After gaining significant online acclaim through social media and, in his own words, limited TV appearances, Vittorio Angelone brings his stand up set You Can't Say Nothing Anymore to the Edinburgh Fringe for a limited time before taking his show on tour across the UK. I'd never seen a queue for a show as long... Continue Reading →
When I sat down at Summerhall this afternoon, I had no intention of writing this review. As a shadowing venue tech, I was there to observe experienced technicians, and learn more about technical staging. I had the pleasure of sitting in on some great shows, but by the end of this one, I knew I... Continue Reading →
The concept is really in the name here: it’s a musical, and it’s improvised. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical takes audience suggestions and turns them into a fully fledged musical on the spot. With co-creator and director Dylan Emery taking the stage as ‘The Writer’, he receives an urgent call from ‘the producers’ requesting a brand... Continue Reading →
Giving the audience the power to decide how an entire murder mystery will unfold is a bold move, but it is exactly the format Murder, She Didn’t Write takes. Now in its 12th year at the Edinburgh Fringe, Degrees of Error’s show borrows a 1930s Agatha Christie-style mystery format and puts it into the hands... Continue Reading →
What does it mean to be a young woman in our world? And what if that young woman was, in fact, a monster? For the 25 year old at the centre of Succubus, getting older means discovering she is developing not only physically, but also a hunger that cannot be satiated. She must navigate her... Continue Reading →
What starts as an internet rabbit hole you might find yourself in at 3am becomes a funny, fascinating, and surprisingly wholesome hour in Depths of Wikipedia. Internet archivist and comedian Annie Rauwerda brings her viral social media project to the stage, taking audiences on a journey through the strange corners of the world’s largest crowdsourced... Continue Reading →
Fawlty Towers is one of the most impressionable UK sitcoms of all time, with it only broadcasting 12 episodes between 1975 and 1979, it has become a well-respected part of British culture. Now fifty years on, the classic sitcom returns in the form of a stage play, mixing some of the best bits of the two series into a highly enjoyable romp. Currently playing the Edinburgh... Continue Reading →
Bringing one of Britain’s most beloved sitcoms to the stage is a risky business, but Fawlty Towers: The Play rises to the challenge with confidence, affection and relentless comic energy during its Aberdeen run at the Music Hall from Tuesday 20th- Saturday 24th January. Carefully adapted from classic television episodes, the production captures the spirit... Continue Reading →
The Tartan Tabletop gang are back after their second sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Get ready for improvised comedy at the roll of a dice as four heroes blunder their way through an adventure like no other – aided by the weird and wonderful Noblin the Goblin, played by a different guest star comedian... Continue Reading →
Hal balances light and dark very well. As he says of himself, he can be quite “nasty” on stage, but it’s always with a twinkle in the eye and a tongue in cheek. Hal is back at the Edinburgh Fringe to delve into topics like middle-age dating, parenthood, divorce, insane modern politics and social media. With... Continue Reading →
A school reunion turns into a bit of a nightmare when two estranged friends from school wind up trapped in their old teacher’s classroom. With reflections, plenty of laughs and some surprising twists, the two realise the glory days may be behind them and that their old teacher might not have been so bad after... Continue Reading →
Homo(sapien) is an outrageous, heartfelt and mostly sexless romp through the life of Joey Kavanagh, a young Irish Catholic man who is desperate to get laid. Brought to life by writer and performer Conor O’Dwyer, Joey makes the decision after learning about a young man who was murdered for being gay, that life is too... Continue Reading →
The Mormons have returned to Edinburgh after a hit run in 2022. Playing the Edinburgh Playhouse until Saturday 2nd November, this hysterically funny musical follows Elder Price and Elder Cunningham as they voyage to Uganda on their mission to spread the word of the lord and teach communities of The Book of Mormon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRU1LWy9dVI Adam... Continue Reading →
J.M Barrie’s whimsical tale of the boy who never grows up in Neverland has been seen revived on stage many times in many different forms, however, in recent years there has only been one production that critics and audiences alike have been raving about. That is of course Mischief Theatre’s ‘Peter Pan Goes Wrong’. This... Continue Reading →
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