Posts by Peter Ranscombe

A Something! No Dragon No Lion! – Venue 22: Dance Base – Studio 2 – 8pm HONG Kong-based TS Crew has brought an exhilarating and well-choregraphed show to the Fringe this year. You may have seen the traditional Lion Dance during Lunar New Year, but artistic director Hugh Cho has broken it down and transformed…

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder – Venue 33: Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker Three – 6pm I DON’T know if it’s the American-style confidence or experience (or maybe accent), but Atsuko Okatsuka’s stand-up just felt more professional than other acts – but maybe that’s what the American media has brainwashed me to think. Atsuko draws her audience…

Are you Guilty? – Venue 22: Dance Base – Studio 3 – 4.50pm THE fringe this year has featured some creative and experimental physical theatre from talented troupes, and TOB Group’s Are You Guilty? and Barcode were no exception. Expertly choregraphed by Min Kim and skilfully performed by Kim along with Byeonguk Cho, Yunjin Jang,…

Lew Fitz: Soft Lad – Venue 14: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Turret – 7pm USUALLY, the term “soft lad” is derogatory. But, in relation to Lew Fitz with his Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Soft Lad at the Gilded Balloon Turret, it is most definitely complimentary. He has a friendly and endearing manner that makes a…

Isabelle Farah: Irresponsabelle – Venue 8: Assembly George Square – The Box – 3.45pm I DON’T normally review comedy, but felt the need to support comedy acts after some oaf decided that adults were unable to decide for themselves what they wished to hear and see at the Fringe by banning comedian Jerry Sadowitz’s show.…

Appraisal – Venue 20: Assembly Rooms – Drawing Room – 1.10pm TIM Mariott has pulled off another wonderful script. If you have ever had an employment appraisal then welcome back to hell; if you are fortunate enough never to be subjected to this form of annual assessment then, well, this is what hell looks like.…

Caissie Workman: Aberdeen – Venue 393: Just the Tonic Nucleus – Just the Tonic’s Atomic Room – 4pm DRESSED in grunge fashion with chipped nail varnish and the haunted look of a bewildered fan, Caissie Workman delivers an hour-long poem about the life and suicide of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer and guitarist in the…