EdFringe 2023

Mr McFall’s Chamber

Mr McFall’s Chamber

★★★★☆ Fulfilling

Mr McFall’s Chamber, one of the most precious and undervalued of Scotland’s musical assets, returned with a programme at the Rose Theatre on the last night of the Fringe that was as varied as it was satisfying.

Aug 29 2023 | By | Reply More
Lightning Ridge

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.

Aug 29 2023 | By | Reply More
Robin Ince – Weapons of Empathy

Robin Ince – Weapons of Empathy

★★★★☆ Uplifting

The unfeigned enthusiasm behind Robin Ince – Weapons of Empathy at the Gilded Balloon at the Museum results in an infectiously crammed hour of constant stimulation and considerable hilarity.

Aug 26 2023 | By | Reply More
Revelations of Rab McVie

Revelations of Rab McVie

★★★★★ Stunning

Revelations of Rab McVie is a stunning piece of multimedia theatre, combining live music, live painting and raw performance, to create a truly remarkable production, at the Pleasance for two performances only.

Aug 26 2023 | By | Reply More
Mark Twain’s The Stolen White Elephant

Mark Twain’s The Stolen White Elephant

★★★☆☆ Absurd

Performed by Andy Dickinson, this version of Mark Twain’s absurd short story The Stolen White Elephant changes the original setting of New Jersey to Manchester. It’s amusing, satirical and totally bizarre.

Aug 26 2023 | By | Reply More
JM Coetzee’s Life & Times of Michael K

JM Coetzee’s Life & Times of Michael K

★★★★★ Astonishing

JM Coetzee’s Life & Times of Michael K at the Assembly Hall is a dramatic tour de force – a magnificent visual spectacle with genuine emotional range.

Aug 25 2023 | By | Reply More
In Loving Memory of Mary Mort

In Loving Memory of Mary Mort

★★☆☆☆ Semi-formed surrealism

Taking over the vast space that is Greenside’s Emerald Theatre and filling it with nothing in the way of a set is one of the many unusual things about In Loving Memory of Mary Mort from Cod Liver Theatre.

Aug 25 2023 | By | Reply More
Wallace

Wallace

★★★☆☆ Raw

Edinburgh Little Theatre’s Wallace is a conscious attempt to stir the blood by celebrating a figure from Scottish history.

Aug 25 2023 | By | Reply More
The Steamie

The Steamie

★★★★☆ No minced opportunities

First staged in January, The Brunton’s production of The Steamie comes to Loretto School Theatre for a Fringe encore.

Aug 24 2023 | By | Reply More
A Comedy of Tenors

A Comedy of Tenors

★★★★☆ Ludicrous

The Edinburgh Makars sail through the old-fashioned farce of A Comedy of Tenors at The Royal Scots Club with about as much pace, timing and sheer energy as you could hope.

Aug 24 2023 | By | Reply More