Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Hotel Review: The Hoxton, Edinburgh
Grant Dickie paid a visit to The Hoxton, a new face in the Edinburgh hotel scene, to see just what was on offer. Turn up Grosvenor Street by Haymarket train station and you’ll find The Hoxton Edinburgh on the site of the former Edinburgh Grosvenor hotel. Perfectly placed away from the hustle and bustle…
Read MoreEdinburgh Fringe, Raise the Barre: ‘A must see, it’s truly terrific’
Raise the Barre is explosive stuff. A must see, it’s truly terrific, says Jeremy Welch. ★★★★★ It’s graduation day at a dance school presided over by a strict assessor. There are two troupes of dancers here, the female troupe dressed in classical ballet tutus, the male troupe dressed similarly but in an anarchistic way, black…
Read MoreInternational Festival Reviews: Bruce Liu Plays Ravel, Hanni Liang: Dreams & Volosi
Bruce Liu Plays Ravel with the NCPA Orchestra After esteemed conductor Myung-Whun Chung walked on stage with the hearty applause of the audience, The NCPA Orchestra opened the evening with Qigang Chen’s Wu Xing (the Five Elements). This ten-minute immersive fusion of Chinese and Western instrument and tradition soaked the audience in atmosphere and was a…
Read MoreFringe Reviews: Dan Tiernan, Vittorio Angelone & Terence Hartnett
Dan Tiernan’s abrasive comedy style is at once hilarious and disconcerting, says Frankie Reason. ★★★★ Dan opens his set with a scream, immediately turns to talk of ketamine, and then proceeds to riff on his divisive style. ‘Not for everyone this, is it’ he reflects, before accusing the hot-chocolate-drinking Café Nero patrons of stumbling into…
Read MoreFive star reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe: Glenn Moore & Boiler Room Six
No introductions, no preamble, Glenn Moore is off and running at a hundred miles an hour before he’s even on the stage, says Alister Tenneb. And strap yourself in because he doesn’t slow down for the next hour. ★★★★★ As well as being a regular on radio, Glenn will be recognisable to many from his…
Read MoreFringe Reviews: FLOP, Art of Andalucia & Cambridge Footlights
Arthur Hull’s FLOP has charisma by the bucket-loads, Frankie Reason says. ★★★★ Edinburgh-born Australian artist Arthur Hull delivers a musically impressive, engaging, and witty exploration of musical theatre’s greatest flops. Both exposé and love letter, Hull muses on the dubious opening choreography to Carrie, the pitfalls of theatre to screen, the consistently faulty formula that…
Read MoreFringe Reviews: Baxter v The Bookies, Aideen McQueen & Flamencodanza
Baxter v The Bookies’ script is fast moving and very amusing, says Jeremy Welch. ★★★★ The spot light turns on and there sits Baxter looking exactly as you would expect from a small-time compulsive horse racing gambler, slightly down on his luck but, like all gamblers, believing the wheel of fortune is about to turn…
Read MoreRestaurant review: Patatino At The Hoxton, Edinburgh
This new Italian restaurant inside a shiny new contemporary Edinburgh hotel is a curate’s egg, finds Richard Bath. The Hoxton is a new hotel built across eleven townhouses on a terrace that is just 100 yards from Haymarket station and tram in Edinburgh’s West End. The vibe is very upbeat and fresh, with a small…
Read MoreFringe Reviews: Monstering the Rocketman, Find Me, Bitter Baby
The award-winning writer, Henry Naylor, is back at the fringe with Monstering the Rocketman and it’s a must see, Jeremy Welch says. ★★★★★ This production comes after his two award winning plays at previous fringes, Afghanistan is not Funny and Let the Bodies Pile. He doesn’t disappoint with this production. In this play we see…
Read MoreFringe Reviews: Jo Caulfield, Bad Mood Rising & Dan Rath, Tropical Depression
Jo Caulfield’s Bad Mood Rising is one of the best comics at the Fringe. A must-watch, says Frankie Reason. ★★★★★ Jo Caulfield is scathing of shows with themes, and people in new relationships, and men’s fashion and just about everything else. The title of her show, Bad Mood Rising, is apt. She wears a bright…
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