r/Conspiracy dives into the strange comfort and creeping loneliness of our always-online lives. Ella Hällgren’s debut play introduces us to Alex, a Reddit addict whose guilty pleasure is scrolling through hyper-local posts about her local town. But when a thread pops up about a mysterious “machete man” spotted in her local park, Alex’s idle curiosity... Continue Reading →

Jumper Bumps by Ameilia Rodger is a warm and authentic celebration of female friendships - the kind that’s messy, frustrating, loyal and unshakeable. Best friends and flatmates Eris and Atlanta navigate their early twenties in very different ways but always holding each other’s hand. Eris dreams of being a mum and craves the unconditional love... Continue Reading →

Blood Brothers is a staple in British theatre, so when it was announced it would be coming to the legendary Edinburgh Playhouse, I was thrilled! Blood Brothers is a heart-wrenching tale of fate, class and the unbreakable ties of family. A powerful combination of gut-wrenching drama and moments of light-hearted comedy leave the audience in... Continue Reading →

What The F*ck Happened to Love and Hope is a great title. I think we've all pondered that question before. We follow teenager Nina and her best friend Faye who find themselves in the terrifying culture of assault and spiking. What The F*ck Happened To Love and Hope is a raw depiction of the shattering... Continue Reading →

When I read the programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, I jumped at the opportunity to see Igor Stravinsky’s opera Oedipus Rex. Not only is it one of the greatest Greek tragedies, it is being performed at The Scottish National Museum joined by a 100-strong community chorus. I knew immediately that this was going... Continue Reading →

The Edinburgh International Festival’s theme this year speaks to the importance of collective experiences to bind us closer together, and this is truly accomplished by Teatro La Plaza’s performance of Hamlet. Eight actors with Down’s Syndrome take to the stage to share their desires and frustrations between their lives and one of the most famous... Continue Reading →

Do you have a phobia? Something that can totally debilitate your life and cause you to do some strange stuff? And would you put on a show about your fear? Well, that’s exactly what Emily Markoe has done in My Little Phobia.  We follow performer and creator Emily as she tidies up her childhood bedroom.... Continue Reading →

Frankenstein (On a Budget) sounds like a pretty obvious title. Lamphouse tell the iconic story of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein but on a budget. One actor, dodgy backdrops, cardboard props and home-made costumes. However, this version of Frankenstein is a comedy-musical extravaganza that showcases the best of the Fringe: silly, brilliant talent and audience interaction. Lamphouse... Continue Reading →

Jeremy McClain makes his theatre and writing debut this Fringe Festival with Rat Tails. McClain has taken inspiration from his own life to create the story of Jasper, a neurotic, gay, American model agent who is waiting in an NHS maternity ward as he tells us about he and his husband's journey through surrogacy. Throughout... Continue Reading →

DARKFIELD is the talk of the Fringe this year, and their production FLIGHT has been on my radar for a while. Set in a container, simulating an aeroplane experience,  FLIGHT immerses you into the scariest flight experience you’ve ever had. Participants don binaural 360 sound headphones before being plunged into complete darkness, relying solely on... Continue Reading →

Wilford Wellman’s Wellbeing is a delightful, absurdist play brought to life by brand-new theatre company Hallirackit Theatre. We follow Wilford, a young man in hospital struggling to get better as he is ‘tormented’ by hammed up, caricatures of his family members and doctor. We enjoy the silly antics of the players and sympathise with Wilford’s... Continue Reading →

With content warnings such as “in complete darkness” and “not suitable if you are claustrophobic”, DARKFIELD’s latest immersive audio experience ARCADE really excited me. ARCADE lets you spend 30 minutes in a completely dark shipping container, transporting you to a different reality, using 360 degree binaural sounds and sensory effects. It immerses you in a... Continue Reading →

Stupid Sexy Poem Show is exactly what it says on the tin! It’s a spoken-word, comedy-cabaret filled with sexy jokes, self-deprecation and God complexes by the extremely funny and award-winning slam poetry artist Rosie Jo (RJ) Hunter. Articulating their experience as an emerging artist in the public-eye, we see RJ at their silliest and most... Continue Reading →

A Perfectly Average Glimpse into a Perfectly Average Day is a collection of five very different monologues that exude dark humor. From an obsessive nosy neighbour to a bitter swimming coach to a pissed-off best man, Millie Haldane has taken very ordinary scenarios and created an extraordinary hour of theatre. Stripped back from technological fanfare,... Continue Reading →

Hole takes us on a journey into the human psyche, exploring the complexities of the human experience with a thought-provoking storyline. The juxtaposition of dark themes and humour create an unsettling and genuinely funny piece. In the setting of The Snug in Paradise at Augustines, Hole is an intimate experience between actor and audience. Hole... Continue Reading →

As I walked into Leith Arches, I had been transported into an underground rave. The audience were buying drinks or dancing, or simply looking at the colorful lights and soaking in the atmosphere. I had heard great reviews of Saltire Sky's 'Bits N Pieces', so I was thrilled to experience it myself. Off the back... Continue Reading →

MANikin follows the life of Fraser Patterson, a young, “porky” man from Aberdeenshire who struggles with bullies, girlfriends and his weight. We see him grow from a happy primary school boy, unknowing of the teasing that faces him at high school, to a young man who struggles to navigate his peers leaving him and finding... Continue Reading →

We’ve all heard the theories about Shakespeare. He was actually a woman, he was a collection of people, or he wasn’t a person at all. Well, this play isn’t a theory; it’s a hallucination. Written by Shaul Ezer, The Real William Shakespeare... As Told by Christopher Marlowe does everything it says on the tin. We... Continue Reading →

I am a theatre fan first at The Fringe, but I love ending an evening at the festival with a stand-up comedian. They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but when I read the title “Teardrops on My Dildo”, I knew we were in for a treat. Vanessa Larry Mitchell is a... Continue Reading →