Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Ontroerend Goed return to form with this brutally honest, witty piece which explores what it means to be a modern-day feminist Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:29AMAssembly Rooms, EdinburghLucy Porter's charming play about a secret Edinburgh society of teenage intellectuals veers toward Downton Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMPleasance Dome, EdinburghA passable if predictable dystopian thriller is undermined by Theatre Ad Infinitum's overreliance on gimmicky lighting Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMTuesday, August 12, 2014
Pleasance, EdinburghThe Bucket Club's show about a mysterious young woman found in a Norfolk seal colony stays on the right side of cute, but doesn't venture much beyond Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:22AMUnderbelly, EdinburghA troubled teenager and elderly woman bond over library books in Clara Brennan's fierce one-woman play starring Rosie Wyatt Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AMPlayfair Library, EdinburghThis installation uses live models to revisit tales of the torture and murder of African workers and slaves, reminding us that our 21st-century ways of seeing hist…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMMonday, August 11, 2014
Dance Base, EdinburghA double act about a Dublin dance class conjures up a floor full of characters Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:25PMUnderbelly, EdinburghA piquant tale of foodie ambition, haute cuisine and base instincts Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:21PMHere's a little roundup of fringe theatre highlights that should hit the spot. Tell us about the one show that has made your Edinburgh worthwhile Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:45AMUnderbelly, EdinburghHannah Moss's ingenious silent play about her father's death will strike a chord with anyone who has suffered a bereavement More from Edinburgh: Every Brilliant Thing re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMSummerhall, EdinburghStaged in a former animal hospital, animation and illusion combine in a captivating gig-cum-theatrical show Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:21AMSunday, August 10, 2014
Confronted with powerful work at the Edinburgh festival such as James Leadbitter's one-man show Mental, it feels like more is required of audiences than just talking about the 'issues' Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:52AMRoyal Lyceum, EdinburghA confrontational piece by the learning-disabled ensemble Back to Back Theatre recounts the Hindu deity's visit to Hitler's Germany to reclaim the swastika Back to Bac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AMUnderbelly, EdinburghBuddug James Jones tells the story of leaving her home town, where four generations of her family were born, and finding herself in London Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:52AMSaturday, August 9, 2014
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghJess Thom's condition lends her show an absurdist edge Samuel Beckett would be proud of in an hour that demonstrates unpredictability can be a real spur for cre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08PMSummerhall @ Roundabout, EdinburghA thought-provoking play about a Somali taxi driver who leaves London to secure the release of a British couple from pirates explores the gap between who we…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AMAssembly Mound, EdinburghCallow's dinner-jacketed jog through the writings of the classical poet and grump can't compete with the more vibrant satire on show all over the festival Continue r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49AMPlaywright Lulu Raczka announces herself with an uncompromising snapshot of a generation who feels the future has very little to offer them Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMOut of the Blue Drill Hall, EdinburghA pair of karaoke performers sing along to words and instructions on a screen in a production which uses theatre as a somewhat obscure but effective meta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:49AMFriday, August 8, 2014
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghDuncan Macmillan's life-affirming production takes an unflinching look at the guilt of not being able to make those we love happy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMSummerhall at Portobello Beach, EdinburghPerformed on the beach at dawn and dusk, soprano Laura Wright leads a work most memorable for its spectacular setting Before sunrise: Out of Water i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44AMThe transaction between performer and audience does not not have to be purely financial as two extraordinary and moving one-on-one pieces at the fringe prove Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AMThursday, August 7, 2014
Summerhall, EdinburghProust had his madeleines and here Geoff Sobelle has his objects, all neatly housed in boxes which he invites us to explore Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMThe Traverse, EdinburghAn unconventional play about four women who starved themselves to death in Ireland pushes at the limits of theatre Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:05AMOut of the Blue Drill Hall, EdinburghWomen lead this year's free Forest programme of experimental work, from Louise Orwin's look at teenage girls and YouTube to Molly Naylor's recollections …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10AMJo Clifford's humane portrait of a transgendered Jesus gets a welcome fringe outing, while future fringe stars schoolgirls from Tower Hamlets perform gritty fantasy The Domino Effect Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AMWednesday, August 6, 2014
Summerhall, EdinburghThis honest, fascinating show explores what it means to be a blood sister and a sister in the feminist sense Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08PMAssembly Mound, EdinburghWill Eno's one-man show, brilliantly performed by Conor Lovett, offers a stern examination of our inner loneliness Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMSummerhall @ Roundabout, EdinburghMark Ravenhill's vigorous but sketchy story asks what you do if you discover you're not who you thought you were Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:43AMThe audience anarchy provoked by The Generation of Z is overrated. I'd rather get happy with This Is Ceilidh Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMTuesday, August 5, 2014
Traverse, EdinburghA haunting one-man show about the not-so-small impact of war is hard to ignore and even harder to watch Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AM 
