More Lives Than One – ……..

Leslie Clack gives an immense and mesmeric performance in his solo play. He recounts the critical events in the life of Oscar Wilde leading up to his death in Paris, forgotten by many and in poverty. He brings out … Read More

Simon Callow –  A Festival of Dickens

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ABFCAP: The Life and Times of Ian Dury

This play lifts the lid on aspects of the life of Ian Dury whose songs, with their driving beat and clever lyrics, sound just as powerful as they did when they were first released more than two decades ago. … Read More

Bully

Richard Fry’s performance of his verse play is absorbing. His low key, measured style draws you in as the story unfolds. The verse format adds to the tension helping to construct mental images of his descriptions. The language is … Read More

Ecstasy

This play based on the best selling book by Irvine Welsh is stages by Easy Tiger Productions for the first week and a half of the Fringe this year. As in other Welsh books the drug and club culture … Read More

I Wanna be Loved by You

About Turn Theatre Company make their lealest foray to the Fringe with this play based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. This play is rather short to do adequate justice to this icon in my opinion and while this … Read More

New World Order

Much acclaimed as a actor, writer even musician Ryan J-W Smith creator of the much loved and acclaimed Loves Labours Won is premiering his latest work in the Fringe this year. This show was originally set to play at … Read More

Sister Cities 

Set in New York, Sister Cities is a contemporary drama written by Colette Freedman who also appears in the play. It is a beautifully constructed work with flashes of real insight and humour. Mary Baxter (Jill Gascoine), a woman … Read More

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Caruso and The Quake

Actor and tenor, Ignacio Jarquin takes on the role of Enrico Caruso recounting his survival through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. At this time Caruso was at the height of his fame and popularity, the favourite of Presidents and … Read More