Archive for August, 2022
Blood And Gold
★★★★☆ Mythic
The Lyceum has given us another chance to revel in Blood and Gold. Kenyan/Scottish storyteller Mara Menzies’s interlinked set of stories fuses myth, fantasy and personal experience, exploring the legacy of colonialism and the shadows that inhabit our personal and collective lives.
Nell Gwynn
★★★★☆ Cheerful
Nell Gwynn, presented by Edinburgh Theatre Arts at St Ninian’s, is a hugely enjoyable romp, presented by an enviably well-drilled cast.
Will Pickvance: Half Man Half Piano
★★★★☆ Shimmering
Mild mannered to a fault and fascinating with it, pianist Will Pickvance is revealed to be an equally enthralling storyteller in Half Man Half Piano, at the Piccolo theatre in Assembly George Square Gardens all fringe.
Fire Signs
★★★☆☆ Relatable
Fire Signs from the Edinburgh University Theatre Company at Pleasance Courtyard until August 15, is a celebration of the intensity of friendships at university.
Prometheus Bound (Io’s Version)
★★★☆☆ Frustrating
An almost wilfully uneven recasting of Greek myth, Prometheus Bound (Io’s Version) – from New Celts and Myths Unbound at theSpace on the Mile – fascinates and exasperates in almost equal measure.
Tales of Vomit, Trash and Broken Glass
★★★☆☆ Ambitious
Tales of Vomit, Trash and Broken Glass, from New Celts and Not So Nice! at theSpace on the Mile, has endless ambition. The result does not always convince, but always engrosses.
Born Under A Bad Sign
★★★☆☆ Lively
Born Under A Bad Sign, New Celts and Raw Toast’s evocation of male friendship and football, contains much to enjoy.
Crossing The Void
★★★★☆ Spookily real
Crossing The Void, Sally MacAlister’s play for New Celts and koi collective at theSpace on the Mile, hops genres seemingly at will. It ends up as a coherent and sensitive portrayal of very tricky subjects.
The Beatles were a Boyband
★★★★☆ Powerful
In a world where misogyny and sexual violence is normalised, F-Bomb Theatre’s powerful new show The Beatles Were a Boyband asks why?
The Wishing Well
★★★☆☆ Good concept
Kate Macsween’s one act play The Wishing Well, at The Royal Scots Club for the first week of the Fringe only, accentuates the pain of losing a baby or an infant.
