Never-ending drama: Emily Davis is delighted by Hannah Maxwell’s nostalgic show about a longstanding amateur dramatics society.
Edinburgh Fringe 2019
12 August 2019
Features • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Exeunt recommends: Edinburgh Fringe highlights so far
By Exeunt Staff
Exeunt is proudly flying the flag for longform criticism at the fringe. Too busy to read it all? Here’s a handy digest of the shows our writers love.
12 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Anguis by Sheila Atim
By Crystal Bennes
A muddled myth: Crystal Bennes writes on Sheila Atim’s Cleopatra-inspired debut play.
12 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Wild Swimming by Full Rogue Theatre
By Ava Wong Davies
Contagious buoyancy: Ava Wong Davies writes on a time-slipping narrative of gender, love and swimming.
12 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum With Expats
By Ava Wong Davies
Rum-bunctious times: Ava Wong Davies writes on Sh!t Theatre’s boozy but intensely political dive into life in Malta.
12 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: From the Top by Victor Fung
By Rosemary Waugh
An imbalance of power: Rosemary Waugh writes on Victor Fung’s dance duet, and its shifting political context.
12 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh Fringe Review: CONSPIRACY by Barrel Organ
By Hannah Greenstreet
Crackpot theories: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Barrel Organ’s devised, sketchy look at post-truth logic.
11 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Pops by Charlotte Josephine
By Emily Davis
“Silence. And tea”: Emily Davis responds to Charlotte Josephine’s precise portrayal of a father-daughter relationship.
11 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: The Nights by Henry Naylor
By Crystal Bennes
Henry Naylor’s play is a flawed look at the media outrage surrounding ‘Jihadi bride’ Shemima Begum.
11 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Passengers by Kit Redstone
By Hannah Greenstreet
All in my head: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Kit Redstone’s exploration of living with multiple personalities.
10 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Fulfilment by SharkLegs
By Alice Saville
Boxed in: Alice Saville writes on a disconcerting, robot-led dive into Amazon’s fulfilment policies.
10 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Class by Scottee
By Emily Davis
Holding up a mirror: Emily Davis writes on Scottee’s new performance ‘for’ middle class audiences.
10 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: M.E.H. by Outbound Project
By Dave Fargnoli
“This show does not make sense”: Dave Fargnoli writes on The Outbound Project’s devised exploration of collective psychosis.
10 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh Fringe Review: A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego by Jordan & Skinner
31st July - 26th August
By Hannah Greenstreet
Are we really post-feminism? Hannah Greenstreet writes on an irony-heavy exploration of the plight of men.
9 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Life is No Laughing Matter by Demi Nandhra
By Ben Kulvichit
Scalpel-like precision: Ben Kulvichit writes on Demi Nandhra’s solo exploration of depression.