Yvonne Paterson
Thunderstruck
★★★★★ Striking
David Colvin’s internationally award-winning play Thunderstruck returns to the Edinburgh Fringe at The Scottish Storytelling Centre for the final two weeks of the Fringe.
A Bohemian Broadway
★★★☆☆ Hits the right note
The Bohemians Lyric Opera Company is back for its traditional Fringe showcase, alighting on St Andrew’s and St George’s for two nights only with A Bohemian Broadway.
Boys Who Punch Holes in Walls
★★★☆☆ Heartfelt
Lex Joyce’s Boys Who Punch Holes in Walls debuts at CC Blooms as part of PBH’s free fringe and explores what it means to be a “man” in a modern world that is full of social media bubbles, sexualisation and toxic masculinity.
Reservoir Knobs
★★★☆☆ Unlawfully funny
Playing at The Space On The Mile for a short run, Punch Monkey Theatre’s Reservoir Knobs is a comical play based on a real story that proves that life can sometimes be more ludicrous than fiction.
Our Boy
★★★★☆ Engaging
Building Blocks Collective’s production of Helen Hammond’s Our Boy, at The Royal Scots Club for the first two weeks of the Fringe, is staged in a manner that is in keeping with the subject of the play.
Sunshine on Leith
★★★★☆ Brilliant
Captivate Theatre’s production of Sunshine on Leith returns for a full run of the fringe at the Rose Theatre after last year’s sell-out run at the pop-up MultiStory venue
The Addams Family – A New Musical
★★★★☆ Fantastically fun
Captivate Theatre presents The Addams Family – A New Musical at the Rose theatre in Rose Street for a slightly curtailed run up to Wednesday 24.
Lionel Bart’s Oliver!
★★★☆☆ Good effort
Captivate Theatre brings Lionel Bart’s Oliver! to the Edinburgh fringe for a short run until August 16 at the Rose Theatre on Rose Street.
Footloose the Musical
★★★☆☆ Still Rockin’
Footloose The Musical at the Edinburgh Playhouse has audiences kicking off their Sunday shoes all week, or at least until this Saturday 27 July, in the return of this big touring production.
