Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh Fringe’
Fringe Reviews: Dance & Theatre
The Crucible – ★★★★ Nine sturdy-looking wooden chairs horseshoe the stage. A woman dressed like a governess stands in the centre with a lit lantern as she watches the crowd fill the seats. A few chairs downs from me sits a performer with a white bonnet covering her face. The lights dim and music starts,…
Read MoreEdinburgh Fringe Review: Zhuangzi’s Dream
A masterclass in transitional storytelling, Zhuangzi’s Dream is a performance you don’t want to miss, says Megan Amato. ★★★★★ Before suspicious spouses were testing their loved ones’ loyalty with catfishing fake profiles, there was Zhuang Zhou, a 4th-century Daoist philosopher who tested his wife’s vows by faking his death and magically becoming his rival to…
Read MoreLife With Mairi Campbell: ‘Hearing my version of Auld Lang Syne in the Sex And The City was surreal’
Mairi Campbell chats to us about bringing her Pendulum Trilogy together for the first time, the music she listens to at home, and her song being featured in Sex And The City. I grew up in Edinburgh. My mum’s family is Edinburgh; my dad is West Highland. I grew up in the city –…
Read MoreLife With Damien Warren-Smith: ‘Gary’s my alter ego. He’s me if I had zero inhibitions. He’s my Sasha Fierce’
Damien Warren-Smith, aka Garry Starr, on his Scottish roots, his alter ego and the Monty Python sketch he wished he’d created. I was born in Inverness but sadly left Scotland when I was less than a year old. My Dad worked for BBC Radio Scotland, but my Mum was from the northern beaches of…
Read MoreFringe Review: Juliet Cowan – F*ck Off and Leave Me Alone
Richard Bath heads to Juliet Cowan’s comedy debut which delivers a part teenage confessional, part middle-aged rallying cry. ★★ You know you’ve attained true Marmite status when roughly quarter of the small audience leave longs before your final climax (and there’s a LOT of chat about climaxing in this show) yet the whole of the…
Read MoreFringe Review: Adults Only Magic Show
Richard Bath heads out for an adults-only night of magic and comedy. ★★★★ Short version: I really enjoyed this, and it was comfortably the best thing I saw in the opening couple of days of the Fringe. It didn’t start promisingly with amusing but dick-obsessed compere Magnus ‘Danger’ Magnus delivering some smutty innuendo that would…
Read MoreJody is whisky brand ambassador for Scotland
The co-owner of a Scots cocktail bar has taken on the role of first ever Monkey Shoulder whisky brand ambassador to Scotland and the North. Independent family distillers William Grant & Sons UK has confirmed the appointment of Jody Buchan, co-owner of Kin Edinburgh. With a wealth of industry experience and knowledge, not only has Jody…
Read MoreComedian Ed’s new show takes an honest approach
Irish comic Ed Byrne is back at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Following his biggest ever tour last year in which Ed sold out his entire Edinburgh Fringe run and many of his nationwide dates, it culminated in extra dates added along the way. Regarded as one of the finest observational comics in the industry, in…
Read MoreHampton by Hilton brings Christmas cheer
The Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh Airport has been spreading festive joy before opening this month, and creating nearly 50 new jobs in the city. As the final touches are being made, the hotel’s Heart of House team have been busy bringing the ‘Hamptonality’ personality to life, helping tired travellers and stressed shoppers. From the hotel’s…
Read MorePerformances will put some fire in the belly
La Clique Noël returns home to Edinburgh for Christmas with a new seasonal spectacular, La Clique Noël – Part Deux. Born at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2004, the multi-award winning La Clique has since toured the globe to international acclaim and after wowing audiences in Edinburgh last Christmas the show returns with an all new…
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