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One of the hottest tickets on the Fringe, maybe the hottest, from the producers that brought you Fleabag and Baby Reindeer. Sold out for most of the run before the Fringe even started, but if you are willing to hang around the ticket booth at exactly two hours before showtime you might just be lucky enough to snag the odd seat. This one’s going to tour, and it deserves to.The Bengsons, husband and wife, Shaun and Abigail, call Ohio an “ecstatic grief concert,” which sounds like something dreamed up by a marketing intern on too much kombucha. But within about thirty seconds you realise they mean it, every word. This is part gig, part confession, part secular revival meeting, and part science lecture for people who didn’t know they wanted to learn about the inner ear.Shaun Bengson, bespectac...

An entertaining and stimulating piece of absurdist theatre, steeped in Americana and dripping with atmosphere. This skilfully performed and expertly directed two-hander oozes professionalism and confidence from the very start. As the audience enter, the sound design – “white-noise” radio static – and performer Amy Scollard’s onstage presence, tapping a foot impatiently, force the audience to quieten down and settle into the ambience. A handful of props adorn the stage – crates, maps, notebooks, etc – alongside a single cactus. Every element of visual design – props, costumes, set, lighting – share a uniform, monochrome, muted beige palette. This aesthetic mirrors the desolate setting of the play, while also acting as a blank canvas upon which the performers and script paint a vivid ...

20/20 tackles the timeless tale of Orpheus and Eurydice with a modern twist, taking place in 2020 with Orpheus falling in love with a reincarnated version of Eurydice. This baseline for the plot had much potential, as the Greek tale is still ripe with thematic relevance, as seen by the recent smash hit ‘Hadestown’. However, it saddens me to say that this needed a lot more re-drafts and a more focused understanding of the tone before being executed on a stage. I truly admire the passion and dedication poured into this show, as you can see it reflected on stage through each actor's performance. The lead actors of Orpheus and Eurydice are very charming, and if given stronger material, they could have shown off their talents in a much more effective way. The material itself bounces from...