Shadow Boxing – 5*****

This mesmerising play by James Gaddas tells the story of Flynn, a conflicted boxer whose internal struggles are physically demonstrated as he floats balletically across the stage one minute, then stamps on the ground violently the next to demonstrate … Read More

Raising Kane – 4****

On a black and white set, David Shopland enters the stage as Orson Welles with grey face, grey gloves and a black suit creating a scene reminiscent of the cinematography of Welles’ magnum opus, Citizen Kane. For the first … Read More

Alison Skilbeck’s Uncommon Ground 4.5****

Written and performed by acclaimed Fringe regular, Alison Skilbeck, this new one-woman play looks at six very different people during the pandemic, all coping with lockdown in different ways during one year on an unnamed London common.

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Bill’s 44th – 5*****

Bill’s 44th ushers us into an intimate setting, hinting at a birthday celebration awaiting attendees. From the onset, the aura of Bill’s living space is both familiar and uncanny. With an artfully hung birthday sign and a marked calendar … Read More

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