Performing Arts
Tori is Thirsty for Fringe Festival success
Direct from sell-out shows in New York, LA, London, Mexico and Provincetown, newcomer Tori Scott celebrates poor life choices and an unconditional love of vodka in her riotous Edinburgh Fringe debut. Join Tori and her band The Shame Spirals on an audacious musical journey of slurred autobiographical stories and songs she stole from other people.…
Read MoreEdinburgh Fringe: Baby Wants Candy review
Sold out for the past three years, Baby Wants Candy’s improvised show is a Fringe classic. Performed by six energetic Americans, the show I saw was Papa Peea – a play on the new Mamma Mia movie, with roles reversed so the debate is who is the mother of the young lady in question. As…
Read MoreYou’re invited to a wedding at this year’s Fringe
A frenzied bride on a rollercoaster journey of debauched self-discovery and empowerment is entertaining at the Fringe. Laura is an immersive debut solo tragicomedy by Elina Alminas, set at a wedding party, where the audience play the guests. It has been created as a response and rejection of the stereotypical roles women are most likely…
Read MoreEdinburgh Festival Fringe: Newsrevue is still one of the best
Newsrevue is an annual fixture which deserves its plaudits and awards, and this year’s offering is flawlessly delivered by four professionals who are as comfortable singing as acting. Piano is a tad too loud on occasions, but I’m being picky. There’s no shortage of material this year so the political satire and wry view at…
Read MoreEdinburgh Festival Fringe: Tape Face
Come see Tape Face, they said. We saw it when it first came to the Festival and it was brilliant, they said. He must be exceptional because he won America’s Got Talent, they said. Of course, they said all of that before we had been to see one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen.…
Read MoreEdinburgh Festival Fringe review: Elsie Thatchwick
I used to blub like a baby at the Little House on the Prairie even as a teenager, but as a grown man the only times I’ve cried were when I had to put my favourite dog down and when wasting three hours trying to put up a tent after a bottle of wine and…
Read MoreMusic and drama merge for a fascinating show
A production that’s part gig and part story comes to the Edinburgh Fringe, Valerie dives unflinchingly into the realities of mental illness. Fresh at the Edinburgh Fringe from huge success in Auckland and being named as stand out cabaret of the 2016 by the New Zealand Herald, Valerie is already being tipped as one of…
Read MoreEdinburgh Festival Fringe review: Brexit
Brexit has slick performances and a decent enough script, but the venue is uncomfortably hot and it feels like it should be an evening performance. All that said, if you like Yes, Minister-type humour, and are as sick of all the Brexit lunacy as I am, you’ll enjoy it. Could have done with being 15…
Read MoreHave your chance to be a critic at this year’s Fringe
They say everyone’s a critic but now Edinburgh Fringe attendees can make it official. The aptly named Whyte & Mackay Roaring Review Booth is a pop up build in Underbelly, Bristo Square, where punters can share their honest Fringe reviews on camera for a chance to win prizes throughout August. And they will be recording…
Read MoreThe puppet masters will premier new production
Multi-award winning puppetry innovators Blind Summit are premiering their new show, Henry, at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. It follows the huge Edinburgh Fringe successes of Citizen Puppet (2015) and The Table (2011), both Scotsman Fringe First Award winners, amongst many other awards when touring internationally, with really strong reviews and audience reaction. Set within a…
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