The Global Ideas Stage – Kings Theatre

2 months ago

A trumpet cuts through the audience’s murmuring – Wynston Marsalis stands at the back of the auditorium playing Amazing Grace,…

Allaster McKallaster (An unbiased afternoon with) – Gilded Balloon Museum

2 months ago

If you’re English, this show is a must. Pete Reid’s McKallaster has been purveying his intelligent, keenly-observed - crucially impartial…

Around The World in 80 Toys – Edinburgh Summerhall (Anatomy Lecture Theatre)

2 months ago

Wow. Take a breath… prepare to be humbled by a surfeit of inventiveness and ingenuity… in a venue the performer…

Jenny Gorelick: SORRY – Monkey Barrel Comedy

2 months ago

Having interviewed Jenny Gorelick earlier in the month, I was interested to see whether the engaging, quick witted comedian I…

Julius Caesar Variety Show – Summerhall

2 months ago

There is a lot packed into the short running time of Joy Nesbitt’s Julius Caesar Variety Show. It is energetic, well…

You and Me (and whoever comes next) – Summerhall

2 months ago

One day someone can be the most important person in your world. The next, they can simply disappear. For them,…

First Night at The Hub – The Hub

2 months ago

And so, it begins. A couple of hours ago I heard this exact piece played by these exact musicians. So…

Come Back Home – Summerhall

2 months ago

There is a danger in making theatre intentionally difficult to understand. Make it oblique enough, abstract enough, strip away rhythm,…

Mythos: Ragnarök – Assembly Rooms, Music Hall

2 months ago

The fringe is all about embracing all kinds of art from physical theatre, to spoken word, from historical talks to…

Gershwin and Bartok – Usher Hall

2 months ago

Sometimes during the Edinburgh festivals, you simply need a little space. After days spent rushing between Fringe venues, squeezing into…