The Stage / Edinburgh Reviews

Winston on the Run, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:11:05 +0000

Boys' Own adventure of young Churchill

Panning for Gold - Free, Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:00:41 +0000

A sentimental and reductive look at group therapy

Gilbert and Sullivan in Brief(s), Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:50:46 +0000

G&S's 14 musical theatre collaborations distilled into one big 70-minute rush

Deirdre and Me, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:48:22 +0000

An engaging if toothless look at the 'superfan'

Boris & Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:45:16 +0000

Filthy-mouthed Banraku puppets in top late-night entertainment

As You Like it, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:43:25 +0000

Attractive performances at the centre carry an otherwise weak production

Perle, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:45:05 +0000

Piece for performer and television surmounts gimmickry to achieve poetic resolution

MUST SEE: How to Start a Riot, The Space @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:33:43 +0000

A sparky and clever show that asks what fanned the flames in the August 2011 riots

Dirty Paki Lingerie, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:25:42 +0000

Observational sketches of American-Pakistani woman in New York

Auntie Myra's Fun Show, The Voodoo Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:23:36 +0000

Drag artiste Dubois makes a very adult entry into the children's entertainment market

La Clique Royale - The Queen's Selection, The Famous Spiegeltent

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:19:27 +0000

A right royal cabaret night with lots of laughs and thrills and spills

Rainbow, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:46:41 +0000

Intriguing tale smoulders but doesn't quite catch fire

Love Child, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:45:29 +0000

Love Child explores ideas of motherhood in a neat two-hander

Wild West End, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:06:19 +0000

An energetic spoof of West End musicals

MUST SEE: Mephisto Waltz, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:58:44 +0000

Intense and deeply atmospheric Russian dance theatre

Hell's Bells by Lynne Truss, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:55:36 +0000

Laughs aplenty as TV series reunion descends into petty rivalries

Angels in Heels, Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:48:48 +0000

A likeable coming of age story with a Mancunian twang

People Show 121: The Detective Show, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:01:43 +0000

Loopy whodunnit deconstructs theatre with comic mayhem

Virginia Ironside: Growing Old Disgracefully, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:39:31 +0000

Agony aunt gets the laughs on negotiating life in the third age

The Curious Couple from Coney, The Voodoo Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:21:40 +0000

A collection of thrilling sideshow stunts

Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act by Athol Fugard, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:04:23 +0000

Sensual depiction of a forbidden relationship in apartheid South Africa

The Awesome Show, The Space on North Bridge

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:44:16 +0000

What is awesome? This show is

A Soldier's Song, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:47:43 +0000

Engrossing depiction of life under fire in the Falklands War

Shakespeare's Queens: She-Wolves and Serpents, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:06:55 +0000

Clever adaptation that gives each of the Bard's classic queens a voice

Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass, National Library of Scotland

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:33:33 +0000

Master storyteller finds inspiration in arachnophobia

XXXO, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:15:56 +0000

Compelling multimedia exploration of discovering real emotions

The Last Fairytale, Sweet Grassmarket

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:12:24 +0000

An overdose of melancholy

Midnight at the Boar's Head, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:10:52 +0000

Dramatic knees-up at Shakespeare's boozer

Mayday Mayday, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:06:50 +0000

Harrowing, magical piece of storytelling that even stars the NHS

Coalition, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:03:31 +0000

The Coalition's junior partner makes an easy target for comedy

Thinking of You - Free, Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:56:26 +0000

Scenes from a dysfunctional family convinces with its poignancy

MUST SEE: Repertory Theatre, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:30:01 +0000

Comic two-hander is a virtuoso rollercoaster ride

The Happy Prince, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:29:22 +0000

A curious family take on Oscar Wilde's classic

Angels, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:04:23 +0000

Kafkaesque interrogation takes flight into film noir territory

MUST SEE: Beats, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:57:58 +0000

Searing piece of political protest set to euphoric trance

Camille Claudel, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:24:52 +0000

A passionate defence of an under-appreciated artist

Confessions of a Grindr Addict, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:59:36 +0000

Surprisingly sweet confessional

Glory Dazed, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:51:12 +0000

Full throttle look at post-traumatic stress disorder in ex-servicemen

MUST SEE: Othello - The Remix, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:24:05 +0000

Elizabethan iambic pentameter is swapped for 4/4 rap beats in a ridiculously enjoyable remix

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:20:25 +0000

Pared down staging of Robert Tressell’s novel

I, Tommy, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:18:37 +0000

The political life and downfall of Tommy Sheridan

Tumble Circus: This Is What We Do For a Living, Underbelly, Bristo Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:17:24 +0000

Tumble Circus, charmingly down-to-earth ‘functioning circus junkies'

Waiting For Stanley, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:07:52 +0000

Delicate tale of wartime love told in mime and clowning

Everything Else Happened, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:05:58 +0000

Opaque series of playlets beautifully performed

Visiting Time, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:04:52 +0000

Hospital-set drama lacks focus

Wojtek the Bear, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:00:40 +0000

Wojtek the Bear is a bold piece of soul-searching

A Guide to Second Date Sex, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:52:03 +0000

Cleverly constructed account of a couple on their second date

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, Underbelly, Bristo Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:38:31 +0000

The glorious complexities of love are reduced to a well-presented formula

Hitler's Li'l Abomination, The Space @ Jury's Inn

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:45:23 +0000

A family tale that lacks conviction

Tea with the Old Queen, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:16:53 +0000

Jokes about the royals and gentle innuendo

Tenderpits, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:14:16 +0000

Slick if oddball fringe fairytale for our times

Soldiers' Wives, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:09:51 +0000

Catherine Shipton is the beating heart of this domestic slice of army life

Satan's Playground, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:59:11 +0000

Atmospheric and compelling tale of evil and corruption

MUST SEE: The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:54:08 +0000

Enthralling puppet-led tale of a boy who will die if he ever falls in love

Proof, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:51:55 +0000

Proficient production of a Pulitzer-winning play

The Darkroom, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:50:25 +0000

Ambitious show about memory doesn't quite come together but shows great promise

The Fantasist, Underbelly, Bristo Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:48:59 +0000

Physical and puppet-based piece's surreal take on bipolar disorder

The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:46:52 +0000

Tight ensemble creates a heart-warming portrait of a lonely man in flashback

MUST SEE: My Elevator Days, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:45:32 +0000

Powerful yet comic monologue about the magic of communication

The Night Porters, Paradise in Augustine's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:39:14 +0000

Ghost story caters directly for fans of The Woman In Black

MUST SEE: Mon Droit, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:37:03 +0000

Convincing and understated depiction of madness from Mike McShane

The Property Known As Garland, The Space @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:36:06 +0000

Credible account of Judy Garland backstage before her final concert

MUST SEE: Maria, 1968, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:29:23 +0000

Quirky, fast-paced adventure story shoots the competition right out of the water

Love All, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:15:54 +0000

Bizarre tale of Victorian tennis and murder told with tongue-in-cheek melodrama

The Stranger, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:12:45 +0000

A measured one-man performance of Albert Camus' novel

Would Be Nice Though..., Pleasance at Essential Edinburgh

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:06:04 +0000

Site specific show about job interviews and rejection

MUST SEE: Hand Over Fist, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:04:59 +0000

Heart-rending account of living with Alzheimer's

Fabled, The Bongo Club

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:57:27 +0000

Compellingly comic solo show filled with sound effects and surreal twists

Excuse Me, I'm Trying to Please You, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:48:47 +0000

Kooky hour of pleasure-inducing sketches

MUST SEE: Elephant Man, Institut francais d'Ecosse

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:39:47 +0000

Elephant Man elegantly plays with ideas of ghoulish voyeurism and human compassion

Dirty Barbie, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:33:20 +0000

A clear-eyed and honest autobiographical solo show

Boy in a Dress, The Stand Comedy Club III & IV

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:27:41 +0000

Teetering on the edge of brilliance

Bottleneck, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:18:39 +0000

Luke Barnes' coming of age story is a perfect combination of pithy script and great acting

MUST SEE: Big Sean, Mikey and Me, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:10:36 +0000

Ruaraidh Murray's childhood memories of Edinburgh make an emotional one-hander

And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:31:52 +0000

Internationally acclaimed, politically-charged South African comedy

MUST SEE: The Indescribable Phenomenon, Greenside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:51:12 +0000

An inventive fusion of stage magic and storytelling

MUST SEE: Tam O'Shanter, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:49:20 +0000

Communicado's version of Robert Burns' poem is a triumph of song and storytelling

Strong Arm, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:46:22 +0000

Convincing portrait of an obsessive bodybuilder

Oh, The Humanity and Other Good Intentions, Northern Stage at St Stephen's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:44:38 +0000

Five short plays about loss and hope

My Sister, The Fiddler's Elbow

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:43:07 +0000

Sensitive portrait of damaged characters with a surprise ending that is no surprise

Monkey Bars, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:41:56 +0000

Verbatim play of kids talking about their lives needs a context

MUST SEE: Dirty Great Love Story, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:38:59 +0000

One-night stand leads to comic complications

Therapy, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:22:53 +0000

An original musical with a piercing sense of loss, sadness and mystery

Molly Wobbly's Tit Factory, The Assembly Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:17:27 +0000

A musical about makeovers needs one itself, but is full of promise

MUST SEE: Woza Albert!, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:49:06 +0000

Iconic attack on apartneid still resonates and entertains

Walk Like a Black Man, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:42:18 +0000

Affable if patchy solo show about racial identity

The Pride, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:32:07 +0000

Thought-provoking surreal comedy compares suburban family life to living like a lion

The Miller's Tale: Wahala Dey Oh!, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:26:02 +0000

An energetic update of Chaucer’s tale

The Edinburgh International Circus Festival, Ocean Terminal Big Top

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:18:02 +0000

It's competition time at the circus

Six and a Tanner, The Assembly Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:05:34 +0000

Account of man confronting memories of his father's brutality carries few surprises

A Man for All Times: W. E. B. DuBois, The Space @ Jury's Inn

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:02:03 +0000

Informative portrait of important figure in black American history

25: 13 Red, 12 Blue, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:59:12 +0000

Ambitious and affecting politically charged show about the lost generation

East End Cabaret: Notoriously Kinky, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:56:56 +0000

Unashamedly explicit contemporary cabaret

Churchill, The Assembly Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:48:47 +0000

Pip Utton charms as modern history's most famous Briton

As Ye Sow, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:49:34 +0000

A genuinely disquieting experience

Freedom Family Circus, Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:34:10 +0000

American circus-style juggling and magic show for the family audience

Watch It!, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:22:47 +0000

Bold and brash Watch It! features fluid movement but lacks narrative bite

Revolution! The Musical, Paradise in Augustine's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:19:47 +0000

Powerful and ambitious musical about Bosnia Herzegovina’s strive for independence

Paul Dabek Presents Thurston, The Voodoo Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:57:05 +0000

Houdini's contemporary Howard Thurston is the focus of this entertaining theatrical magic show

The Prize, Underbelly, Bristo Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:55:54 +0000

A classy but straightforward look at Olympians

MUST SEE: Miss Havisham's Expectations, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:51:48 +0000

Linda Marlowe's virtuoso portrayal allows Dickens' iconic jilted bride to state her case

Going Green the Wong Way, Venue 13

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:46:55 +0000

Sporadically funny trials and tribulations of a would-be eco-warrior

Built for Two, The Space on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:40:37 +0000

Bittersweet sitcom has an unfinished feel

Platero Y Yo by Juan Ramon Jimenez, Valvona & Crolla

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:39:19 +0000

Simply staged labour of love is storytelling at its finest

Beatle Mal's Legendary Band, Paradise in The Vault

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:37:54 +0000

The rise and fall of the Fab Four, seen through the eyes of their lovable roadie

MUST SEE: I Heart Peterborough, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:31:23 +0000

Joel Horwood's glittering note to the town in East Anglia

Back to School, Pleasance at Braidwood Centre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:30:26 +0000

This site-specific interactive comedy is great fun despite the chaos

B*tch Boxer, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:26:45 +0000

Convincing high-energy portrait of teen boxer

The Ugly Sisters, Northern Stage at St Stephen's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:21:24 +0000

RashDash's energetic Cinderella update

Andy and Mike's... Tick Tock Machine, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:21:07 +0000

Cbeebies' Andy Day plays to his audience

MUST SEE: And No More Shall We Part, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:19:52 +0000

Stodgy script, tour de force performances

A Modern Town, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:15:05 +0000

Well intentioned but toothless look at corporate monopoly

MUST SEE: Thread, Assembly St Marks

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:03:08 +0000

Sublime acting is the main draw in this gem of a play about love and memory

MUST SEE: When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry, Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:17:01 +0000

Physical, playful and hilarious examination of the nature of theatre

The Gambler, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:53:46 +0000

Devised piece about a man brought low by addiction

Punch & Judy, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:44:29 +0000

Classic puppet show brought to life with human actors

Nikotine, Paradise in The Vault

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:17:08 +0000

Puppet version of Chekhov play has the appeal of a full ashtray on a Sunday morning

Peter Panic, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:51:26 +0000

James Baldwin's nightmarish new play, inspired by the London riots

The Beast, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:22:03 +0000

Whimsically inventive storytelling that delights in the detail

Slice by Mel Giedroyc, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:09:47 +0000

Bake Off presenter's debut is a competent kitchen sink drama

Murder, Marple and Me, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:01:15 +0000

Marple, Christie and Rutherford tackle a real-life mystery

Newland, The Space @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:17:54 +0000

Ambitious Wild West musical goes great guns

The Boat Factory, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:11:42 +0000

Dan Gordon wrote and stars in this emotional drama about East Belfast's imposing boat factory

MUST SEE: Razing Eddie, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:04:49 +0000

Philip Stokes' bruising new play rages with integrity and heart

The Golden Cowpat, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:03:05 +0000

Delightfully engaging story and song show for younger children about a magical cow and the temptati

Pinch in Love, Paradise in The Vault

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:45:07 +0000

Dark comedy featuring adults in babygros is not as clever as it thinks

MUST SEE: The Shit/La Merda, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:42:57 +0000

Unforgettable Italian satire in which nakedness is not only justified but necessary

Nothing Is Really Difficult, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:38:48 +0000

A brief burst of furiously physical clowning

Kemble's Riot, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:30:28 +0000

Audience-participation account of 19th century riots

How's About That Then?, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:23:19 +0000

This solo show about Jimmy Savile will not make anyone's dreams come true

Botallack O'Clock, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:07:15 +0000

Portrait of artist Roger Hilton offers too little

MUST SEE: A Donkey and a Parrot, Gilded Balloon at Third Floor

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:53:01 +0000

A quirky and charming family tale

Martin Dockery: Wanderlust, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:35:35 +0000

Martin Dockery – a one man storytelling tornado

Female Gothic, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:00:48 +0000

Rebecca Vaughan's atmospheric but slightly ineffectual one-woman show

Herve - A Collection of Songs, Dances and Stories, Underbelly, Bristo Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:45:24 +0000

A life less ordinary

Sealand, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:38:28 +0000

An intriguing look at the utopian dream

Amusements, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:17:56 +0000

Sleepwalk Collective's hauntingly gripping headphone-theatre solo show

Poe's Last Night - Free, Laughing Horse @ Espionage

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:01:44 +0000

David Crawford's free one-hander about Edgar Allan Poe's final hours

Pierrepoint - The Hangman's Tale, Sweet Grassmarket

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:58:01 +0000

Portrait in monologue of one of Britain's last hangmen

Some Small Love Story, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:53:34 +0000

Magical musical about love and loss

Hot, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:50:53 +0000

Cabaret diva desperately seeking inspiration gets the laughs

One Hour Only, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:44:40 +0000

Sabrina Mahfouz looks again at the sex industry in this acclaimed drama

Re-Animator the Musical, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:42:35 +0000

A musical based on a cult 1985 horror film inflicts new horrors on its audience

MUST SEE: Mr Braithwaite Has a New Boy, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:38:52 +0000

Bawdy intelligent comedy with balls

Mother to Mother, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:30:03 +0000

Chilling solo show about the mother of a murderer, set in the days of apartheid

CountryBoy's Struggle, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:24:59 +0000

Upbeat one-man hip hop musical about a country boy's struggle to hit the big time

Slapdash Galaxy, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:20:59 +0000

Zany one-man sci-fi comedy with shadow puppetry and special effects

Monstrous Acts, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:17:49 +0000

Visual, compelling if controversial prison love story set in the 15th century

MUST SEE: This Way Up, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:15:16 +0000

Call centre comedy from talented young ensemble

The Submarine Show, C Too

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:08:32 +0000

Magical comic mayhem from circus-inspired physical duo

MUST SEE: Miriam Margolyes - Dickens' Women, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:08:00 +0000

Popular actress shows her versatility in a programme of readings

MUST SEE: Maurice's Jubilee, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:01:31 +0000

Julian Glover, Sheila Reid and Nichola McAuliffe shine in McAuliffe's clever drama

MUST SEE: Sulle Labbra Tue Dolcissime (On Your Honey Lips), Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:55:14 +0000

Inventive Italian dance piece about loneliness in a crowd

Giddy Goat, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:47:19 +0000

Fast-moving musical show for younger children about overcoming a fear of heights

MUST SEE: Icarus: a Story of Flight, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:40:14 +0000

Wonderfully theatrical aerial circus exploration of the famous Greek myth

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:37:13 +0000

Monologue exposes the dark side of Apple – but it's not exactly news

Half a Person: My Life as Told by The Smiths, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:30:15 +0000

One-man show based on The Smiths' song William, It Was Really Nothing

The Day the Sky Turned Black, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:27:50 +0000

Engaging one-woman show about Australia's Black Saturday bushfires

The Half, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:16:55 +0000

Engagingly performed, if unchallenging, portrait of a backstage breakdown

Formby, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:14:53 +0000

Warm and engaging solo show about the life and career of George Formby

Dr Quimpugh's Compendium of Peculiar Afflictions, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:08:08 +0000

Pleasing chamber opera about a psychiatrist's strange patients

MUST SEE: The List, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:04:06 +0000

Maureen Beattie stars in this sophisticated piece of emotional expressionism

Clinton The Musical, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:58:05 +0000

Peppy musical satire of the president who couldn't keep his trousers on

Circus In Hand, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:50:10 +0000

Magical mini-circus uses innovative puppetry effects for all-family entertainment

The Madness of King Lear, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:36:51 +0000

Clowning and Shakespeare combined

MUST SEE: Bourgeois & Maurice - Sugartits, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:36:20 +0000

A guerrilla cabaret of subversive originality

Blink, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:24:05 +0000

Brilliantly eccentric - and rather voyeuristic - romantic comedy by Phil Porter

The Price of Everything, Northern Stage at St Stephen's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:21:15 +0000

A deadpan performance lecture that plays with ideas of worth

Best in the World, Northern Stage at St Stephen's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:19:50 +0000

Motivational speech uses darts as a metaphor for striving towards excellence

The Static, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:16:40 +0000

Tense, Made in Scotland 2012 drama about a teenager who thinks he has superpowers

As of 1.52pm GMT on Friday April 27th 2012, This Show Has No Title, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:14:17 +0000

Laughs all round in Daniel Kitson's multi-levelled dissection of writer's block

MUST SEE: The Trench, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:10:12 +0000

Inventive theatricality raises the experience of a First World War soldier to the level of myth

Treasure Island, C Too

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:01:42 +0000

Zippy adaptation of Stevenson's classic

Anthony Rapp - Without You, Underbelly, Bristo Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:58:20 +0000

The original star of Broadway's Rent revisits the show's success - and two devastating losses

A Strange Wild Song, Bedlam Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:28:38 +0000

Touching wartime tale audaciously uses clowning and mime

Educating Rita, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:24:24 +0000

Matthew Kelly and Claire Sweeney star in polished production of Willy Russell's comedy

Rubies in the Attic, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:54:42 +0000

The Ruby Dolls offer much more than close harmonies in this vintage crowd-pleaser

MUST SEE: Bullet Catch, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:39:09 +0000

Genuinely dangerous theatre

The Idiot at the Wall, Bedlam Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:00:13 +0000

Poetic tale of post First World War island life

MUST SEE: Lady Rizo, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:21:11 +0000

Unmissable chance to see this deliciously deviant diva up close and personal

MUST SEE: Monsters Got Talent, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:18:38 +0000

Highly entertaining puppet show talent competition with appealing animal characters

Just a Gigolo, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:11:28 +0000

The story of Lady Chatterley’s real-life lover is told in a disappointing one-hander

Night of the Big Wind, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:05:46 +0000

Puppet show has too little puppetry to score

Hi-Kick, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:02:37 +0000

Football-based dance show fails to impress

NOLA, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:54:55 +0000

Verbatim accounts of the BP oil spill are superbly articulated but too predictable to be effective

Peep, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:46:44 +0000

A peepshow experience consisting of three short plays

MUST SEE: Juana in a Million, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:46:05 +0000

A dazzling performance, putting the plight of South American immigrants in the spotlight

Flaneurs, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:38:20 +0000

Low-key and utterly charming one-hander about why we don't step in to help people we do not know

Continuous Growth, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:30:39 +0000

Winner of The Stage's 2011 best actor award stars in quirky comedy about productivity

Punch, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:23:21 +0000

Steven Bloomer's play asks whether some things just aren't funny

Captain Ko and the Planet of Rice, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:20:54 +0000

Ambitious vision almost completely unachieved in performance

Shopping Centre by Matthew Osborn, Gilded Balloon at Third Floor

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:18:51 +0000

Dark solo show about a man coming to grips with a riot in his beloved mall

Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:14:26 +0000

Funny, authentic tale of First World War balloon warfare

MUST SEE: Cancer Time, Venue 13

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:11:16 +0000

Compelling, enchanting tale of friendship at a Welsh call centre

Simple Matters, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:09:21 +0000

Surreal, scatological mix of circus, contortionism and clowning

The Sewing Machine, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:04:13 +0000

Fascinating study of apartheid South African from an Afrikaans perspective

You Obviously Know What I'm Talking About, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:00:17 +0000

Imaginative, whimsical devised piece

Beulah, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:53:14 +0000

Inventive folk musical about time-shifting lovers

Flash Mob, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:10:04 +0000

Reality TV dance stars present a medley of moves to a charmed crowd

US Beef, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:09:23 +0000

A critique of corporate America through the medium of meat

Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro!, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:23:51 +0000

The political activist finally focuses on a serious issue â€“his dad's obsession with opera

MUST SEE: Knee Deep, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:19:55 +0000

Gravity-defying acrobatics forces a constant smile onto the most cynical of faces

MUST SEE: Our Island, C Too

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:18:18 +0000

Vivid and enthralling children's show about overcoming divisions and creating global co-operation

MUST SEE: Joyced!, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:17:10 +0000

Salute to James Joyce revels in the sheer joy of language

How a Man Crumbled, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:15:47 +0000

Imaginative and fun physical retelling of Russian story

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey - Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:09:57 +0000

Legendary Welsh actor gives legendary Welsh poet's works the works in witty one-hander

Don Quixote! Don Quixote!, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:07:47 +0000

Delightfully barmy Spanish and English physical comedy fusing Cervantes' hero with Hamlet's gravedig

MUST SEE: Desperately Seeking the Exit - Free, Laughing Horse @ Edinburgh City Football Club

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:04:54 +0000

The witty and probably true story behind a West End flop

MUST SEE: Comedian Dies in the Middle of Joke, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:03:04 +0000

Ross Sutherland repeats himself

Rod is God, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:55:17 +0000

Modest comedy about slackers starting their own religion

An Audience With the Duke of Windsor - Bob Kingdom, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:44:25 +0000

Bob Kingdom's compelling protrayal of the great abdicator is strongly researched, written and delive

After the Rainfall, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:19:43 +0000

Curious Directive, who won a 2011 Fringe First, is a young company living up to early promise

The Girl With No Heart, Bedlam Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:06:22 +0000

Puppetry and origami collide in beautiful drama about children in a world destroyed by war

MUST SEE: The Loves I Haven't Known, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:56:06 +0000

Charming song cycle about opportunities missed

The Wheelchair on My Face, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:47:37 +0000

Heartwarming tale of child whose limited vision was belatedly diagnosed

Thin Ice, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:32:38 +0000

Drama of scientists in the Arctic

MUST SEE: Morning, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:29:52 +0000

A new, coming of age play by Simon Stephens takes a dark turn

MUST SEE: Mies Julie, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Honour Bayes) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:17:58 +0000

A scorching adaptation of Miss Julie set in apartheid South Africa

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:48:46 +0000

The hard-living actor is presented as more in control of his image than he seemed

The Lad Himself, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:43:52 +0000

Tony Hancock arrives in the afterlife

MUST SEE: Mess, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:42:18 +0000

Caroline Horton's meta-theatrical exploration of anorexia

Krapp's Last Tape, The Assembly Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:36:42 +0000

Last of the Summer Wine's Tom Owen takes on Beckett's bitter classic

The Two Most Perfect Things, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:21:15 +0000

Amiable revue featuring the songs of Noel Coward and Ivor Novello

Educating Ronnie, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:16:08 +0000

True story of sending money to Uganda is inspiring â€“ despite the doubts it raises

MUST SEE: Chapel Street, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:08:36 +0000

Luke Barnesâ€™ punchy, pacey two-hander

MUST SEE: Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:55:30 +0000

Inventive salute to the iconic film shows its love even when taking the mickey

Candida, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:50:50 +0000

Simple, direct production sacrifices character depth to clarity

Belt Up Theatre's A Little Princess, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:46:33 +0000

Belt Up's adaptation of the children's classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Boy Growing Up - Starring Rodney Bewes as Dylan Thomas, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:36:19 +0000

Stumbling delivery does little to evoke the poet

Superjohn, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:44:39 +0000

Medical sci-fi fantasy for youngsters set in a children's hospital, with comedy and dance sequences

The Silencer - David Calvitto, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:59:47 +0000

Disappointing direction and performance weaken a monologue of character revelation

The Blind, Old College Quad

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:54:28 +0000

Powerful, outdoor performance piece inspired by Jose Saramago's novel Blindness

MUST SEE: The Many Mishaps of Mr Vinegar, The Space @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:49:32 +0000

Comic duo revive English folk tale of adorably daft Mr Vinegar in delightful children's show

The Letter of Last Resort/Good With People, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:41:20 +0000

Double bill of unrelated plays

MUST SEE: The Economist, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:20:58 +0000

Hard-hitting drama about Anders Breivik that seeks to understand how society shaped his beliefs

National Theatre of Scotland Presents Love Letters to the Public Transport System By Molly Taylor, The Assembly Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:10:16 +0000

Delightful and deceptively simple piece of storytelling theatre from Molly Taylor, celebrating life

Jigsy, The Assembly Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:03:19 +0000

Les Dennis sparks the dying embers of a northern comic on the working menâ€™s club circuit

Detention, Summerhall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:32:58 +0000

Fast-moving non-verbal physical comedy from Hong Kong

Bound, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:28:48 +0000

Thoughtful drama revealing the hopes and fears of three people trapped in a US railroad boxcar

All That is Wrong, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:42:29 +0000

Teenager's catalogue of life's evils doesn't make for effective theatre

A Real Man's Guide to Sainthood, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:30:31 +0000

Milk Presents puts masculinity under the microscope

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:23:32 +0000

Energetic and appealing production of Shakespeare's comedy

Dracula: Sex, Sucking and Stardom, Paradise in The Vault

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:02:18 +0000

An amiable musical comedy that lacks some bite

MUST SEE: Grit, Bedlam Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:58:41 +0000

Imaginative and evocative puppet theatre

Petya and the Wolf, Assembly Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:43:30 +0000

Russian clowns present a minimalist version of Peter and the Wolf

The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk, Traverse@Scottish Book Trust

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:39:12 +0000

Engaging storytelling recalling the joys and pains of primary school friendships

The Elves and the Shoemaker, Scottish Storytelling Centre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:36:31 +0000

Fast-moving story-telling and enchanting puppetry engagingly re-tell a classic fable for children

MUST SEE: The Intervention, The Assembly Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:31:24 +0000

Cast of comedians serve up a play about how the counselling of an alcoholic thirty-something goes wr

The Lonely One, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:20:07 +0000

An atmospheric exercise in shadow puppetry

The Ugly Duckling, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:15:23 +0000

Delightfully rollicking song, dance and narrative adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic

Street Cries, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:02:46 +0000

Song cycle creates an Under Milk Wood for the modern urban dystopia

Shakespeare for Breakfast, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:02:30 +0000

This year's version of the long-running Fringe staple brings Romeo and Juliet into the Facebook age

On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco/Can Cause Death, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:01:37 +0000

Chekhov's henpecked husband is answered by Carr's long-suffering wife in a pair of comic monologues.

I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You, Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:01:19 +0000

Palestinian-American woman's jouney of understanding

MUST SEE: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:53:45 +0000

Sizzling low-tech and immersive version of this musical about the effect of high expectations on chi

Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World, C Nova

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:45:43 +0000

Surreal comedy and the odd musical number attempt to explain why poo needs a serious re-branding