Ordinary Decent Criminal – 5*****

Mark Thomas delivers a blistering, unmissable performance in Ordinary Decent Criminal, embodying not just Frankie – the ex-addict, ex-student and one-time political firebrand now serving 3.5 years for drug dealing – but every inmate who crosses his path.

The main part of … Read More

Mythos: Ragnarök – 5*****

The cult-hit bombastic fusion of theatre, folklore and bodyslams, Mythos: Ragnarök is once again climbing to the top of the steel cage of the Fringe and is ready to jump.

The first and, unbelievably, only show … Read More

Flick   4.5****

Flick packs Summerhall’s Red Lecture Theatre for an hour of sharply observed, darkly funny and quietly unsettling solo theatre. Dressed in hospital scrubs, palliative care nurse Madelaine Nunn commands the stage, revealing that she works in an end-of-life cancer hospice, … Read More

Emily Weitzman- Furniture Boys 4****

Furniture Boys is a one woman show set in the comforts of a home with a two-seater sofa taking centre stage. The concept of furniture replacing boyfriends is certainly a new one and you could be forgiven for thinking Emily … Read More

Agent Red Arts- Agent Reds Audition 3***

This show is set in a nice building but it is slightly off the beaten fringe track and as the title suggests, you might need to be an agent to find the room it’s set in.

Once everyone is seated, … Read More

Terry Pratchett’s Monstrous Regiment 4****

“Not all wars are won with weapons. Some are won in borrowed boots and a smirk.” Even among Terry Pratchett’s anarchic body of work, Monstrous Regiment has always felt like the novel that smuggled a manifesto under its uniform. Yes, … Read More

Faye Yan- Is There Work On Mars 3***

Xue is a Chinese post graduate that has applied for a legal position on Mars. SpaceY is Nylon Tusk’s vision come reality of a near perfect population on colonised Mars. As Xue sits down for her entry interview in the … Read More

MADONNA ON THE ROCKS – 3.5***

Marie Hamilton delivers a solo show that is emotionally charged and deeply resonant.

She begins the performance dressed as the Virgin Mary—a role she first played at six years old in her school nativity. The crown she wore was resplendent … Read More

Chat Sh*t, Get Hit by Martha Pailing – 2.5**

Martha Pailing’s solo show Chat Sht, Get Hit* is an exploration of female rage—its origins, suppression, and consequences. Performed in the intimate setting of Summerhall’s Former Women’s Locker Room, the venue itself adds weight to the theme, with its confined, … Read More

Father, Away She Goes – 4.5****

In the intimate confines of the Pickle Studio, Father, Away She Goes has a sparse stage with a blank canvas on an easel, a half-empty bottle of vodka, and a chair. It’s a minimalist set that leaves all the … Read More