Lies Where It Falls – 4.5****

Ruairi Conaghan may be recognised for having appeared on Downton Abbey, but his personal life has been touched by far greater notoriety. His beloved uncle, Judge Rory Conaghan, was murdered by the IRA in 1974 and this play, written and … Read More

VL 5*****

Another riotous comedy by the Fleabag team, written by the award-winning writers of Square Go and two of Scotland’s finest playwrights, Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair, about two young boys trying to cope with the hormonal atmosphere of a small-town … Read More

It’s the Economy, Stupid 4****

A new show from Fringe First winning creators of Labels and Fanboy and developed and directed by Katharina Reinthaller, It’s the Economy Stupid is an hour of ‘fringe theatre does economic lecture’ performed by Joe Sellman-Leava and Dylan Howells.

The … Read More

Bellringers – 4.5****

Atticist Theatre Company bring this dystopian drama to Edinburgh. Written by Daisy Hall, this engaging story is the tale of Aspinall and Clement (beautifully played by Paul Adeyefa and Luke Rollason), who are two young men who have the responsibility … Read More

How to Kill a Chicken 3***

It’s Gigi’s 29th birthday and what better way to spend it than being in sun drenched Costa Rica. With so much to see and do, it just seems like she has landed in paradise until events take an unforeseen and … Read More

Hamstrung 3.5***

It is no secret because of the image for the show, that we are likely to find ourselves in the presence of the late King’s court jester, the greatest in all of Denmark.

So this light piece of inventive theatre … Read More

Headache 4****

AJ is a university student studying English literature who leads a normal life. She adores her Uni friend Bobby and has a fear of Karaoke, but like some people one event can change everything.

To begin with AJ recalls a … Read More

Surrender 4****

A new play by writer and co-director Sophie Swithinbank, author of the multi award-winning Bacon, this is a one woman play performed by Phoebe Ladenburg, taking on the role as the mother.

When the play opens, the mother is sitting … Read More

An Act of Grace 4****

A contemporary thriller brought to us by Canadian company, Ottowa Little Theatre, making a welcome return to the Fringe, and written by John Muggleton, author of their 2022 award winning Burn.

The play’s rather shocking start has Grace, hooded and … Read More

Four More Short Plays Loosely Linked By the Theme of Crime – 5*****

Charles Edward Pipe has written and directed these four mini plays, all with a common theme of a planned crime. The first play is a train robbery, the second a forged will, the third a murder of work colleague and … Read More