Archive for August, 2025
Everest Mallory 24 (With Stanley)
★★☆☆☆ Rushed
Everest Mallory 24 (With Stanley) – Andy Dickinson’s one-man show at Paradise in the Vaults from 2-23 August – mixes the droll storytelling tradition of Michael Palin’s Ripping Yarns with an Everyman take on the heroism and recklessness behind the failed expedition.
Philip Simpson: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
★★☆☆☆ Becalmed
Fringe newcomer Philip Simpson brings a performance of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” to Just the Tonic at The Mash House for the final two weeks of the Fringe.
An American Love Letter to Edinburgh
★★★★☆ Instructive
An American Love Letter to Edinburgh is a touching and instructive hour of storytelling by Rick Conte at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, blending the personal and historical to celebrate the storied relationship between the two countries.
Lost Girls / At Bus Stops
★★★★★ Stunning
Filled with humour, lust and longing, Lost Girls / At Bus Stops in the Box at Assembly George Square, is not only a lesbian love story but also a love letter to Edinburgh and the Fringe.
Chatterbox
★★★☆☆ Personal
Chatterbox is an eye-opening, extremely personal hour of storytelling by Lubna Kerr in the Pleasance Courtyard Green, in which she reflects on growing up as a Pakistani immigrant in 1970s Glasgow.
Book Festival 2025 round-up: Two
Hawk plays Cutler and further stagecraft at the Futures Institute
The Book Festival’s strand of performance-related events has produced some notable successes this year. The biggest draw, and probably the biggest triumph, was Hamish Hawk’s Life in a Scotch Sitting Room Vol. 0.
Book Festival 2025 round-up: One
Performances and performers in the first week at the Futures Institute
The Book Festival seems thoroughly at home in its second year at the Futures Institute. The simple act of moving the entrance a few yards towards Middle Meadow Walk, together with vastly improved outside catering, has created much more of a buzz around the site.
Mary: A Gig Theatre Show
★★★★☆ Ridiculously entertaining
Gilded Balloon Patter House (Venue 24):
Mary: A Gig Theatre Show at the Gilded Balloon Patter House for only one week is an entertaining hour of music and educational storytelling surrounding the life of Mary Queen of Scots and her ladies in waiting, all called Mary.
Sweeney Todd
★★★★☆ Vigorous
Captivate Theatre take on the Famous Spiegeltent with their production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street through the 24th, bringing Sondheim’s chilling musical, directed by Sally Lyall, to life beneath the canopy.
A Bohemian Banquet
★★★☆☆ High-energy
A Bohemian Banquet at the Edinburgh New Town Church is a true feast for the eyes and ears. A high-energy showcase of musical theatre talent, it’s packed with toe-tapping numbers and polished performances.
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