EdFringe 17
The Illusion of Truth
★★★☆☆ Magical:
Our relationship with truth and power are explored through ancient mythology in Mara Menzies’ one-woman show at the Storytelling Centre.
Zsa Zsa And Me
★★★☆☆ Zsa Zsa Voom:
A shaggy dog story that happens to be true is the focus of Nigel Miles-Thomas’s engaging one-man show Zsa Zsa and Me at the Gilded Ballon’s Rose Theatre.
Mack The Knife
★★★☆☆ Knife-edge noir:
Exuding menace and evoking smoky nightclubs, Black Bat’s Mack The Knife at the Bourbon in the Free Fringe has some odd moments but ultimately impresses.
F*ckboys For Freedom
★★★☆☆ Brazen:
Connoisseurs of bad taste comedy will be thoroughly satisfied by Pandorum Theatre Company’s F*ckboys For Freedom at Sweet Grassmarket.
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.
Now Here’s A Funny Story
★★★★☆ Nostalgia comes alive:
Now Here’s A Funny Story!, a celebration of Music Hall by Funny Story Productions at the Symposium Hall, brings back to life the era of Marie Lloyd and Champagne Charlie.
Desperation Bingo
★★★☆☆ Not quite clickety-clicking:
There’s silliness with a social conscience at Creative Electric’s bingo-based show, Desperation Bingo, at the Biscuit Factory.
iDENTiTY
★★☆☆☆ Familiar:
Anomaly Theatre Company’s iDENTiTY at Sweet Holyrood showcases the work of writer/director Jack Jackman, in a way that is diverting but seems less than the finished article.
The Dolls of New Albion
★★★★☆ Eager:
A cast which is not just devoted but also talented makes The Dolls of New Albion a pleasure to watch, while elegant scene changes and professional lighting let the musical just flow along.
Outside Mullingar
★★★☆☆ Recognisably truthful:
Gentle comedy and believable emotion predominate in Arkle Theatre’s accomplished Outside Mullingar at the Royal Scots Club.
