Oliver Giggins
CQD to SOS: A Titanic Story
★★★☆☆ Haunting
Bringing the Edinburgh Rep Company’s lineup of six centuries in six shows at the Fringe into the 20th century is CQD to SOS: A Titanic Story, a glimpse into the infamous sea disaster through the eyes of its wireless operators: two on Titanic herself and one on Carpathia, racing through the ice-filled night to render aid.
![Jane Austen’s Love & Freindship [sic]](http://www.alledinburghtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Jane-Austens-Love-and-Freindship-THUMB-190x110.jpeg "Jane Austen’s Love & Freindship [sic]")
Jane Austen’s Love & Freindship [sic]
★★★☆☆ Droll
Edinburgh Rep Company and Erstwhile Media take on Jane Austen with an adaptation of the legendary novelist’s Love and Freindship [sic], a satirical parody written by Austen at the age of fourteen.
Who’s The Fairest of Them All?
★★★☆☆ Darkly pointed
Who’s The Fairest of Them All?, written & directed by Holly Wagner at Erstwhile Media’s One Dramatic Night, retells Snow White, while questioning who the true villain of the story is.
Regina Vagina
★★★★☆ Historical debauch
Regina Vagina at CC Blooms’ downstairs LAB is an outrageously camp hour of historical storytelling with twists you can’t possibly see coming, even though you’ve probably heard this story before.
Regina Vagina
★★★★★ Smash
Hosted by William “Shakey” Shakespeare Regina Vagina, a new historical comedy musical from Erstwhile Media, takes a satirical romp through the life of Elizabeth I, famously known as the Virgin Queen, and asks the all-important questions: But did she?
Friday Night at the Horror Fest
I SEE RED: ★★☆☆☆ Over ambitious
Sycamore Grove: ★★★★☆ Satisfying
The Shadow in the Dark: ★★★☆☆ Spooky
Frighthouse Presents: The Wheel Of Misfortune
★★★☆☆ Comically disturbing
Part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival, The Wheel Of Misfortune is a horror-comedy which gives a bizarre account of various creepy tales, think Goosebumps tinged by The League of Gentlemen.
Review – The Suicidal Tendencies Of Sheep And A Dog Called The Hoff
New company Just Like The Precipitation’s first ever-production, the unwieldy-sounding The Suicidal Tendencies Of Sheep And A Dog Called The Hoff by Sarah Hailstones, is a promising and intriguing play at The Space On North Bridge.
Connect
Connect with us on the following social media platforms.