Edinburgh Fringe
The biggest arts festival in the world.
In 1981, Arthur Scargill was elected as President of the National Union of Mineworkers and this play, the…
I had never heard of James Sherwood until this year. Flicking through the Fringe brochure, with a title like…
Chris Martin seems to be everywhere I go in Edinburgh. The poster for his show (cheeky smile, unshaven face…
While the flyers for the show describe this as a “new play”, it sits firmly in that frontier between theatre…
David Morgan took the stage at Just the Tonic at the Tron, wearing skinny jeans, a Mickey Mouse t-shirt and…
The Assembley Rooms have moved, albeit from George Street to George Square – nice that the point of reference…
In a world where we rely on the ever constant changing in technology to live our lives for us, we all still…
The only point of reference I had of Scott Capurro before seeing him this year, was his performance in the…
In 2011, The Scottish Arts Club and EdinburghGuide.com introduced a new award, the Fringe Award for Scottish…
I am an extremely big fan of female comics. Having never heard of Catie Wilkins, but being drawn in from the…
What do you do when the announcer of your show, fluffs your name? Come on stage and do it again yourself,…
I am a bit of a sucker for sketch comedy, for a number of reasons. In many ways, when you have three heads (…
Having lived my life being a bit of a sceptic in terms of magic, I felt that it was time to change the tide.…
Chris Parsons demonstrated his very considerable prowess on the trumpet in a lunchtime recital that was meant…
This is a Steven King story which has been adapted into a short 50 minute play. The storyline has an…
In the decrepit splendour of a chaotic old sideshow known as Riley’s Odditorium, we meet Riley’s family of…
Comedy + August = Edinburgh seems an obvious equation, but it’s twelve years since Mitch Benn last performed…
Athol and Morna, brother and sister, haven’t spoken in fourteen years. Morna’s son, Joshua (Josh to his Uncle…
If you happen to have popped in to the Pleasance Courtyard this Fringe, it’s likely you’ll have spotted a…
We are in Italy with an opera company rehearsing inside a villa; singers wander outside with unpredictable…