Summerhall
Nothing
★★★☆☆ Teenage nihilism:
One of the glories of the Fringe is how natural it seems to come across a two-handed adaptation of a Young Adult novel about nihilism by a Danish company. While Nothing at Summerhall is largely as intriguing as that sounds, the production does not quite impress as much as it could.
Doglife
★★★★☆ Raw:
Stark truths not often portrayed on stage give Doglife at Summerhall a compelling quality, even if the result could never be called attractive.
How To Act
★★★★★ Manipulative:
Perfect pacing and authentic actors give Graham Eatough’s How To Act for the National Theatre of Scotland at Summerhall a unique shine.
Ubu Roi
★★☆☆☆ Patter, physical
There is no shortage of energy in Ludens Ensemble’s take on Ubu Roi. However, that energy is dissipated in an over-indulgent production.
Sasquatch Casting Call
Faith No More founder looking for #EdFringe singers:
Roddy Bottum, the film composer and founding member of Faith No More, has put out a casting call for his new experimental work, Sasquatch The Opera, at Edinburgh Fringe 2017.
Science Festival Theatre
Theatre puts Science in the Spotlight:
With more performance than in any year since it was set up in 1989, the 2017 Edinburgh International Science Festival, running from 1 to 16 April, has the makings of a feast of theatre for adults and children alike.
Shakespeare, His Wife, and the Dog
★★★★☆ Human:
Not only is Shakespeare, His Wife, and the Dog at Summerhall a treat for all theatre aficionados, it is also clever, emotional and wonderfully acted.
Physical training
Physical theatre training course announced:
Fife College is offering a one year diploma in Physical Theatre Practice, delivered at Summerhall for three days a week starting this month.
Faslane
✭✭✭✭✩ Therapeutic:
Jenna Watt’s affecting exploration of Trident in Faslane may never go nuclear, but her sympathetic approach to a complex issue restores some much-needed humanity to an increasingly polarised body politic.
4D Cinema
★★☆☆☆ Lacks punchline:
Mamoru Iriguchi’s creation 4D Cinema uses potentially genius technological techniques, but wastes it on 50 minutes of un-witty surrealism.
