REVIEW: OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR (National Theatre) ★★★★
With the Edinburgh Fringe Festival just getting into the swing of things, it becomes a poignant moment for the cast of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour knowing that this time last year was the world premiere of their production at the intimate Traverse Theatre. One year on, they now make their debut at the National […]
REVIEW: DEAL WITH THE DRAGON (C Venues) ★★★★
Deal With The Dragon is a one man show written and performed by Kevin Rolston. It comes to Edinburgh after being selected as Best of the San Francisco Fringe. The play is a modern take on the traditional ‘deal with the devil’ and follows what happens when Hunter, a talented and fragile artist, strikes up […]
REVIEW: IMPROMPTUNES – THE COMPLETLEY IMPROVISED MUSICAL (Underbelly Med Quad) ★★★
The Impromptunes are an Australian theatre troupe that combine improvisation with musical theatre. They debuted at Melbourne Fringe in 2013 and have since taken their production to Perth Fringe World, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe throughout 2014 and 2015. In 2016 they bring their one-hour show to Edinburgh Fringe. The format is simple […]
REVIEW: AREA 52 (Tristan Bates Theatre) ★★★★★
Area 52 opens to reveal a small, dark military hangar, occupied by two men previously unknown to each other until now. Corporal Theodore has been sent to the hangar to carry out his duty alongside Captain Milo, the latter of whom has been stationed there for what appears to be a long period. The identity […]
REVIEW: FRESHER (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★★
Fresher is a play written by two teachers from Uppingham School in Rutland and performed by students from the school. Starting life as a school drama project, it is a new play inspired and performed by young people about to head off to university. Fresher is set in an unnamed UK university on the Monday […]
REVIEW: MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF GAME SHOWS (Assembly George Square Gardens) ★★★★★
Following the last year’s successful show of Maggie’s transition into an international cabaret star, the Iron Lady is back; this time to revive and conquer the world of Saturday night light entertainment and “take back Saturday nights like I took back the Falklands”. In Matt Tedford’s latest incarnation of Margaret Thatcher, the incumbent Conservative government […]
REVIEW: Axis of Awesome: Won’t Ever Not Stop Giving Up (Gilded Balloon, Teviot) ★★★★★
Axis of Awesome are an Australian, rock trio, reminiscent of Jack Black and his band Tenacious D. They have been together for ten years and have released six albums of Musical comedy and jokes set to tunes. Like many people, I was only familiar with the name Axis Of Awesome because of their viral song 4 […]
REVIEW: All Aboard the Marriage Hearse (Gilded Balloon Teviot) ★★★★
All Aboard the Marriage Hearse, a play by Matt Morillo, receives its UK premiere at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play premiered in New York in 2008 and prompted a public debate between Morillo and a renowned marriage counsellor on the institution of marriage. This production sees Morillo return to the director’s chair and […]
REVIEW: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Bournemouth Pavilion) ★★★★★
Narrated by the gorgeous ‘ragamuffins’ Crystal, Chiffon and Ronette, Little Shop of Horrors is a satirical mockery of the more dubious sci-fi movies of the 1950’s. Queens of sass Sasha Latoya, Cassie Clare and Vanessa Fisher perform with spice, life and phenomenal voices – their harmonies sending a chill down my spine. The score for […]
REVIEW: SOOZ KEMPNER: A BIT OF A CHARACTER (Just The Tonic at The Caves) ★★★★★
Comedian Sooz Kempner returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the third year running after her critically acclaimed shows ‘Defying Gravity’ and ‘Character Activist’. This year she gives us not one but two separate shows, ‘Queen’ and a revised version of last years show ‘A Bit of a Character’. This show presents four very different people. In-between each one, we […]