A Crown of Laurels at Paradise in Augustines

A Crown of Laurels at Paradise in Augustines

A Crown of Laurels is a production that is full of surprises. Firstly, it seems such a contemporary piece with the not unfamiliar scenario of single girl disappointed in love and frustrated with friends with partners. This is a situation she herself would like to be in but men are proving elusive. So out and about she goes hitting the town, the bars and the clubs.

However, this modern tale is…

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Art of Believing at The Space

Art of Believing at The Space

Art of Believingis a truly memorable evening, filled with the authenticity of Andalucia, as Daniel Martinez brings some home grown talents into the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His group have an infectious talents in abundance and their audience lapped them all up – the singing, the rhythmical clapping, exciting flamenco dancing but most of all the sheer brilliance of the musicians and…

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Raiders of the Grey Gold at Zoo Venue

Raiders of the Grey Gold at Zoo Venue

Zoo Southside is hosting a series of performances from Nordic countries and jolly impressive they are too. Raiders of the Grey Gold is a physical theatre group, broadly mimetic and with elements of clowning but all conveying a strong and zany narrative that is both funny and touching.

A well worn settee sits marooned centre stage with a telly flickering in the corner along with two old,…

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Valentine Olukoga on The Fishermen

Valentine Olukoga on The Fishermen

Actor Valentine Olukoga tells us all about how it feels to be returning to  The Fisherman for the British Council Showcase and the Trafalgar studios, his new co-performer and encouraging the next generation of performers.

Thanks for talking to us Valentine, how are you finding getting back into The Fishermen again for your Edinburgh British Council Showcase and Trafalgar studios runs?

It’s been…

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A Partnership at the Gilded Balloon

A Partnership at the Gilded Balloon

A Partnership at the Gilded Balloon is an unexpected gem at the fringe. A Partnershipdeliberately challenges the notion of a ‘gay’ issue play, firstly, as the main protagonist tells us, ‘gay is not a thing it’s an is’ – and so it is with this play. Secondly, the play is about relationships and deals with themes that are pertinent to all of us seeking comfort and closeness from our partners as it…

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Last Life: A Shakespeare Play at Greenside Infirmary Street

Last Life: A Shakespeare Play at Greenside Infirmary Street

At the Mint Studio in Greenside on Infirmary Street there is a rather special rendition of Shakespeare’s work. Last Life: A Shakespeare Play is an astonishing feat, not just in terms in of performances (certainly they are impressive ) but rather for the skill and craft of the writer, Sara Fay George. What a talent!

Sara Fay-George has edited a range of Shakespeare texts and not just his plays but…

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Nick Thompson new Executive Producer Reading Rep Theatre

Nick Thompson new Executive Producer Reading Rep Theatre

Reading Rep Theatre today announces the appointment of Nick Thompson as Executive Producer. He joins the company as they embark on a capital campaign to open a cultural arts hub as their first permanent home in Reading.

Nick Thompson said today, “Reading Rep is driven by a mission to create world-class theatre for an engaged and diverse audience in the UK. Under the leadership of Paul Stacey,…

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The Living Room at Assembly Rooms

The Living Room at Assembly Rooms

Audience participation and clowns, two things I did not expect to find so enjoyable, or so affecting. From the very first moment when you enter the space to find a glamorously gothic Amrita Dhaliwal intently unrolling paper tape and tallying scores in chalk you know you have found yourself somewhere that’s both arrestingly unpredictable and entirely sure of itself. We’ve barely sat down before…

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To Fall in Love at Greenside Infirmary Street

To Fall in Love at Greenside Infirmary Street

The performances in To Fall In Love are totally captivating. They are full of feeling while displaying an astonishing naturalism that makes you feel that you are with this emotionally scarred couple in their flat witnessing their fragile attempt at reconciliation. The performances of Beth Gallagher and Eric Casalini are rich in detail and deep in feeling and are never indulgent.

The spark between…

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The Choir of Man at Assembly Hall

The Choir of Man at Assembly Hall

The Choir of Man is a brilliant entertaining show. It is creative and original, bringing together a range of talented performers, who not only strut their stuff, but share their good vibes with an enthusiastic audience.

Lots of interaction with the audience from the get-go get the place buzzing. The set design is a  lounge bar with tables and pumps a plenty which creates the familiar pub…

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Fishbowl at Pleasance Courtyard

Fishbowl at Pleasance Courtyard

As Fishbowl opens we are confronted with three attic-like rooms on stage with three characters arriving to complete the setting of the scene. Their rooms seem to echo something of their personalities; the obsessive or techy nerd, the single hoarder and the lady with some style and warmth, if not sense, as she precariously places her pet goldfish bowl in her flat without a thought in her head.

To…

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Janet Moran on A Holy Show

Janet Moran on A Holy Show

Writer and director Janet Moran tells us all about the real story behind A Holy Show and why she loves the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tell us a bit about A Holy Show, what’s it about and what can audiences expect?

It’s about the real life hijacking of an Aer Lingus plane by an Australian ex Trappist monk. In May 1981, he hijacked a plane from Dublin to London and asked that it be re routed to…

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Alaska at Summerhall

We’re in a basement, with natural light and a CD player, and we’re in a circle chatting about the weather. Alaska at Summerhall starts so imperceptibly that I’m not sure it’s a play. I’m asked to visualise a party on a moonbase, and so I visualise a party on a moonbase, and as the performer Cheryl Martin, soothingly layers on the details, I start to feel I’m on this moonbase.

She tells us about…

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Theatre Bubble Members' Must See Shows of 2019

Theatre Bubble Members’ Must See Shows of 2019

We asked our Theatre Bubble Facebook Groupmembers to tell us what their absolute must see shows were from this years fringe – and the results are in! Offering a wonderfully eclectic selection of shows cutting across the genres we have children’s shows, physical theatre, new writing, comedy and musicals, and don’t forget if you want to see what our reviewers think check out all our fringe coverage

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The Last Five Years at PQA Venues

The Last Five Years at PQA Venues

Jason Robert Brown’s portrait of lives and loves that collide before (literally and metaphorically) moving apart gets a serviceable, thoroughly enjoyable production this Festival Fringe. The Last Five Years is an ideal musical for small-scale, budget productions; all that is needed is an intimate venue, minimal set and props, and two dynamic performers who can convey and carry their independent…

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Total Theatre Awards announce Shortlist for 2019 awards

Total Theatre Awards announce Shortlist for 2019 awards

The Total Theatre Awards 2019 shortlist has been announced. 403 shows were assessed this year in total across all eligible categories. 

From the list announced today, a total of seven awards will be awarded across five categories: “Physical & Visual Theatre”; “Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form”; “Emerging”; “Circus”; and “Dance” at a ceremony to be held on 23rd August.

Following a…

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Where Are You Really From? at Bar Bados

Where Are You Really From? at Bar Bados

It’s not easy to be a stand-up at any age, but starting out in your 50s is a wonderfully risky thing to do, and the payoff is a lifetime of experiences that don’t start with student life and end with decades on the comedy circuit. In Where Are You Really From?, Lubna Kerr, draws on a wealth of stories to explore identity and belonging.

Softly spoken, sharply worded, and warmly charismatic, she…

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