Thursday, August 25, 2016
Lyceum, EdinburghLars Eidinger is a monstrously watchable Richard – played like a seductive rock star gone to seed – in Thomas Ostermeier’s mesmerising productionThe storm clouds gathe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AMFull of costumes and musical magic, the fringe can cast a spell over most adults – but for the very young, it’s a creative introduction to a whole new worldI love introducing people to t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:58AMWednesday, August 24, 2016
Assembly George Square, EdinburghPlays by Somalia Seaton and Chino Odimba are strongly performed, but would have benefited from time in developmentTheatres can endlessly develop playwrights …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PMTraverse, EdinburghJulia Taudevin teams up with three musicians in an explosive piece of gig theatre about a woman who decides to blow the patriarchy sky-highWhy aren’t women angrier? What…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:51AMTuesday, August 23, 2016
This year’s Edinburgh fringe is full of personal stories and real-life drama, but not every production mines the lives of others with equal success“I’m just raw material,” complains …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:43PMMonday, August 22, 2016
Traverse, EdinburghRob Drummond’s light-touch show tries to make two of its spectators fall in love, as he asks whether we really are genetically programmed to cheat In theatre there is mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AMSummerhall, EdinburghIdealism and self-interest are pitched against one other in a playful yet moving show about the politics of EuropeThere is a moment at the start of this collaboration be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AMSunday, August 21, 2016
Torch songs are lighting up the city this year, from Alan Cumming’s take on Adele’s Someone Like You to Lady Rizo’s anthem of a sleep-deprived mum“Extraordinary how potent cheap musi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMFriday, August 19, 2016
Forest Fringe at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, EdinburghIra Brand, performing in male drag, takes a thoughtful tour in a show that questions our notions of power, gender and identityEver wante…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMUs/Them | Matilda: The Musical | Heads Up | Always Orange | Young ChekhovA show for young people about the 2004 Beslan school siege may sound an unlikely proposition, but Belgium company Bro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMEdinburgh International Conference CentreTwo Scots team up with a woman from West Virginia in a play that uses folk music to explore the misery of the Highland clearances and mass emigration…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMThursday, August 18, 2016
This year’s acts demonstrate circus’s capacity for topical introspection as well as clownishness – though its conservative approach to gender could use a shake-upThere has been an expl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMWednesday, August 17, 2016
Summerhall, EdinburghSh!t Theatre turn rifling through the post received by former residents of their flat into rambling but pertinent social theatreIn 2013, Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Bi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMThe Space on Niddry St, EdinburghIntertwining the stories of Chelsea Manning and hactivist Aaron Swartz, this fascinating, busy play meditates on knowledge, privacy and and powerWhen Aaron w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMTuesday, August 16, 2016
Messy, badly behaved and sometimes simply astonishing, the theatrical outfit that broke the festival’s mould is celebrating its past shows Related: Edinburgh festival planner: three shows …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PMMonday, August 15, 2016
Dolphins on LSD, a comic symphony and an improbable family show about a school siege … our critics pick the top tickets of this year’s fringeTankBreach Theatre’s compelling look at gen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMSummerhall, EdinburghJenna Watt is tugged around the stage amid competing arguments over Britain’s missile renewal in a nifty investigation of a divisive issueHow often do we admit to not …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57AMSunday, August 14, 2016
From a burlesque that belittles the patriarchy to an unholy reworking of the Bible, righteous anger bubbles over into artistic brilliance at the 2016 festivalSmashing the patriarchy has neve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMSt Marks artSpace, EdinburghThe author’s tales of her ancestors’ flight to the new world draw parallels with today’s migrants in a show that honours the graceful economy of her proseWh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMSaturday, August 13, 2016
From a Dream that draws on Star Wars to a starring role for the weird sisters, there’s a bevy of Shakespeare-related shows at Edinburgh in the playwright’s quadricentenary yearThe lure m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMUnderbelly Topside, EdinburghUsing storytelling and a live score, Gabblebabble weave Dahl’s works with an account of his hospital stay after the concussion that kickstarted his creative li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28AMFriday, August 12, 2016
Roundabout at Summerhall, Edinburgh The self-absorbed Tobes must grow up fast in Luke Norris’s neatly performed cancer drama, which is witty but struggles with a passive central character�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:10PMLyceum theatre, EdinburghThis end-of-the-pier retelling of Twelfth Night is a charming mix of humour and heartbreak, steeped in the traditions of of vaudevilleThe illusions of love and theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMRevolt. She Said. Revolt Again. | Measure For Measure | Jesus Christ Superstar | Dancer | Harry Potter And The Cursed ChildBeginning life at the RSC’s Midsummer Mischief festival in 2014 a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMThursday, August 11, 2016
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh A Nasa-funded experiment to teach dolphins English is cleverly dissected in this multi-layered show by Breach TheatreIn the 1960s, a US research programme led by Jo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:39PMThe Edinburgh festival provides many with their first theatre experience and the same goes for the West End’s Potter spectacular. There are no rules for enjoying a show – all you need is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMWednesday, August 10, 2016
It takes time to create a buzz around a festival show, and soon the run is over. Bringing a hit back can give companies a publicity head start – and a cash boost to their next venture. But…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:46AMTraverse, EdinburghIn a layered show, drag queen Panti Bliss pokes fun at gender norms and her sex life as a national treasure – but also touches on stigma and living with AidsIf you thoug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMTuesday, August 9, 2016
The feminist theatre group explore male privilege and power in a messy, energetic show with music and dance Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMRoundabout at Summerhall, EdinburghAmy McAllister is utterly mesmerising in Stacey Gregg’s play about a teen who is as confused as the law is when it comes to issues of genderPaines Plough…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMMonday, August 8, 2016
Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh Alan Harris’s tale of romance in Merthyr Tydfil boasts a winning wit that sees it through, even if the play spins slightly out of control Why isn’t lif…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AM 
