The Alchemy of Sadness –    Messy House Productions  4****

The Alchemy of Sadness is one of those Fringe shows that feels small in scale but huge in impact. It takes place in the pressure cooker world of fine dining PR, but in reality it’s about power, class, and the quiet ways … Read More

Her Raving Mind : 4****

“Her Raving Mind”, is a gripping journey through the eyes of El, a young Greek girl, played beautifully by Fenia Gianni. There’s a really dark atmosphere to the whole piece, echoed by the fact that it’s played out in … Read More

Cyn   4****

Cyn, staged in the intimate Mint Studio at Greenside@George Street, is a powerful and resonant piece of new Welsh writing that played to a packed audience on its opening day. Written by Sam Rees, who also takes on the … Read More

The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here)) – 4****

Following on from the smash hits of Gwyneth Goes Skiing and Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, AwkwardProds returns with another mixup of camp craziness, this time parodying the seasonal silliness of Christmas (or insert-public-holiday-here) movies so exemplified by Netflix … Read More

Spy Movie: The Play!   4****

Spy Movie: The Play! brings its riotous mix of parody and farce to a packed Pleasance Above, delivering an hour of high-energy laughs and affectionate skewering of classic spy tropes.

The show starts with … Read More

Margolyes and Dickens: More Best Bits 5*****

I am writing this from the Meadows in Edinburgh, still basking in the glow of Miriam Margolyes’s performance. And yes, her show really was just as exquisite as last year. I did wonder if I’d hear some of the same … Read More

Lost Property – 5*****

Lost Property is a sharp, poignant and hilarious one-woman show that leaves a lasting impression, thanks largely to the outstanding performance of Amelia Dunn, who also co-wrote the piece with Tuia Suter. Dunn plays Alice, a woman embarking on an … Read More

DRAMA GIRLS – 4****

Drama Girls at theSpace offers an often amusing yet quietly cutting insight into the intense, competitive world of drama school. Set in the students’ final year, we follow Lisa, Danielle, and Jennifer as they bicker, stress, and claw their … Read More

SKYE: A Thriller – 3.5***

kye: A Thriller at Summerhall wastes no time pulling you into its shadowy world. From the opening moments, Dawn Steele grips your attention as Annie, a woman tangled in family secrets. She also takes on the roles of Annie’s siblings, … Read More

16 Summers 3***

The blurb of 16 Summers describes the show as ‘a nostalgic coming-of-age tale traversing the building blocks of [Ayindè’s] identity’. To illustrate these memories, Ayindè presents a show which combines the mediums of stand-up and one-man theatre, while also … Read More