Darkfield – Arcade – 3***

Darkfield’s Arcade offers a fascinating and unique immersive experience, but it may not be for everyone. Set within a completely dark shipping container, you navigate a world reminiscent of 1980s arcade games, making choices that shape your journey. However, while … Read More

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs) – 5*****

It probably speaks to my disposition that, for whatever reason, nothing sells me on a Fringe show quicker than the mention that it contains a PowerPoint Presentation as it’s main narrative device. In Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs), … Read More

Solve It Squad – 5*****

The pitch of this show is simple – The Scooby-Doo Gang All Grown Up (and Minus the Dog). And that was all I needed for it to pull me in. Scooby-Doo is the sort of cultural artifact that now seems … Read More

Plotters – 4****

Plotters tells the story of four eccentric criminals around the turn of the 19th Century who have a very specialised and specific vocation – bodysnatching. The subject seems an appropriate one for Edinburgh, where fear of body snatching was once … Read More

Best Man 5*****

“Best Man” at the Edinburgh Fringe is a wild ride through the emotional minefield of being the last single friend standing. Cahill, the hapless best man, takes centre stage in this immersive one-man show, where the audience finds themselves part … Read More

Worse Than You 5*****

It can sometimes be very difficult to keep an audience engrossed in a solo show with few props, but this performance is an outstanding piece of work from start to finish that grips the audience and puts them through an … Read More

Pretty Good, Not Bad 3.5***

Ellen Tolland is a wannabe actress who has had some previous success but when she auditions for her latest venture it doesn’t go too well but she tries to convince the casting directors otherwise?

The audition requires her to show … Read More

Death, The Devil and The Fablemaker 4****

Early Doors Productions have made a habit of bringing exquisite and perfectly formed slices of theatre to the Fringe, and this year is no different. Death, the Devil and the Fablemaker is an exploration of love and the stories told … Read More

Deadheads – 4****

Three Sisters Productions bring this engaging new play to Edinburgh. Written by Maddie Lynes, it recounts the complex relationship between two sisters, Miriam and Jade. Miriam has returned from Singapore for her mother’s wedding and to pack up her old … Read More

The Shroud Maker – 4.5****

When I gazed upon the stage with it’s traditional wall hangings and sewing table, and listened to the soundtrack of traditional music, I was ill prepared for the fruity language that came from the mouth of our 80-year-old heroine, Hajja … Read More