REVIEWS

Do Astronauts Masturbate in Space? – Greenside @ Riddles Court 45

This show masterfully blends a dark, dystopian setting with grounded comedy and cutting drama, creating a powerful commentary on modern…

4 months ago

Bury The Hatchet – Pleasance, Queen Dome, Potterrow

Bluegrass, courtroom drama, and Victorian murder meet in a sharp, witty retelling of the Lizzie Borden’s story. “Myth always makes…

4 months ago

School of Rock – Northwich Memorial Court

It was a pleasure to be invited, along with my 13-year-old son, Sam, to Northwich on this warm August evening…

4 months ago

2:22 A Ghost Story – Opera House, Manchester

Everyone loves a ghost story. Whether it is by M R James, Edgar Allen Poe or Stephen King, we all…

4 months ago

Mr Jones – Greenside, George St

The word ‘Aberfan’ may not mean too much to the world nowadays, but nearly 60 years ago in October 1966,…

4 months ago

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence – Assembly George Square

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is at its most camp in the form of a neon pink, electro-pop teen drama. Crash Theatre Co's…

4 months ago

Gladiatrix – theSpace@Venue45

Female Gladiators? It’s not something that ever really think of. Most assume gladiators to be men, unwilling Christians and slaves,…

4 months ago

The Cyclops – theSpace@Symposium Hall Annexe

When six men reunite in a pub to remember a fallen friend and relative, things start to head south very…

4 months ago

Three Billion Letters – Riverside Studios

Mimmi Bauer, Patrycja Dynowska and Michal Szpak's Three Billion Letters focuses on the impact of DNA, how everyone everywhere is…

4 months ago

Shakespeare for Breakfast + Shakespeare for Kids – C aurora

Shakespeare for Breakfast has been a staple of the Fringe since the early ’90s and no show can retain the…

4 months ago