Summerhall
Biolanthe
★★★☆☆ Inventive
The Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group has created an inventive updating of Gilbert and Sullivan in Biolanthe, running in the intimate Tech Cube 0 at Summerhall for three performances only.
FLIP!
★★★★★ Flipping Fantastic
Racheal Ofori’s FLIP! – at Summerhall to Saturday – combines comedy with social commentary in a play which successfully brings the breathless charge of social media to the stage.
Lightning Ridge
★★★★☆ Evocative
Lightning Ridge, Catherine Wheels’ adaptation of Pobby and Dingan, Ben Rice’s novella for young people, is a remarkably involved piece of storytelling about imagination, loss and the nature of community.
Concerned Others
★★★★☆ Profound impact
Tortoise in a Nutshell’s new verbatim documentary, Concerned Others, at Summerhall all Fringe, uses puppets and animation rather than actors to bring its script to life.
Help Yourself
★★★★☆ Sharp and witty
Dynamic collaborators Jess Brodie and Victoria Bianchi play expert hosts in Help Yourself, from Musselburgh-based Emma Ruse Productions running at Summerhall’s demonstration room for the full Fringe.
First Piano on the Moon (Revisited)
★★★★☆ Twinkling
First Piano on the Moon (Revisited), from Will Pickvance at Summerhall, makes an accomplished show even better.
What You See When Your Eyes Are Closed/What You Don’t See When Your Eyes Are Open
★★★★☆ Intriguing
What You See When Your Eyes Are Closed/What You Don’t See When Your Eyes Are Open at Summerhall is thought-provoking, surprisingly touching and visually intriguing.
I Hate It Here
★★★★☆ Love it here
There are no winners in Sweet Beef’s magnificent I Hate It Here, touring to Summerhall for two nights only, which dives smoothly from joy to desperation in its exploration of zero hour contract culture.