Manifest Destiny’s Child – 4.5****

Manifest Destiny’s Child is an entertaining and enthralling dive into the margins of the political world of the US and is based on true events. Trump is President, much to the dismay of the liberal elite. Dennis Trainor – … Read More

Hive – 3.5***

In Hive, the line between reality and the eldritch is deftly treaded. With the looming silhouette of a demolition site acting as its canvas, the stark simplicity of a lone ladder with an affixed light bulb introduces us to … Read More

Strategic Love Play – 4****

The Roundabout Theatre at Summerhall was jam packed for this play, and rightly so. For 70 minutes we were treated to a guerilla version of internet dating – definitely not for the faint hearted. Miriam Battaye’s tale of cyber … Read More

Thirst 4****

Written and performed by fringe debutant Callum Hughes, Thirst is performed in a vaulted cellar, a beautifully intimate venue, and a perfect space for a one man show about alcohol and sobriety.

Callum is a master … Read More

Meet Me by The Stranger 3***

A play about relationships in a small Yorkshire town, with the characters choosing to meet under a statue of a woman called The Stranger, who stares out forlornly at the pub opposite, her exact story unknown. Is she looking … Read More

Salamander 5*****

Salamander is set just after the real-life murder of Sheila Anderson in 1983. Sheila was a wife, a mother, and a prostitute.

Four sex workers from Leith find themselves at a group hosted by Prostitute Liaison Officer Pat Elliot and … Read More

Pleasure Little Treasure 4****

I’m sure the almost full auditorium didn’t know what to expect with this one. At the beginning the small TV on the stage draws your attention to events in the Soviet Union, it’s 1991 and the collapse of the USSR … Read More

Enquiry Concerning Hereafter  4****

A play about the final days of David Hume and Adam Smith, written by Duane Kelly and set in the Lecture Room at Panmure House, Adam Smith’s home for the final 12 years of his life, where he completed … Read More

I Love You. Now What?  4****

A debut play by actor and comedian Sophie Craig, directed by Toby Clarke (director of the Olivier-nominated Warheads) and produced by The REcreate Agency. The play is a three-hander – Ava played by Sophie Craig, her boyfriend … Read More

Life with Oscar  4****

A one-man show written and performed by Nicholas Cohen, based on a true story (although we are advised that the names have been changed to avoid multiple lawsuits!).

Nick is brought up by … Read More