The Eight Faces of Ellie Morrison – 3.5***/5

Proclaiming to be a revolutionary and first-of-its-kind production, the slightly clunkily-named The Eight Faces of Ellie Morrison is a dramatic play that blends Mixed Martial Arts into the performance.

The show tells the story of the Morrison siblings, promising … Read More

Collateral Damage – 4****

Michael Johnson’s Collateral Damage is a heart-searing portrait of a family shattered by tragedy and of three women attempting, in very different ways, to live with seemingly unbearable grief.

At the centre is Stacey, a mother whose life has imploded … Read More

Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My Life – 4.5 ****/5

No stranger to the Edinburgh Fringe, Keith Alessi’s one man show about the healing powers of music and community is back again for its 5th year and it has lost none of its sparkle.

For those only aware of the … Read More

Nuns! – 5*****

Back in medieval Bavaria everyone wanted to be one of two things – a cool spooky witch or a cool spooky witch hunter. At least, that’s the premise of Nuns! a new comedy from Dog Complex Theatre in collaboration with … Read More

The Ghost of White Hart Lane – Bruised Sky Productions 4****

John White was one of the most gifted Scottish footballers of the 1960s, a key member of Tottenham Hotspur’s great double-winning side before his life was tragically cut short by a lightning strike in 1964. He was just 27. The … Read More

Handle with Care 5★★★★★

Ontroerend Goed’s Handle with Care starts with one person in the audience raising what’s on every card on every seat.

It says that once everyone is seated, we should open the box. A woman with her husband and … Read More

Extra Dry 4****

Michelle Renee Johnson’s Extra Dry is an intensely personal exploration of her relationship with alcohol, charting the journey from those first liberating drinks to the point where drinking begins to take control.

The production is staged around an illuminated bar, … Read More

Don Quixote (Is a Very Big Book) – 5*****

Cervantes’ epic novel from the 17th century is notoriously impossible to adapt, with seemingly more films being made about how difficult it is to make a film of Don Quixote than actual Don Quixote movies. So it’s a bold choice … Read More

TO BE FRANK – 4****

There’s never been a shortage of adaptations of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein – argued in many a student essay to be the first ever science fiction book. The creature, sewn together from the body parts of various corpses remains one of … Read More

CADEL – Lungs on Legs – 4.5****

I have to admit I am a bit of a fan of The Tour de France, so I was very much looking forward to seeing “CADEL – Lungs on Legs”, and I wasn’t disappointed. For this is a wonderful show … Read More