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After Party

★★☆☆☆ No party

After Party at the Traverse has all of the ingredients for a statement drama but ends up rather undercooked.

Hugh Simpson on Aug 15 2026

The Singer

★★★★☆ Ebullient

The Singer at the Traverse is a joyous, energetic piece of musical theatre that is going to win many friends.

Hugh Simpson on Aug 15 2026

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

★★★★☆ Slick

Lauriston Castle opens its doors to Fringe-goers in partnership with the Edinburgh International Magic Festival for The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle, an immersive magic experience featuring three expert illusionists.

Rebecca Mahar on Aug 15 2026

Sand, Silt, Flint

★★★★☆ Resonant

Sand, Silt, Flint, from Scottish/Burmese singer and producer Fiona Soe ~Paing, uses the songs of her native Aberdeenshire to provide an arresting musical display.

Hugh Simpson on Aug 15 2026

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads 1

Her Big Chance & A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
★★★★☆ Poignant

This pair of quietly devastating dramatic monologues from Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads series, while written (and firmly rooted) in the 1980s, still stand up as tragicomic meditations on loneliness.

Juliette Johnstone on Aug 15 2026

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