EdFringe 2013

Review – Preen Back Yer Lugs!
Preen Back Yer Lugs! is a gloriously rumbustious ensemble piece at the Pleasance Dome from Svenska Teatern, mixing scattergun political and linguistic satire with unashamed silliness.

Review – Four Walls
Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s Four Walls at the Bedlam Theatre seems to be a playful piece, somewhat reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, but with hints of something dark beneath the surface.

Review – Bite The Bullet
Bite The Bullet is another successful transfer to the Assembly Rooms from Oran Mor’s A Play, A Pie and a Pint. Described as a ‘one-act rock ‘n’ roll comedy with songs’, it is all of these things and more besides.

Review – Grendel
Voice Box Theatre’s Grendel is a retelling of Beowulf from the point of view of the monster using a frequently stunning mix of physical theatre, acrobatics and circus skills.

Review – And They Played Shang-a-Lang
Craft Theatre’s And They Played Shang-a-Lang has returned to delight Fringe-goers of a certain age at Stand Three.

Review – The Story Of Little Dombey
Dickens’ personal adaptation of Dombey and Son for his own dramatic readings is brought to light in Jack Reid’s one man show for Snow Angels Theatre Company at the National Library of Scotland.

Review – Dark Matter
✭✭✭✩✩ Beauty lacks substance:
Vision Mechanics present an exquisitely executed piece, which makes fantastic use of the beautiful and intimate surroundings of its suburban garden setting, but which disappoints in a lack of substance and emotional stakes from Chris Lee’s overwrought script.

Review – I Knew A Man Called Livingstone
Toto Tales Productions’ I Knew A Man Called Livingstone is designed to fit in with the bicentenary of the birth of Scottish doctor, missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

Review – Creepie Stool
Creepie Stool by Jen McGregor, presented by Black Dingo Productions as part of the Just Festival at St John’s, is an intriguing new historical drama dealing with the story of Jenny Geddes.