Archive for August 13th, 2024

How I Learned to Drive

How I Learned to Drive

★★★★☆ Difficult

How I Learned to Drive, from Arkle at the Royal Scots Club for the Fringe’s second week, is a challenging piece staged with due care and skill.

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Di(n)e

Di(n)e

★★☆☆☆     Lacking life

There is a peculiar absence of drive in Di(n)e by Connor Rock, from Invisible Strings Theatre Co and New Celts at the Space on the Mile.

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We Used To Be Girl Scouts

We Used To Be Girl Scouts

★★★★☆ Does Its Best

Hey Thanks! Theatre Collective and New Celts’ We Used To Be Girl Scouts is a heartfelt production that is as smart as it is emotional.

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LIFE

LIFE

★★★☆☆ Drawn out

LIFE from Maria McDonell at the Scottish Storytelling Centre is a production that does not always quite live up to its startlingly clever premise.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kind Of…!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kind Of…!

★★★★☆ Clever fun

Shortened and adapted versions of Shakespeare have been the backbone of the Fringe for years, but there can have been few that feature such a large, well prepared and infectiously enthusiastic cast as Edinburgh Youth Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kind Of…!

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Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Mairi Picken

Lung Ha at 40: Spotlight on… Mairi Picken

Lung Ha at 40

To mark its 40th anniversary, Lung Ha theatre commissioned a series of portraits of the 25-strong company from Edinburgh-based photographer Peter Dibdin. We are publishing a new portrait every fortnight. Today our spotlight is on Lung Ha actor Mairi Picken.

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