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

When Billy Met Alasdair 4****

In When Billy Met Alasdair, Scottish author and playwright Alan Bissett imagines what might have happened in a conversation between two Scottish legends: Billy Connolly and Alasdair Gray. Bissett is aware there is admittedly not a lot to speculate … Read More

Lunchbox – 4****

In Lunchbox, Lubna Kerr takes a familiar childhood story — the dreaded school bully — and turns it into something richer, more layered, and unexpectedly compassionate. As both writer and performer, Kerr draws from her own schooldays to recall Stephen McGregor, … Read More

Ordinary Decent Criminal – 5*****

Mark Thomas delivers a blistering, unmissable performance in Ordinary Decent Criminal, embodying not just Frankie – the ex-addict, ex-student and one-time political firebrand now serving 3.5 years for drug dealing – but every inmate who crosses his path.

The main part of … Read More

Mythos: Ragnarök – 5*****

The cult-hit bombastic fusion of theatre, folklore and bodyslams, Mythos: Ragnarök is once again climbing to the top of the steel cage of the Fringe and is ready to jump.

The first and, unbelievably, only show … Read More

Flick   4.5****

Flick packs Summerhall’s Red Lecture Theatre for an hour of sharply observed, darkly funny and quietly unsettling solo theatre. Dressed in hospital scrubs, palliative care nurse Madelaine Nunn commands the stage, revealing that she works in an end-of-life cancer hospice, … Read More

Emily Weitzman- Furniture Boys 4****

Furniture Boys is a one woman show set in the comforts of a home with a two-seater sofa taking centre stage. The concept of furniture replacing boyfriends is certainly a new one and you could be forgiven for thinking Emily … Read More