Drag Queen Story Hour – 2**

Under the shiny lights Ada bounds in with fabulous flair and shiny hair, our Drag Queen Story Hour has begun and promises laughter and fun with high energy and Ada trying to hold the attention of the children through. … Read More

The Black Blues Brothers – 5 stars

The Black Blues Brothers is a fantastic fusion of acrobatic theatre and stomping music anthems with an unmistakable flair of 1950s chic. This is not in any way a tribute to the film namesake but draws inspiration from the … Read More

Chevalier – Hobbyhorse Circus 4****

Chevalier’s Hobbyhorse Circus is a fun mix of old and new full of reminiscent charm. The stage is covered in lights as our solo host greets us with silent warmth and facial expressions that induce a bout … Read More

The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project – 4****

This play, written by John Jiler, recounts the amazing connection between the seminal Billie Holliday hit ‘Strange Fruit’ and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg – the couple sentenced to death for passing on top secret documents regarding atomic bombs to the Russians. … Read More

Shortlist – 5*****

Two writers, Houghton and Higgins, are authors in town for the annual book festival, but most importantly they have both been shortlisted for the annual book prize.

What ensues is an hour of razor-sharp erudition, as Houghton, … Read More

IMA 5*****

Multi-award winning, internationally renowned Hungarian cirque dance company Recirquel return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their latest creation IMA. Following their successful run in 2017 with Paris de Nuit and in 2018 with their show My Land (which apparently … Read More

Appraisal – 4****

As the strains of Sheena Easton singing 9 to 5 dwindle, Tim Marriot (actor and writer) appears on the stage and grabs a golf club to practise his swing in the privacy of his executive office. A knock … Read More

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow For Awful Children 4.5****

Marcel Lucont (aka Alexis Dubus) has created a winner of a children’s show – indeed it already is award-winning – appealing to children from 3 upwards, while also entertaining the parents.

Leading the children’s gameshow in his … Read More

Goose’s Quizzes Elimination Game 5*****

Goose’s Quizzes have been strutting about Edinburgh since 2011 hosting evenings of trivia. They even did their bit on-line during the pandemic and now they are here for the Fringe, bursting with energy, for Goose’s Quizzes Elimination Game. 

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Adults only Magic Show 4.5****

This Aussie magic show returns once more to The Fringe and we are welcomed to Studio Three at Assembly George Square by our MC, the very dashing Magnus Danger Magnus. Full of charisma and innuendo, he sets the tone for … Read More