Archive for August, 2023
The Addams Family – a New Musical
★★★★★ Brilliant
Forth Children’s Theatre’s return to the Fringe, with The Addams Family – a New Musical at Broughton High School, is something to be welcomed. And they are as good as ever – if not better.
First Piano on the Moon (Revisited)
★★★★☆ Twinkling
First Piano on the Moon (Revisited), from Will Pickvance at Summerhall, makes an accomplished show even better.
The Tragedy That Befalls the Dastardly Crew of the Kakapo
★★★☆☆ Energetic
The Tragedy That Befalls the Dastardly Crew of the Kakapo, from Dead Parrot Collective at theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, is an unsubtle, rollicking romp that will give pleasure to many.
Salamander
★★★★☆ Powerful and funny
Salamander, by Pretty Knickers Productions at Assembly Roxy for the first two weeks of the Fringe only, takes its starting point from the unsolved murder of a sex worker in Leith in 1983.
Dusk (EIF)
★★★☆☆ Dry
Dusk from Comédie de Génève in the International Festival at the Lyceum is a thought-provoking and politically charged work that does not always engage as it might.
Animate Lands: Mythic Celtic Tales
★★★★☆ Accomplished storytelling
Animate Lands: Mythic Celtic Tales at the Scottish Storytelling Centre is a fascinating hour of stories from Scotland’s Celtic heritage presented by Dougie Mackay and Freya Rae.
RENT
★★★★★ Passionate
Bare Productions have once again sold out their entire Fringe run before August even started – a remarkable achievement, but one which is entirely justified by the quality of this production of RENT at Paradise in Augustines .
Sunshine on Leith
★★★☆☆ Catchy tunes
Captivate Theatre’s sell out audiences for their production of Sunshine on Leith, in the Bijou Spiegel tent outside the Assembly Rooms on George Street, is testament to both the show’s popularity and the group’s reputation.
What You See When Your Eyes Are Closed/What You Don’t See When Your Eyes Are Open
★★★★☆ Intriguing
What You See When Your Eyes Are Closed/What You Don’t See When Your Eyes Are Open at Summerhall is thought-provoking, surprisingly touching and visually intriguing.
Salomé
★★★★☆ Uneven but compelling
Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s presentation of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé is wilfully uneven, not always carefully judged, yet ultimately extremely impressive.
