New Celts Productions
Breathing Corpses
★★★☆☆ Morbid curiosity:
Breathing Corpses, by Split Brick and New Celts at TheSpace on the Mile, leaves a nasty taste in the mouth at times.
The Monster in the Hall
★★★☆☆ Expansively exuberant:
Cheerfulness in the face of adversity characterises The Monster in the Hall by Capsize Collective and New Celts at TheSpace on the Mile.
Sob Story
★★★☆☆ Uneasy combination:
A talented cast and bags of commitment manage to paper over the obvious cracks in Sob Story, by Pretty Knickers and New Celts at TheSpace on the Mile.
Jumpers For Goalposts
★★★★☆ Warm applause:
Any preconceptions about a play depicting five-a-side football should instantly be put aside for Tom Wells’s Jumpers For Goalposts.
EdFringe Theatre – Student companies
Edinburgh’s student & youth theatre companies on the Fringe:
There are more shows made by Edinburgh-based companies at this year’s fringe than all the shows at the 1972 Edinburgh fringe put together. This page lists all the theatre shows made by youth and student companies.
Noose Women
★★★☆☆ Comically sinister:
How far would you go for your 15 minutes of fame? That’s the question asked by Noose Women as the world of celebrity comes under the microscope in this new comedy.
Doig The Musical…
★★★★☆ Judicious and hilarious:
There is a great deal that is hugely appealing, both in content and in assured comic performances, in Doig the Musical, With No Singing, No Dancing and Very Little Music at theSpace on the Mile.
The Greenhouse
★★☆☆☆ Familiar:
Humorous misadventures in the drug trade feature in Southpaw Productions and New Celts’ The Greenhouse, a play that ventures down an already well-trodden path.
Class Mates
★★★☆☆ Qualified success:
Acted with drive and commitment, A Dash of Theatre and New Celts Productions’ Class Mates largely overcomes a script that has its drawbacks.
100
★★★★☆ Stretching:
An otherworldly take on very human dilemmas is aided by some outstanding performances in Lone Light Theatre and New Celts Productions’ 100.
