter Purves, Janet Ellis, Peter Duncan and Mark Curry. The stage is set in a Green Room where the […]
REVIEW: Le Gateau Chocolat: Icons(Assembly George Square) ★★★★
Le Gateau Chocolat brings his show celebrating the music of his icons to the Piccolo Tent in George Square. His chatty style suits the space well, surrounded by the audience on three sides with two aisles for walking among the crowd. Gateau’s voice is the star of this show, from eighties ballads with a fan […]
Leo Han talks about LOVE ON BLUE CANVAS, 1890 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Leo Han Name of Edinburgh Show: Love On Blue Canvas, 1890 Venue: theSpace on North Bridge Performance Time: 19:05, 20-25th August Show Length: 50mins Ticket Price: £8 / Concessions £6 / Family £6 per person Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? It all started off with a […]
Rosy Carrick brings PASSIONATE MACHINE to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Name: Rosy Carrick Name of Edinburgh show: Passionate Machine Venue: ZOO Charteris (Aviary) Performance time: 15.30 Show length: 60 mins Ticket price: £10/8 Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and your performing background? I live in Brighton and I’m a writer, performer and translator. With Luke Wright I co-curate the Port Eliot […]