Archive for August, 2018
Much ado about Sicily
EU Shakespeare Soc’s take on Much Ado About Nothing
The Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company is taking on Much Ado About Nothing for its first foray into the Fringe, with a six night run at theSpace @ Niddry Street.
The Laird’s Big Breaxit
★★★☆☆ Scattergun satire:
Nasty truths lie behind the cartoonish nature of The Laird’s Big Breaxit in the Library at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
Dr. Korczak’s Example
★★★☆☆ Powerful:
Strange Town Theatre Company take us to a war-town Warsaw in Steve Small’s raw and powerful staging of David Greig’s Dr Korczak’s Example.
Extra Date for Korczak
Strange Town’s Dr Korczak adds a show:
Strange Town has added an extra show to its run of Dr Korczak’s Example at the Just Festival at St John’s.
EH 16: Pyre
★★★☆☆ Unclear power:
EH 16: Pyre, Nevermore’s production in the downstairs studio at TheSpace Triplex is a determinedly political look at violence against women both in history and today. While at times diffuse, it has an undeniable power.
Waiting For Godot
★★★★☆ Clearly impressive:
Suffused with hope and hopelessness, Waiting For Godot at the Lyceum in the International Festival exemplifies all of the humanity and cruelty of Samuel Beckett’s landmark work.
A War of Two Halves
★★★★★ Devastating emotion:
The sincerity, emotional directness and beautiful staging of A War of Two Halves deserves to transcend sporting allegiances. This Is My Story and Nonsense Room’s site-specific performance does what great theatre should, making a specific time and place seem immediate and accessible.
The Wizard of Oz
★★★☆☆ Colourful Fun:
Edinburgh’s Tribe Porty Youth Theatre takes us down the yellow brick road in this fun and entertaining take on the classic, The Wizard of Oz.
One Musical To Rule Them All
★★★★☆ Hilarious parody:
Take a trip to Riddle Earth with Foyo and company as One Musical to Rule Them All, Sam Eastop’s hilarious and silly Lord of the Rings parody returns to the Fringe.
Love Song to Lavender Menace
★★★★☆ Heart-warming and funny:
An important piece of LGBT history is explored in Eighties gay romantic comedy, Love Song to Lavender Menace, which returns to Edinburgh this Fringe.
