The Stage / Edinburgh Reviews

Around the World in 80 Men! - Free, Laughing Horse @ The Beehive Inn

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:48:42 +0000

Cabaret routine promises more raunch than it delivers

Kaddish for Pinter, Spotlites @ The Merchants' Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:53:35 +0000

PInter homage intrigues but fails to engage

MUST SEE: Rock the Ballet, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:31:21 +0000

Rasta Thomas and Adrienne Canterna-Thomas have created an entertaining mainstream dance show.

MUST SEE: Titus Andronicus, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:29:51 +0000

Heart-racing production with excellent performances

Waterloo, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:25:12 +0000

Two of Arthur Conan Doyle's lesser known characters are the focus of this new one-man play

Rockertinkler, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:22:58 +0000

Mixing social commentary with anarchy, this two-man show doesn’t know what it wants to be.

MUST SEE: Silken Veils, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:21:29 +0000

Puppetry, poetry and shadow work give an insight into the differing ideologies of two generations

Parallel Memories, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:15:13 +0000

Playful duet traces two lives in white on black

One Night Stan, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:13:33 +0000

Informative and entertaining piece about the slender half of Oliver and Hardy

Not So Grimm Fairy Tales, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:10:29 +0000

Uncontained Arts' children’s show is perfect for the advertised audience of aged four plus

Matilda and the Tales She Told, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:06:29 +0000

Physical style updating of Beloc is more charming than cautionary

Hey, Piano Bar Lady!, Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:03:18 +0000

Linn Lorkin is a vivacious and engaging performer, as well as a natural story-teller and pianist.

MUST SEE: Flawless: Intergalactic Dream, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Sally Stott) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:59:42 +0000

Flawless have a down-to-earth sense of humour that makes this more than just a dance show.

Four for Jericho, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:51:32 +0000

Strong political theatre with a human slant from a slickly physical company

Liberace: Live From Heaven, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:56:19 +0000

Bobby Crush digs deep in this tribute to Liberace

Cabaret Whore: More! More! More!, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:26:52 +0000

Four stars go in search of a stage, in Sarah-Louise Young's splendid solo show

3D Hamlet: A Lost Generation, The Spaces on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:01:06 +0000

Fundamental Theatre finds extra dimensions in this accessible updating of Hamlet

The Infant, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:30:11 +0000

An interrogation by Les Enfants Terribles

You Will Be Rare, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:25:24 +0000

Jamie Moakes conducts an economic experiment

Tales from the Shed, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Jeremy Austin) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:24:10 +0000

A wonderfully bonkers but utterly enjoyable introduction to theatre for the very young

Stick Man Live on Stage!, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Jeremy Austin) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:15:49 +0000

Fans of the book will not be disappointed

Ed Reardon: A Writer's Burden, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:56:38 +0000

Cult Radio 4 writer is let out on tour

Alma Mater, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:43:57 +0000

Fish & Game's eerily moving “filmic journey for one” uses an iPad to bring a plain room to life

MUST SEE: Dry Ice, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:10:51 +0000

Compelling solo spoken word show

Jawbone of an Ass, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:19:49 +0000

Entertaining satire of American Christian fundamentalism

Go to Your God Like a Soldier, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:16:12 +0000

Inventive production examines why people still sign up for the army

Fragments of Ash, Venue 13

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:01:15 +0000

Brave combination of naturalism and physical theatre which find the real collateral damage of modern

Eunuchs in My Wardrobe, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:57:25 +0000

Fascinating examination of gender stereotype from the Voice of the Ood

Phillipa and Will Are Now in a Relationship, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:53:25 +0000

Facebook as Verbatim Theatre – an entertaining half hour but illustrates vapid nature of Facebook

Midnight Your Time performed by Diana Quick, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:15:55 +0000

Great script is submerged by an over-dominating performance

Mr Ken Dee in Cabaret, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:06:08 +0000

Classic drag act brings high camp to the fringe

Nobody's Home: A Modern Odyssey, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:43:34 +0000

The psychological effect of war on its combatants is given a Homeric twist

Peter Pan - Learn to Fly, Leith on the Fringe @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:14:22 +0000

Entertaining aerial production for a family audience

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:04:23 +0000

The hugely successful musical improvisation show steps up a gear with a new setting

The Tempest, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:55:21 +0000

Aerial Tempest works well in parts but needs to pay more attention to the basics

Viewless, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:45:56 +0000

Mischievous in presentation, this devised piece has a very dark heart

MUST SEE: Belarus Free Theatre, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:59:27 +0000

World premiere of a new work by Belarus Free Theatre

Constantinople, Electric Circus

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:51:29 +0000

Comic history of the ancient city works the Free Show format to great effect

Cycle One (60 degrees), Greenside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:42:31 +0000

Energetic if repetitious piece by the In-Transit Dance Company

MUST SEE: I Hope My Heart Goes First, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:33:56 +0000

Honest and energetic teenagers make you see love the way they do in one of the Fringe's finest shows

Images, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:26:13 +0000

Dance and spoken word rumination on urban alienation

Skitch Tease, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:14:53 +0000

There's strength in comic depth from the naked accordionist

Three Balls and a New Suit, The Voodoo Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:54:35 +0000

More talk than juggling in an oddly unbalanced act

Snow Play, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:48:16 +0000

Charming interactive production for over-fours, with lots of snow

The Just So Stories, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:26:50 +0000

Kipling's words brought to life in imaginative production, oh best beloved

Uglies Do Edinburgh, Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:58:12 +0000

Cinderella's ugly sisters come out of the panto closet. Oh yes they do

How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:17:28 +0000

Strong storytelling brings giant killing daydream to life

Cutting the Cord, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:10:44 +0000

A poetic experimental play about the difficulties you face when leaving your family behind to live

Ships of Sand, Venue 13

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:05:41 +0000

Lecoq-based ensemble have plenty to offer but not enough to say

Bosom Buddies, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:00:15 +0000

Jack Klaff's intellectually energetic one-man show.

MUST SEE: Body of Water, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:28:05 +0000

Complex mix of hedonism and whodunnit brought to life by a finely tuned ensemble

MUST SEE: The Rape of Lucrece, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:18:40 +0000

Strong, subtle and engaging telling of Shakespeare's narrative poem

The Chronicles of Bitter and Twisted, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:12:07 +0000

Inventive and witty puppet-based show finds out what happened to that Ugly Ducking

You Want Me To Do What?!, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:05:46 +0000

A nurse turned performer remembers her earlier career in this perkily performed confessional cabaret

Monteverdi: Flame and Frost, The Space on Niddry Street

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:03:22 +0000

Mini opera created from magpie collection of Monteverdi's work

Forgetting Natasha, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:42:18 +0000

Visually stunning fusion of dance and film

Greek Myths for Kids, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:09:58 +0000

Basic but endearing puppet theatre for younger audiences.

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:19:31 +0000

Expertly narrated tale of the horrors of war makes a welcome return to Edinburgh

Paper Tom, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:15:19 +0000

Parallel stories of two soldiers explore the psychological aftermath of conflict

Of Sound Mind, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:08:36 +0000

Unsettling one-woman play

MUST SEE: The Games, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:07:36 +0000

Wickedly funny take on the Olympics set in Classical times

My Judy Journals, The Jazz Bar

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:03:00 +0000

Intimate cabaret show based on the songs of Judy Garland.

Slavery to Star Trek, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:57:38 +0000

African-American family history, rich in material but weak in delivery

Man to Man, Leith on the Fringe @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:50:47 +0000

True-life story intrigues and informs but lacks depth and direction

The Forum, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:46:16 +0000

Intriguing four-hander about lives crisscrossing on the internet

MUST SEE: Le Gateau Chocolat, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:42:48 +0000

A highly personal and utterly individual act to shamelessly gorge on

Theseus is Dead, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:33:08 +0000

Version of Racine's tragedy of passion and politics

This Twisted Tale, Leith on the Fringe @ Out of the Blue Drill Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:26:56 +0000

Modern fairy tale boasts a good versus evil story, and visually stunning aerial trapeze stunts

MUST SEE: La Putyka, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:25:33 +0000

Energetic contemporary circus from the Czech Republic

Kitty Litter, The Spaces on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:15:42 +0000

Pleasingly ambiguous drama about a group of friends

Mah Hunt, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:07:37 +0000

Opaque and ponderous dance piece

MUST SEE: Dust, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:07:24 +0000

Inventive, emotionally-charged examination of the personal legacies of the miners' strike

Federer Vs Murray, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:57:42 +0000

Sensitive two-hander about what it means to serve one’s country.

Confessions of a Mormon Boy, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:44:57 +0000

Autobiographical solo show about growing up gay within the Mormon church

Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, Greenside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:38:19 +0000

Three women's lives connected by violence

MUST SEE: Blood and Roses, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:28:51 +0000

Audio play about strong-willed women, let down by uninspiring promenade but still brilliantly produc

In Confidence, The Spaces on North Bridge

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:25:45 +0000

Drama about pre-natal depression was never going to be a hot ticket, but it is thought-provoking

Rose (starring Keira and Art Malik), Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:11:59 +0000

Art Malik and his daughter Keira star in this brilliantly written drama about Britishness and family

Are There More of You?, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:10:26 +0000

One actress, four monologues

A Slow Air, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:02:11 +0000

Edinburgh-set two-hander delves deep but has a surface hesitancy

7 Day Drunk, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:43:53 +0000

Bryony Kimmings' show about drunkenness is great fun but not as enlightening as it aspires to be

Voodoo Revue, The Voodoo Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:29:35 +0000

A showcase of the weird and wondeful at this year's fringe

Sailing On, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:27:23 +0000

Things get very messy in this site-specific set in a bathroom

Pinocchio: A Fantasy of Pleasures, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:23:17 +0000

A sexy but disappointing reinvention of the fairy tale

Chaos, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:19:39 +0000

A Finnish dark comedy about three thirty-something women whose lives are falling apart

MUST SEE: One Fine Day, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:06:56 +0000

Unexpectedly humorous tale of a Scouse father's battle to get his family back at all odds

Gutter Junky, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:56:39 +0000

Thought provoking play in need of development

Cul-De-Sac, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:40:10 +0000

A satire on middle-class values and fitting in with the neighbours

Yours, Isabel, Paradise in The Vault

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:46:55 +0000

The changing role of women during the Second World War, nicely depicted through one couple's letters

The Questionnaire, The Spaces on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:42:29 +0000

Chilling if not always clear depiction of an Orwellian interrogation designed to break down its vict

Tales from Edgar Allan Poe, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:40:00 +0000

A promenade version of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, haven't we seen that somewhere before?

Pushing Up Poppies, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:36:13 +0000

Kieran Lynn’s surprising play initially seems like a light-hearted comedy about the First World Wa

Kafka and Son, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:19:26 +0000

Captivating, absorbing, disturbing recreation of Kafka's feelings for his father

Devil in the Detail, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:13:24 +0000

Masks, puppets and a convoluted Victorian plot add up to fun

MUST SEE: Allotment, Assembly Inverleith Allotments

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:11:17 +0000

Green-fingered theatre nurtures an emotional plot

2401 Objects, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:09:26 +0000

Story of a man with no memory is disappointingly external and unevocative

One Million Tiny Plays About Britain, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:26:50 +0000

Compelling portrait of British life in miniature

White Rabbit Red Rabbit, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:48:48 +0000

Political fable read cold by a different actor at each performance

The Pretender, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:42:51 +0000

A show about the lies we tell ourselves and each other

The Monster in the Hall, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:41:16 +0000

A brilliant comedy about a teenager's efforts to impress a social worker

Swimming With My Mother, Dance Base

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:38:48 +0000

A choreographer and his mother explore their shared love of swimming

MUST SEE: Swamp Juice, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:36:42 +0000

Lovingly-crafted shadow puppet theatre

MUST SEE: Silent, Dance Base

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:34:29 +0000

The wonderful Pat Kinevane wrote and stars in this enchanting one-man show about depression

Sideshow, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:32:01 +0000

A one-man drama about freak shows that can't quite live up to the suspense it builds up

Samantha's Hotline, The Space @ Jury's Inn

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:30:17 +0000

Unsatisfying one-woman show about phone sex

Lights, Camera, Walkies, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:24:00 +0000

Light comedy of rival stunt-dog owners on a film set

A Time Traveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood, Ryan's Cellar Bar

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:21:36 +0000

A new mobile phone app sets up hysterical encounters with historical figures

Pip Utton is the Hunchback of Notre Dame, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:19:34 +0000

Fringe veteran Pip Utton plays Quasimodo

MUST SEE: Grisly Tales From Tumblewater, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:50:21 +0000

Grisly tales which have something for all generations

Pip Utton is Charles Dickens, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:17:52 +0000

Keen to get the melodrama out of the way, Pip Utton's one-man show opens with Dickens' death

Release, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:06:40 +0000

Plight of newly realeased prisoners told movingly through drama and dance

Flynch, Looking, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:46:32 +0000

Surreal physical theatre production loses its way, despite talented company

Falling Man/Decreasing Infinity, Dance Base

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:28:55 +0000

A 9/11-inspired accessible and varied introduction to the powerful world of contemporary dance

Request Programme, Pleasance on Cranston Street

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:21:07 +0000

A study of loneliness

Revolting Rhymes, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:05:07 +0000

The kids love it, though the Roald Dahl tales themselves my be lost in the fun

MUST SEE: Riot, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:50:15 +0000

Exciting and energetic devised piece

Shutterland, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:37:22 +0000

Impressive physical theatre piece set in a dystopian world

Sherica, Paradise in The Vault

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:22:52 +0000

Following an acclaimed run at 24:7 festival, Sherica shows how quickly children now have to grow up

Silence in Court, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:12:51 +0000

Thought-provoking interactive courtroom drama

Splendid Isolation, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:00:19 +0000

Literary adaptation of Conrad is intense but too brooding to truly engage

The Star Child, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:50:38 +0000

Oscar Wilde's short story impressively adapted using physical theatre, dance and music

Leo, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:44:11 +0000

Clever trick of perspective allows the performer to defy gravity

Donna Disco, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:37:16 +0000

An accomplished and affecting take on teenage bullying

Coffin Up, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:30:18 +0000

Village Idiot's non-verbal show sees its actors inject life into a wide range of expressive masks

Cock and Bull Story, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:22:17 +0000

Tense two-hander set in the world of boxing

Around the World in 80 Quid, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:15:14 +0000

Funny, engrossing storytelling about a Galway fiddler's unique way of globetrotting

The Two Sides of Eddie Ramone, The Spaces @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:02:45 +0000

A look behind the confident facade of a stand-up

Young Pretender, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:51:10 +0000

Bonnie Prince Charlie gets a high-energy update on the eve of his final battle

An Instinct for Kindness, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:45:18 +0000

Loving husband's account of helping his ex-wife die

Time For the Good Looking Boy, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:20:09 +0000

Michael Wicherek’s “urban ghost story” is a one-man show that shatters the hoodies stereotype

The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:14:01 +0000

An hilarious exploration of the world of online swingers

The Prodigals, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:13:21 +0000

X Factor's Lucie Jones stars in the most ridiculous, glossy musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The Perils of Love and Gravity, Bedlam Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:12:26 +0000

A chaotic fairy tale

The Dream of the Travelling Actor, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Hamilton) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:11:53 +0000

One-man show uses bicycle parts to tell the fairy tale of the Princess and the Pea

Dr Apple's Last Lecture, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:11:08 +0000

Psychedelic comedy turns out to be a bad trip

Phil Kay - Free Hash!, Laughing Horse @ The Hive

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:48:23 +0000

This is Phil Kay’s 23rd festival, and he still knows how to draw in the crowds

Totty Galore and the Expanding Suitcase, Quaker Meeting House

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:45:37 +0000

Two bad one-person shows for the price of one

Snap.Catch.Slam, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:41:54 +0000

Trio of short plays about life-changing moments

Constance & Sinestra, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:40:35 +0000

Dark musical about two sisters, good and evil, and a taxidermist father in the cellar

Lost in Mozart, The Spaces on North Bridge

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:34:14 +0000

Patchy but engaging play about London's gang culture

11, Paradise in Augustine's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:21:23 +0000

A new musical that's by numbers not just in its title, and wears its earnest heart on its sleeve

Abi Roberts Takes You Up the Aisle, The Voodoo Rooms

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:56:51 +0000

A ramshackle vehicle fails to hold together the talent that is is bursting out of Abi Roberts' weddi

Apply Within, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:22:37 +0000

A new musical that needs to sharpen up its CV before it applies elsewhere

MUST SEE: Bane 1, 2 and 3, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:20:55 +0000

Joe Bone's delicious film noir parody hits its third chapter

MUST SEE: Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:18:38 +0000

Hard-driving musical adaptation of the Norse epic rescues it from academia

MUST SEE: Bones, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:14:03 +0000

Compelling portrait of a damaged young man

Caruso and the Monkey House Trial, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:01:10 +0000

Opera, monkeys and bottom-pinching doesn't prove as exciting as it sounds

MUST SEE: Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:59:27 +0000

Unlikely romance of street-hardened and emotionally wounded couple makes for a lovely fable

David Leddy's Untitled Love Story, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:21:21 +0000

David Leddy's latest – a meditation on love and loss in Venice – is let down by overcomplicated

Devil in the Deck, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:16:41 +0000

Skilled magician and entertaining story-teller in one

Elegy, Whistlebinkies

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:13:31 +0000

Elegy is a poetic love letter to Iraq’s gay community, from the point of view of one who got away

Emergence, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:10:53 +0000

Play about a daughter's grief and guilt weakened by distracting elements

Just Good Friends, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:09:02 +0000

Traditional French clown act – charming, but nothing much new

Fascinating Aida: Cheap Flights, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:01:54 +0000

Barbed and polished, saucy yet safe, Fascinating Aida continues to delight

Generation 9/11: So Far/So Close, The Spaces @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:50:41 +0000

Voices of a cross-section of Americans remembering 9/11, in a solo show that reaches few conclusions

Henna Night, The Spaces on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:49:25 +0000

Revival of Amy Rosenthal's comedy proves an entertaining vehicle for two talented young actresses

Hex, Hill Street Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:40:55 +0000

Delightful little comedy in the mode of Little Shop of Horrors

Operation Adelmo, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:39:00 +0000

Adelmo Guidarelli – the Clown Prince of Opera – offers up an affectionate pastiche of famous ope

Hitler! The Musical, Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:36:52 +0000

A gloriously upbeat musical that features Hitler rapping, dancing and on The Jeremiah Kylewitz Show

I, the Dictator, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:34:11 +0000

Polish physical theatre piece about Charlie Chaplin and Hitler fails to deliver

It's Uniformation Day, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:31:37 +0000

Wonderfully loopy, impressively designed gameshow of emotions set in outer space

Jus' Like That!, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:17:10 +0000

Clive Mantle proves that Tommy Cooper wasn't inimitable after all in this hilarious show

Lili La Scala: Songs to Make You Smile, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:14:23 +0000

Lili La Scala's Gracie Fields and Cole Porter numbers are even more beautiful than the originals

Macbeth, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:49:26 +0000

Simple production with a strong Macbeth and evocative doubling but some weak acting

Muscle, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:47:04 +0000

Insightful and skillfully realised verbatim theatre piece telling stories about manhood

Museum of Horror, The Spaces on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:43:51 +0000

Reality show spoof that goes for the shocks as well as the laughs

Now That She's Gone, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:40:34 +0000

Ellen Snortland’s moving Pulitzer Prize-nominated one-woman show about her late mother

Odd Man Out, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:38:14 +0000

Short monologue of a self-loathing lonely man barely registers before it's over

Penny Dreadful's Etherdome, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:35:49 +0000

Hilarious mistreatment of medical history as competitors vie to develop a workable anaesthetic

Phys Ed, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:33:18 +0000

The Archers’ Nicholas Osmond stars in this one-man comedy about a rugby-obsessed PE teacher

Bluebeard: A Fairy Tale for Adults, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:32:15 +0000

Vaudevillian musical fairy tale romp, but nary a beard in sight

Samira, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:31:37 +0000

Israeli actress Anat Barzilay is Samira, a woman who has failed as a suicide bomber

Black Slap, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:28:23 +0000

Backstage drama at the Black and White Minstrel Show

MUST SEE: Shylock, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:27:05 +0000

Solo show explores Shakespeare's character with irresistable excitement and love

Sold, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:21:34 +0000

This devised verbatim piece raises awareness of slavery by bringing it uncomfortably close to home

MUST SEE: Some Small Love Story, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:12:05 +0000

Powerfully poignant four-handed musical about love and loss

Spent, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:07:33 +0000

Canadian two-hander using physical comedy to explore the impact of the global economic crisis

MUST SEE: The Adventurers Club - The Great Arctic Caper, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:05:53 +0000

Comedy duo on hilarious polar expedition for children

Audience - Ontroerend Goed, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:03:26 +0000

Audience turn performers in intimate and controversially confrontational production

The F Word, The Spaces on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:01:36 +0000

A collection of vignettes about the joys and pains of being a woman

The Jabberwocky, The Spaces @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:58:28 +0000

Pop-up Productions’ delightful staging of Lewis Carroll’s famous nonsense poem

The Seagull Effect, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:55:04 +0000

Evocation of the 1987 hurricane is theatrically inventive but not wholly coherent in message

The Historians, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:52:39 +0000

A coming of age tale set in Halifax

The King's Got Donkey's Ears!, Scottish Storytelling Centre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:46:45 +0000

Andy Lawrence’s ingenious puppetry and story-telling reworks a Greek myth

The One Man Show, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:38:56 +0000

Theatre eats itself - again

A Sentimental Journey - The Story of Doris Day, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:38:41 +0000

Enjoyable account of the life of Doris Day

MUST SEE: Tim and Light, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:33:34 +0000

Tucked In Productions’ enchanting tale of a boy and his cat seeking true friendship

The Presentment, Paradise in Augustine's

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:28:48 +0000

Sincere if formulaic play about religious divisions in America

A Day in November, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:28:19 +0000

Puppeteer Rumen Gavanozov tells the moving story of an old man who doesn't have much time left

4.3 Miles from Nowhere, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:21:18 +0000

A devised comedy, with highly irritating characters, that is loosely based on The Winter’s Tale

The Table, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:19:31 +0000

Disappointing puppetry

Tonight Sandy Grierson Will Lecture, Dance and Box, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:11:40 +0000

Chance encounter with a dodgy ancestor sparks an intriguing tale that deserves to convince more

MUST SEE: Translunar Paradise, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:04:06 +0000

Beautiful, moving account of a couple's life together told using physical theatre, masks and music

Unanswered, We Ride, The Spaces on the Mile

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:01:51 +0000

Well-crafted play exploring the impact of a child’s death on those left behind

Vive le Cabaret, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Mark Shenton) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:52:28 +0000

A late night cabaret bill that is more bleak Blackpool than gay Paree

MUST SEE: You Once Said Yes, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:41:50 +0000

This mindset-altering one-on-one show looks at the consequences of saying yes once in a while

The Trials of Galileo, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:45:36 +0000

Portrait of the scientist charged with heresy captures both the man and the complex times

MUST SEE: The Overcoat, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:31:17 +0000

Clever and thought-provoking adaptation and updating of Gogol to modern

The Dick and the Rose, Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:27:06 +0000

Robert Biggs' raunchy cautionary tale is not for the faint-hearted

Simon Callow in Tuesday at Tescos, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:24:41 +0000

Simon Callow shines in this portrait of a transexual, but the play disappoints

The Oh F**K Moment, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:04:09 +0000

The repeated assurance that foul-ups are normal does not make for satisfying theatre

Futureproof, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:15:28 +0000

Intriguing examination of what we will give up to survive, doesn't engage as it might

Sans Mots, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:52:46 +0000

Charming, if unexceptional, mime and clown show

Now and at the Time of Our Turn, St George's West

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:38:30 +0000

Powerful one-man physical theatre piece about life on the streets in Rio de Janeiro

Look Back in Anger, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:27:57 +0000

A superbly-performed, gimmick-free John Osbourne classic that is a joy to watch

MUST SEE: Korean Drum - Journey of a Soul, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:15:32 +0000

Spectacular presentation of traditional Korean drumming and dance

Drift, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:53:19 +0000

Thoughtful snapshot of lives drifting between Shanghai and Singapore

The Girl With the Iron Claws, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:46:24 +0000

Imaginative show drawn from Nordic myth

The Dark Philosophers, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:37:13 +0000

The National Theatre of Wales and Told by an Idiot explore the life and works of Gwyn Thomas

At the Sans Hotel, Assembly Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:07:45 +0000

Experimental theatre with a sweetly-judged twist

Clockheart Boy, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:55:34 +0000

Children's fable is weakened by uneven pacing and languid direction

MUST SEE: The Wheel, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:52:20 +0000

Powerful new play by Zinnie Harris for the National Theatre of Scotland

Devotion, The Spaces @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:47:38 +0000

Ponderous Spanish physical theatre piece about the ritual of bullfighting

Bette and Joan - The Final Curtain, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:45:36 +0000

Joan Crawford visits Bette Davis as she's about to die – only Bette’s not ready to go yet

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:33:39 +0000

Not Cricket Productions’ atmospheric adaptation of Joan Aiken’s gothic children’s story

The World According to Bertie, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:19:41 +0000

Cleverly staged adaptation captures inconsequential nature of McCall Smith's Scotland Street novels

Roar, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:59:02 +0000

Wonderfully comic romp as 17th-century Londoners fight back against a ban on greed and debauchery

MUST SEE: A Clockwork Orange, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:00:15 +0000

Action to the Word’s all-male adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ novel

What Remains, Traverse @ University of Edinburgh Medical School Anatomy Department

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:42:07 +0000

Grid Iron offers up an immersive musical horror story set in Edinburgh Medical School.

The Last Days of Gilda, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:15:12 +0000

Gael Le Cornec's Brazilian seductress is one of the best solo performances at the fringe

The Caroline Carter Show, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:58:19 +0000

A show featuring a ballad about your dad walking out on you shouldn't be this much fun

Red Riding Hood and the Wolves, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:47:35 +0000

Karina Wilson's Red Riding Hood children's show starts promisingly, but soon loses its way

One Thousand Paper Cranes, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:37:53 +0000

Wonderfully moving true story about two girls who thought 1,000 origami cranes would save a life

The Mole Who Knew it Was None of His Business, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:09:23 +0000

Fun-filled adaption with songs of the children's best-seller about a poo

The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:07:58 +0000

Live action, puppetry and film combine inventively to tell a lovely fable

The Wright Brothers, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:07:43 +0000

The adventure of early flight captured in entertaining and imaginative theatre

The World Holds Everyone Apart, Apart From Us, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:05:51 +0000

Dystopic future seen through the eyes of a cheery optimist

Somewhere Beneath It All, A Small Fire Burns Still, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:02:11 +0000

Fascinating character study loses coherence with the breaking of the fourth wall

Snails and Ketchup, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:52:57 +0000

Evocative silent production pleases but needs stronger establishment of characters

My Filthy Hunt, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:40:39 +0000

Emotionally and physically exposing four-hander from Horizon Arts

Laundry Boy, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:30:19 +0000

A journey into one man's comic book fantasy world.

Medea, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:51:23 +0000

A Greek tragedy that fails to ignite

MUST SEE: Bashir Lazhar, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:29:34 +0000

A delicately woven play about immigration, injustice and loss, acted with flair by Michael Peng

The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Assembly George Square

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Alistair Smith) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:05:02 +0000

Gently amusing, unobjectionable stuff, but this battle of the sexes comedy feels rather dated.

The Fall Children, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:50:39 +0000

Sticky Back Theatre conjures the world of a little girl's bizarre dreams

The Tour Guide, The Tour Guide Departing from Market Street

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:47:25 +0000

Watch a play and visit Edinburgh at the same time – from an open-top tour bus.

Street Dreams, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:39:25 +0000

Clever and imaginative puppetry enhances a lovely fable of urban life

MUST SEE: Oedipus by Steven Berkoff (After Sophocles), Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:34:20 +0000

This Berkoff-written and directed drama is slick, well-scripted and beautifully choreographed

Mad About the Boy, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:26:54 +0000

A drama that examines the divide between the generations

Julian Sands in a Celebration of Harold Pinter, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:22:23 +0000

Julian Sands' tribute to the life and words of Harold Pinter

Turandot, New Town Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:19:36 +0000

A vivid, visceral use of the Turandot plot to tell of Puccini's final days from Polish company neTTh

Dream Pill, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:17:20 +0000

Short play about human trafficking draws its power from being seen through the eyes of children

Woof! A Werepunk, Zoo

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:11:18 +0000

Dark tale with dark physicality as a punk wrestles with love and gore under a full moon

MUST SEE: EastEnd Cabaret: The Revolution Will Be Sexual, Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:08:15 +0000

Comic climaxes galore as svelte songstresses put sex firmly on the agenda

MUST SEE: Anton's Uncles, Bedlam Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:54:55 +0000

A production that infuses Uncle Vanya with laughter, dancing, singing and a lot of poetic license

Belt Up's Twenty Minutes to Nine, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:52:30 +0000

Belt Up present an engaging monologue

Thirsty, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:00:47 +0000

The Paper Birds spent six months researching why we love alcohol. Here’s their upbeat answer.

Heavy Like the Weight of a Flame, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:55:01 +0000

Charismatic R Ernie Silva recalls growing up in Brooklyn with fondness and resentment

Imprints, Dance Base

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:25:46 +0000

Heartbreaking dance exploring the effect of Alzheimer's disease

In the Dust, Zoo Southside

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:24:09 +0000

2Faced are one of the UK’s finest dance companies. This trio shows them at their best

Slender Threads, Zoo Roxy

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:13:16 +0000

Earnest and frequently moving multimedia exploration of the emotional toll of breast cancer

Life Still, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:07:06 +0000

Exercise in found-object puppetry fails to evoke the desired imagery

Free Run, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:57:48 +0000

Family-friendly free running display performed by vain (and deservedly so) topless men

Waterproof, Pleasance Dome

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:56:03 +0000

Whimsical play about the closure of a local aquarium

James Galea - I Hate Rabbits, The Playhouse at Hawke and Hunter Green Room

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:55:33 +0000

Skill and personality make for a satisfyingly mystifying magic act

Ten Plagues, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Nick Awde) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:51:45 +0000

Torch song star Marc Almond sings tales inspired by the Great Plague of London

Taketh Me Away, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:48:30 +0000

Well-observed and surprisingly touching play about a young girl’s obsession with Take That

Happiness, The Playhouse at Hawke and Hunter Green Room

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:35:31 +0000

Plenty of surface but not enough depth to Murray Watts' unsatisfying two-hander.

Alphonse by Wajdi Mouawad, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:31:59 +0000

Tale of imaginative boy presented to adults in the style of children's storytelling

MUST SEE: Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:45:42 +0000

Here's lookin' at a brilliant, engaging and multi-tasking adaptation of the classic movie

Qing Cheng, The Usher Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:52:54 +0000

Spectacular Chinese romantic musical with strong Taoist message

The Ballad of the Unbeatable Hearts, Gilded Balloon Teviot

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:42:21 +0000

Inspirational story of developing gay pride is weakened by unsustained emotional focus

The Ducks, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:33:04 +0000

Highly-entertaining two-hander with a strong underlying message

Lounge Room Confabulators, Your Lounge

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:20:07 +0000

Parlour-game storytelling with a gothic twist, performed in your own home

The Golden Dragon, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:19:24 +0000

A collection of characters and stories revolving around a Chinese restaurant that don't connect

Lol, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:04:11 +0000

Brilliantly-observed comedy that examines internet dating from three equally misguided angles

Wondrous Flitting, Traverse Theatre

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:02:57 +0000

God drops in, quite literally, on an overweight loser in Mark Thompson's comedy

MUST SEE: The Ugly Duckling, C

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:55:24 +0000

C Theatre's colourful, fast-moving adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale

John Peel's Shed by John Osborne, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:50:07 +0000

A Radio One fan waxes nostalgic about a golden age

Toulouse Lautrec: The Musical, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:46:20 +0000

You can watch this hit Japanese musical about Toulouse-Lautrec in English... but that's cheating

Hurry Up and Wait, C aquila

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:37:51 +0000

An Australian clown show for children which proves that time flies when you are having fun

MUST SEE: Under the Baobab Tree, C Too

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:29:52 +0000

I Theatre of Singapore vividly portrays African animal stories.

Free Time Radical, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:28:52 +0000

The Frequency D'ici blends the epic and the intimate.

Death Song, Udderbelly's Pasture

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Natasha Tripney) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:17:47 +0000

Imaginative storytelling theatre from You Need Me

Unnatural Selection, The Spaces @ Surgeons Hall

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:08:18 +0000

Wavelength's vampire drama doesn't give audiences enough to sink their teeth into

Brotherly Love, Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Thom Dibdin) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:04:21 +0000

David Schaal's boisterous black comedy needs work to fully satisfy

Belt Up's The Boy James, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:44:22 +0000

Belt Up's acclaimed 2010 fringe success about the difficulties of growing up returns

Belt Up's Outland, C Soco

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Lauren Paxman) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:24:20 +0000

Belt Up energetically weave together Lewis Carroll's last few days with his famous stories.

The Velveteen Rabbit, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:31:46 +0000

Backhand Theatre's version of Margery Williams' story about the toy rabbit who came alive

Andersen 2011, C eca

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:27:42 +0000

Three well-known Hans Christian Andersen
stories re-told in verse with dramatic effects

The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Brian G Cooper) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:12:14 +0000

Bootworks' five-minute version of Oliver Jeffer's' children's story viewed from inside a box.

The Zanniskinheads and the Quest for he Holy Balls, Underbelly, Cowgate

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:45:26 +0000

Attempt at Commedia-style farce lacks precision and comic energy

MUST SEE: The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, Traverse @ Ghillie Dhu

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:43:39 +0000

A modern encounter with the devil evokes the spirit of Scottish ballads

Fit for Purpose, Pleasance Courtyard

noreply@thestage.co.uk (Gerald Berkowitz) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:56:33 +0000

Earnest portrait of the plight of asylum seekers is ineffective as theatre