Made In Edinburgh

Three Queens from the Opera

Three Queens from the Opera

★★★★☆ Delightful

Michael Scott presents Three Queens from the Opera, playing a limited five show run at Stockbridge Church, is a delightful musical parody revue of operatic royalty.

Aug 26 2025 | By More
All #EdFringe 2025 Made in Edinburgh reviews

All #EdFringe 2025 Made in Edinburgh reviews

All Æ’s reviews of Made in Edinburgh productions at the 2025 Fringe

Here, because it might be useful, is a big alphabetical list (with links) of all our reviews of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 that were Made in Edinburgh.

Aug 26 2025 | By More
Paradok Platform 2025 Presents Russian Roulette

Paradok Platform 2025 Presents Russian Roulette

★★★☆☆  Brimming with potential

Russian Roulette, one of three pieces of new writing from Edinburgh University’s experimental theatre company Theatre Paradok, is an interesting, dystopian look at relationships and systems of oppression it runs at the Bedlam for the final five nights of the Fringe.

Aug 26 2025 | By More
Date, Desire, Divorce

Date, Desire, Divorce

★★☆☆☆ Thin

In Date, Desire, Divorce, Malcolm Windsor writes four new short plays about dates, break ups and reconciliations amongst older couples. Unfortunately, the result, at theSpace on the Mile for the Fringe’s final week leaves much to be desired.

Aug 24 2025 | By More
Chickens

Chickens

★★★★☆ Relentlessly ambitious

Jay and Weronika are returning from holiday as Chickens opens. The pandemic looms like a bad dream. And they soon begin a descent into poultry-fuelled domestic madness that goes to the heart of heterosexual dynamics.

Aug 24 2025 | By More
This Play Sucks!

This Play Sucks!

★★★☆☆ Hilarious

This Play Sucks! is a vampiric farcical adventure, written and directed by Sean Tennant, sure to have the whole room laughing at The Space @ Venue 45 where it runs for the last week of the Fringe.

Aug 24 2025 | By More
Fallen Angel by Liam Rudden

Fallen Angel by Liam Rudden

★★★☆☆ Compelling

Liam Rudden’s new play Fallen Angel, at Braw’s Grand Lodge venue for the last week of the Fringe, is a fascinating speculation on local history, with a complete performance from Liam Campbell.

Aug 24 2025 | By More
Grease

Grease

★★★★☆ Slick

The EU Footlights student cast and crew hand jive their way through the 1950s-set musical Grease in an energetic and fun production at Paradise in Augustine’s for the last full week of the Fringe.

Aug 24 2025 | By More
Haggis, Neeps and Burns

Haggis, Neeps and Burns

★★★☆☆     Measured Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge (Venue 7): Fri 1 – Sun 24 Aug 2025 Review by Emily Geeson Haggis, Neeps and Burns in the lower hall of Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge is an ode to Scotland’s national poet: recounted through letters, songs, and stories, it’s a mash-up that matches the […]

Aug 23 2025 | By More
Trainspotting Live

Trainspotting Live

★★★★★ Vitriolic

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. And choose watching this show. Trainspotting Live is back at the Fringe for another successful season in the tunnel under the EICC, and it packs in an absolute punch during its eighty-minute run-time.

Aug 23 2025 | By More
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