Conspiracy, Underbelly Cowgate, review
Though the underlying message of Barrel Organ's Conspiracy is cryptic, it sure is a lot of fun - leading the audience down rabbit holes and taking genuine risks. We see buildings, …
Though the underlying message of Barrel Organ's Conspiracy is cryptic, it sure is a lot of fun - leading the audience down rabbit holes and taking genuine risks. We see buildings, …
“A play creates its own world where things can be done differently”, states the preface to Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation. And author, co-director and performer Tim Crouch knows …
Beat contains masterful acting, exquisite drumming by its performer and invites everyone to accept that some people understand the world differently. In SiT Productions' Beat, young Alfie (Daniel Bellus) does not …
Even if it’s their Edinburgh debut, the award-winning all-male company BalletBoyz are anything but newbies in their double bill Them/Us. We're presented with a strong cast of six who explore …
It’s drunken. It’s political. Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats marks the return of the super-talented duo to Summerhall, with a new production originally developed in Malta as a Valletta …
Milo Rau focuses on the brutal homophobic murder of Ihanse Jarfi in the intelligent and disturbing La Reprise: Histoire(s) du Theatre (I). Milo Rau's La Reprise: Histoire(s) …
Co-created by performer Duane Cooper and director Blake Habermann, Solitary is a lesson that you don’t need huge set design to create an expressionist atmosphere of madness: a simple piece …
Travis Russ and Life Jacket Theatre Company's verbatim piece, America Is Hard To See, is arresting and unmissable. Deep in southern Florida, a village provides a haven for registered sex offenders …
Performed by Pat Kinevane, Fishamble's Before is one of the most beautiful shows I’ve seen in a long time. Combining pain and humour with storytelling, dance and song to depict …
A heartwarming ode to the predictabilities of our fathers, Leyla Josephine's Daddy Drag is a platform for excellent observational comedy about their familiar tropes - and as such, a solid …
The ancient Sisyphus myth meets visually beautiful execution in Half a String’s Boulder, however the show sometimes lacks precision in its storytelling. Boulder, with its highly developed visual identity and sophisticated …
A random audience member gets sucked into an improvised love story with a clown. The idea behind Rebecca Northan and Spontaneous Theatre's Blind Date is great, but it always feels …
A noble - if misguided - effort to translate a historian's work from page to stage, Bianca Bagatourian's The Time Of Our Lies often feels a little too much like …
Hong Kong-based Theatre Ronin's Hoichi the Earless seduces its audience with the precision of its actors, and effective use of live Nanguan music. Based on a tale from Japanese mythology, Hoichi …
Chucked Up Theatre’s Have I Told You I’m Writing A Play About My Vagina? takes a heartwarming, humorous and honest look at the perils of Vaginismus and one woman’s journey …