Wiesenthal 5*****

There can be few more remarkable lives to put on a stage than that of Simon Wiesenthal, the Holocaust survivor who devoted decades to tracking down Nazi war criminals. Tom Dugan’s Wiesenthal avoids turning that extraordinary story into a straightforward … Read More

Earnest? 5*****

I did not know what to expect from this show. I knew it was a comedy but I was a little anxious as I am not familiar with the play that this show is loosely based on. However, I … Read More

Annie Wobbler Revisited – 5*****

Annie Wobbler was originally written by Arnold Wesker in the 1980s for Nichola McAuliffe. With some updates to reflect modern society, Nichola brings Annie Wobbler Revisited to Edinburgh and delivers a mesmerising piece of theatre exploring toxic relationships, … Read More

Mandy: Prince of Darkness   4.5****

Peter Mandelson has spent more than four decades at the centre of British politics, surviving scandals, resignations and sackings that might have ended most political careers. Mandy: Prince of Darkness provides a fascinating reminder of quite how much ground … Read More

Planet Of The Grapes – An Epic, Tabletop, Sci-Fi Adventure 4****

The master of ceremonies explains how it all works, and centre stage there is a large diorama where the puppeteers set up each scene with wonderful inventiveness, using dialogue loosely based on Planet of the Apes, but, of course, now … Read More

STAY – 5*****

Written and performed by Sally Brookes, Stay is an intensely personal and emotional journey through love, grief and the difficult business of learning not to run away.

Brookes introduces us to a version of herself who is fiercely self-sufficient, super-controlled … Read More

About a Bogle 4.5☆☆☆☆

It’s great to hear so many Scottish accents on a stage, and even more delightful that they’re sharing this perfectly formed wee gem of a story. It is in fact (spoiler) two stories, the bogle’s, and the musicians’, though that’s … Read More

Bad Boy – 4****

Daniel Adolfsson is an immensely likeable presence in Bad Boy, a warm, funny and ultimately hopeful tale about an actor for whom life seems determined not to follow the script.

Adolfsson plays Jack, a struggling performer recently separated from his … Read More

Pilate: The Lost Gospel – 5*****

Maxwell Caulfield gives a mesmerising performance as Pontius Pilate in Michael Punter’s compelling Pilate: The Lost Gospel.

The play gives an imagined opportunity for one of history’s most maligned figures to give us his side of the story of the … Read More

Becoming Dr Ruth – 5*****

On an Uncharacteristically boiling hot afternoon in Edinburgh, I was reluctant to step into the small busy portacabin, I have never been so glad to go against my instincts.

The setting was the living room of Dr Ruths New York … Read More