300 Paintings – Sam Kissajukian 4****

Sam Kissajukian’s 300 Paintings is an extraordinary blend of stand-up comedy, live art critique, and deeply personal storytelling. In just five months, Kissajukian, without any formal art training, produced over 300 paintings during what he later recognised as an undiagnosed … Read More

Troubled – Suzy Crothers 4.5****

You’re welcomed into Troubled, not just with a warm smile, but with a cup of tea and a Tunnock’s Tea Cake, and this immediately sets the tone for the hour ahead: intimate, generous, and deeply human. Suzy Crothers holds the room in her … Read More

Julia. 1984 – 4.5****

Julia 1984 is a bold reimagining of George Orwell’s 1984, with themes of surveillance, power, and personal betrayal. Set against a sparse but meticulously designed backdrop—a shadowy room split by slatted lighting and an ever-watching eye projected onto a … Read More

Delusions and Grandeur – 4.5****

Karen Hall’s Delusions and Grandeur is an unflinchingly honest and darkly comic take on the complex, often invisible cost to one’s existence as a professional artist. Before a note is played or a line delivered, Hall welcomes the audience with … Read More

Darkfield – Arcade – 3***

Darkfield’s Arcade offers a fascinating and unique immersive experience, but it may not be for everyone. Set within a completely dark shipping container, you navigate a world reminiscent of 1980s arcade games, making choices that shape your journey. However, while … Read More

VL 5*****

Another riotous comedy by the Fleabag team, written by the award-winning writers of Square Go and two of Scotland’s finest playwrights, Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair, about two young boys trying to cope with the hormonal atmosphere of a small-town … Read More

Bellringers – 4.5****

Atticist Theatre Company bring this dystopian drama to Edinburgh. Written by Daisy Hall, this engaging story is the tale of Aspinall and Clement (beautifully played by Paul Adeyefa and Luke Rollason), who are two young men who have the responsibility … Read More

Surrender 4****

A new play by writer and co-director Sophie Swithinbank, author of the multi award-winning Bacon, this is a one woman play performed by Phoebe Ladenburg, taking on the role as the mother.

When the play opens, the mother is sitting … Read More

Weather Girl 5*****

As California burns, and water is dangerously scarce, Stacey the weather girl from Fresno, heads to the local TV station at 4am every day to give upbeat and cheerful weather forecasts between mind numbing daytime shows. As the wildfires approach … Read More

Adam Riches: Jimmy 4****

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Adam Riches, takes on the character of Jimmy Connors, the self-proclaimed greatest tennis player in the world, in a fast-paced, physical hour of theatre in the very warm and intimate Techcube Zero at Summerhall.

As we … Read More