Thursday, September 19

Tag: Shark Bait Theatre

Tartan Tat – theSpace @ Niddry Street
Scotland

Tartan Tat – theSpace @ Niddry Street

Having gone into this show with a vague idea of the plot, I could have never predicted what was to come.  While I knew it was about the employees of a tourist shop in Edinburgh, I did not know it would be the sardonic, LGBTQIA+, pop culture spoof that it was. It is always refreshing to see local theatre in the sea of Fringe, and Shark Bait Theatre executed this piece with an in-touch, tongue-in-cheek attitude that all Scottish folk can resonate with.  The writers, Lex Joyce and Isla Campbell, have produced something that is both hilarious yet compelling in today’s political climate.  Each character had a strong personality that was communicated well by the cast.  The line delivery left me in stitches – the actors played off each other excellently, further addi...