Ed Fringe 2016: Ed Gamble: Stampede at Gilded Balloon at the Counting House |...
As the audience files into the domed chamber of the Counting House’s main room, Ed Gamble patrols the stage and aisle engaging on a personal level with those about to enjoy Stampede, the show that...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: Tony Law: A Law Undo His-elf What Welcome at the Assembly...
Bounding onto the stage enthusiastically twirling a rhythmic gymnastics ribbon while severely impeded by gaffer tape wrapped tightly around the midriff of his short-legged khaki boiler suit, Tony Law...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: The Castle Builder at Summerhall | Review
Some chewed-up bread, a tiny bicycle and Viking helmets. Three items one wouldn’t expect to appear in the same sentence, but all have significant purpose within The Castle Builder, the latest play from...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: Love, Lies and Taxidermy at Summerhall | Review
A script jam-packed with hilarious moments, Love, Lies and Taxidermy is a touching boy-meets-girl story with a twist. From taxidermy (the title does not mislead) to porn, no one is left disappointed by...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: All Aboard the Marriage Hearse at the Guilded Balloon | Review
A man afraid of complete and utter commitment. A woman pushing for marriage after being a bridesmaid at a friend’s wedding. Although we might yawn at a clear cliché, All Aboard the Marriage Hearse...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: Aaron Calvert: Mind Games at La Belle Angele | Review
Hypnosis shows can be hard to crack, with many failing to avoid the tackiness and over-dramatism that can cloud true audience belief. Aaron Calvert, in his magical show Mind Games, however, nails the...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: Animal (Are You a Proper Person?) at Gilded Balloon | Review
Animal (Are You a Proper Person?) is a comedy/musical story-telling session following the development and lives of two people, Anna Freeman (comedian and novelist) and Chris Redmond (writer, poet and...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: The Thinking Drinkers: Around the World in 80 Drinks at...
With a vibrant party scene surrounding the Edinburgh Fringe, the promise of five free alcoholic drinks during a show might be interpreted as a cynical ploy aimed at exploiting thirsty festival-goers....
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: Simon Slack: The Fantasist at Underbelly Cowgate | Review
Simon Slack: The Fantasist explores the bedroom wonderings of a young man living with his grandmother. The audience is given an (almost literally) bare view of Simon’s adventures inside his own head...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2016: Ali Brice Presents Home Is Where Eric Meat Is at the Hive |...
Ali Brice Presents Home Is Where Eric Meat Is brings an outrageously outlandish show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with its main character Eric Meat inviting us into his bizarre world. Although...
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Comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe: Our pick of the best stand-up
Since its origin in 1947, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has grown into the largest event of its kind. Among a dizzying range of theatre, circus, and cabaret performances numbering more than 2,000...
View ArticleCamden Fringe 2018: With Child | Theatre review
“Do you want to have children when you grow up? Are you breastfeeding? Are they eating plenty of vegetables?” These are some of the questions in a string that resound through the theatre before writer...
View ArticleStand-up shows at Ed Fringe 2018: Five of our favourites
If you enjoy laughing, then chances are you also enjoy stand-up comedy. And if that’s the case, you really need be at the Edinburgh Fringe. Throughout August each year, among over 3,000 individual...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2018: Daughter, Angry Alan, No Kids and Famous Puppet Death Scenes
From searing social statements to all-out puppet massacres, the Ed Fringe programme guarantees to surprise you with a unique experience you never even knew you needed. Daughter and Angry Alan In a year...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2018: Toujours et Près de Moi, A Clown Show About Rain, Henry and...
When it comes to experimentation of the form, this year’s Fringe does not disappoint. Puppetry and clowning enjoy substantial representation and there are many unique gems to be sniffed out. Toujours...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2019: Algorithms at the Pleasance Courtyard | Theatre review
Sadie Clark is a multi-faceted talent. Her play Algorithms is an impeccably polished piece of writing, charting the hopes and disappointments of single life with warmth and unassailable humour, and...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2019: Bromance at the Assembly Rooms | Theatre review
Bromance is astonishing, not just in its feats of strength and gymnastic ability, but in the irresistible flow of its choreography and the rich subtext of its narrative. This is contemporary dance...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2019: Fishbowl at Pleasance Courtyard | Theatre review
Fishbowl, a near-perfect no-talking comedy farce, is one of the most unforgettable shows you’ll see at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019. Chock-full of physical slapstick and absurdity, it’s reminiscent...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2019: Fulfilment at Underbelly, Cowgate | Theatre review
If you’ve ever flown into a fury because your Amazon next-day delivery didn’t materialise, Fulfilment will make you hang your head in shame. This prescient piece of theatre by company SharkLegs boasts...
View ArticleEd Fringe 2019: A Holy Show, Harriet Braine, Stewart Francis and Jamie Loftus
The true joy of the Edinburgh Fringe lies in its ability to take you by surprise. Today’s lineup reveals some of this year’s lesser-known hidden gems, as well as polishing off the jewels in the crown...
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