Archive for August 8th, 2026
Where Are All the Tall Grandmas?
★★★★★ A Perfect Hour
This is peak Fringe. None of it should work. But such is the geeky charm and dogged curiosity of Lou Wall that their audience is happy to follow them on the oddest of sociological investigations.
More Tales from your Queer Elder
★★★★☆ A quiet, insistent triumph
There is a pernicious myth that dancers have short careers. Lucia August comprehensively dismantles that lie in More Tales from your Queer Elder at Greenside @ George Street.
Trainspotting Live
★★★★★ Immersive Excellence
The noise coming out of London currently would have us believe that Trainspotting has run its course, with the cancellation of the new musical based on Irvine Welsh’s original novel.
Wallace
★★★★☆ Unsettling
Wallace by Derek Douglas, staged by Edinburgh Little Theatre at the Hill Street venue, is set on the eve of the execution of William Wallace, the champion of Scotland’s first war of independence.
Honk! JR.
★★★★★ Swan-tastic
Captivate Theatre takes on the Ugly Duckling fairytale in Honk! JR. at the Edinburgh Academy in a humorous and passionate musical following the adventures of Ugly on a road to acceptance.
The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition
★★★☆☆ Dynamic
Captivate Theatre’s production of The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition at The Edinburgh Academy is a vibrant show about friendship and community when confronted with impending volcanic doom.
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