Author: Bri Boehm
Arcana
★★★★☆ Fine artistry
Arcana, at Assembly Roxy, is a beautiful musical about empire, revolution, and finding ones own voice; despite its Edinburgh-based team, the roots of this production reach beyond Scottish soil and into times and places far and wide.
Necessary Cat’s shrewish double bill
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tamer Tamed or The Woman’s Prize
This year’s double bill from Necessary Cat resurrects a 400 year old conversation between two early modern comedies
Edinburgh Shanty Night vs The Fringe
★★★★☆ Seafaring sing-a-long
Beloved Edinburgh institution Edinburgh Shanty Night brings their rousing anthems to the Edinburgh Fringe at Argyle Cellar Bar in a swash-buckling, beer-sloshing musical experience.
Doctor Faustus
★★★★☆ Smartly staged
Doctor Faustus, presented as a staged reading for two performances only at St. John’s Episcopal Church as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts, is a delight for Marlowe fans and newcomers alike.
Penelope
★★★★☆ Stirring
The folksy chamber musical Penelope, playing Belly Button at Underbelly Cowgate all Fringe, is a must-see for fans of Hadestown, Greek mythology, and stories of nuanced and powerful women.
Mother, Maiden and Crone
★★★★★ Queer excellence
An homage to the Edinburgh queer scene, Mother, Maiden and Crone, playing at Bedlam Theatre all Fringe, turns Macbeth into an uproarious farcical comedy about a hen do gone wrong at a struggling gay bar.
Legendary
★★★★★ Life-altering
Cheeyang Ng brings Legendary to Underbelly, Bristo Square in a life-altering communal experience.
Macbeth: Blood and Bluegrass
★★★★☆ Invigorating
Kiwi outfit The Barden Party return to the Fringe with their foot-stomping, heart-pounding musical rendition of Macbeth at Surgeons’ Hall in preparation for what is bound to be a triumphant tour of Scotland.
Roses to the Living
★☆☆☆☆ Ambitious
Pasuz Productions’ latest EdFringe show, Roses To The Living at Paradise in the Vault, is an ambitious fourth-wall breaking piece of theatre that ultimately struggles to execute its concept both in text and in performance.
Hamlet (an experience)
★★★★☆ Transportative
Hamlet (an experience), returns this Fringe to the Scottish Storytelling Centre, in Brite Theatre’s one-of-a-kind rendition of the Bard’s beloved tragedy that will redefine your relationship to the text.
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