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Myra’s Story – 5*****
August 17, 2021 | one4reviewThis stunning performance by Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley has been my highlight of the Fringe so far. Myra lives in hostels (when available) and on the street. With pithy language she regales us with the story of her life swinging between comedy … Read More
Medicine 4****
August 15, 2021 | one4reviewA play written and directed by Irish playwright Enda Walsh and presented by Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival at the Traverse Theatre as part of the International Festival. Medicine is inspired by what Walsh describes as ‘Ireland’s complex … Read More
Fear of Roses 4****
August 15, 2021 | one4reviewBlack Bat productions bring this thriller to Edinburgh which has delicious tinges of a 1940s film noir. Tabby and Nicolette are university friends whose career paths have diverged in their levels of success but have converged at their place of … Read More
I Am Not Victoria Wood 4****
August 14, 2021 | one4reviewWhat does a Victoria Wood tribute act do when the work dries up? This dilemma forces Maddie North, runner up to Lennie Henry in ‘Better Than The Real Thing’, into a box room at her mother’s house. To keep her … Read More
The End Of The Line – Aireborne Theatre 3***
August 14, 2021 | one4reviewLeeds University’s Aireborne Theatre have brought this production to Edinburgh, recounting the story of a railway platform encounter of two lost souls, Tom and Marley. At first Tom’s Cornish friendliness is met with suspicion and disdain by Marley, but as … Read More
You Bury Me 4****
August 14, 2021 | one4reviewA rehearsed reading of You Bury Me presented by Paines Plough, Ellie Keel Productions and 45 North at the Royal Lyceum Theatre as part of the International Festival. The play is set in post-Arab-Spring Cairo and features six distinct characters, … Read More
Bacon – Pip Utton 5*****
August 11, 2021 | one4reviewThis year’s fringe is blessed with another stand out performance by Pip Utton. On a sunny afternoon in the Pleasance Rear Courtyard venue, Pip enthralled his audience with his fascinating portrayal of Francis Bacon. As the audience arrived at the … Read More
The Red – 4****
August 25, 2019 | one4review
A new play by Marcus Brigstocke, his writing and directing debut, and very much a personal piece of work, given his own past addictions. The setting is the interior of a wine cellar into which enters Benedict, played by Sam … Read More
The Grand Scheme of Things – 4****
August 23, 2019 | one4review
A new play, written and performed by Nic McQuillan and Flora Marston, about the world beyond #me-too and entitled masculinity. When we enter the venue, Flo is already on stage, sitting in front of her laptop. Nic appears and the … Read More
The 27 Club – 4****
August 20, 2019 | one4review
The title of the play gives the audience an indication of the likely outcome. This is the club that no one wants to join – the one where prodigiously talented artists die at the age of 27. Nick, a painter, … Read More
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