REVIEWS

The Daughters of Róisí­n – Pleasance Courtyard: Bunker 1

Taking a difficult subject and balancing the harsh reality whilst still including comedy is a hard task, but The Daughters…

2 months ago

Casting The Runes – Pleasance Courtyard Above

It seems one should be careful when disregarding another person’s theories and methods, especially when those methods surround the paranormal.…

2 months ago

Arturo Brachetti: SOLO – EICC

Being a reviewer has its pluses. When promoters, The Pleasance, provided an extra ticket especially so that my daughter could…

2 months ago

Antigone – the Space @ Niddry Street

Written by Sophocles, and first performed at the Festival of Dionysus in 414 BC, Antigone is a popular Ancient Greek…

2 months ago

St. Matthew’s Passion – Usher Hall

The second Passion of the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival, following on immediately from the opening night Concert, Osvaldo Gilijov’s extraordinaryLa…

2 months ago

Wyld Woman: The Legend of Shy Girl – Assembly Rooms

A twenty something New Yorker is painfully shy. On first seeing us, she struggles to get a word out. She…

2 months ago

Finding Splashman: Aunty Ginger – Assembly George Square Studios

At last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, I was lucky enough to review Aunty Ginger’s highly entertaining show I Consent. So, I…

2 months ago

I’d Like A Job Please – Paradise at the Vault

This show follows Sarah Snelson, a recent graduate looking for her first ‘real’ job.  Rejected at interview for the position…

2 months ago

Ghost Light – the Space @ Niddrie St

In 1865's London, aspiring author Henry Webster befriends Edward Price at the local Ghost Club. The latter tells Henry about…

2 months ago

Michael Brunstrom: Copernicus Now – Hoots @ Potterow, Big Yurt

Recommended to me by a friend, I tootled along to the Big Yurt to see how you can possibly make…

2 months ago