What Girls Are Made Of looks back on a teenage brush with stardom with adult wisdom and a 90s soundtrack.
Edinburgh Fringe 2018
16 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: Finding Fassbender at Pleasance
Until 27th August
By Hannah Greenstreet
Hannah Greenstreet writes on Lydia Larson’s hilarious monologue about “the fantasy lives we build to survive”.
15 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: It’s True, It’s True, It’s True at Underbelly
By Hannah Greenstreet
Visual richness: Hannah Greenstreet writes on the images of Breach Theatre’s show, which dramatises the story of baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
15 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018 • Reviews
Edinburgh Review: Island Town at Roundabout at Summerhall
By Brendan Macdonald
Simon Longman’s new play highlights the cyclical bleakness of village life.
15 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: One Life Stand at Summerhall
1 - 26 August 2018
By Nicole Serratore
Sisyphus with a shitty cell phone: Nicole Serratore reviews Eve Nicol’s play about modern relationships.
15 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Eaten at Scottish Storytelling Centre
16 - 19 August 2018
By Tom Moyser
Om nom nom nom nom: Tom Moyser reviews Mamoru Iriguchi’s show for children.
14 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Mr Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant at Pleasance Courtyard
1 - 26 August 2018
By Freddie Machin
The elephant in the room: Freddie Machin reviews Nick Mohammed’s alter ego Mr Swallow, back with an old-school magic show.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018 • Reviews
Edinburgh Review: Garry Starr Performs Everything at Underbelly
By Freddie Machin
Resuscitating drama: Garry Starr’s show is a hilarious attempt to rattle through the whole of theatre in an hour.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: (even) Hotter at Bedlam
Until 27 August 2018
By Ava Wong Davies
Warmly chaotic: Ava Davies reviews Ell Potter and Mary Higgins’ show about bodies.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Passionate Machine at Zoo Charteris
Until 27 August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
Sleeping is a kind of time travel… Crystal Bennes reviews a spoken word performance by Rosy Carrick.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: Angry Alan at Underbelly
Until 27th August
By Nicole Serratore
Waves of anger: Nicole Serratore writes on Penelope Skinner’s play, and the grim realities of toxic masculinity online.
13 August 2018
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Fringe Review: All The Lights Are On at Summerhall
By Freddie Machin
Freddie Machin reviews a narrative of grief by Finnish playwright Kaisa Lundan.
13 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Jonny Woo’s All Star Brexit Cabaret at Assembly George Square
Until 27 August 2018
By Brendan Macdonald
Why not add a little camp to the divided camps?: Brendan Macdonald reviews Jonny Woo’s glam take on a glum subject.
12 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: Vertical Influences at Murrayfield Ice Rink
By Eve Allin
Free skating: Far away from Edinburgh’s city centre, Le Patin Libre’s ice dance performance feels magical.
12 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: On the Exhale at Traverse
Until 26th August
By Eve Allin
Holding your breath: Martin Zimmerman’s monologue is a tense exploration of gun violence and trauma.