Archive for August, 2025
Die Fledermaus
★★★★☆ Clever and accessible
Aria Alba’s take on Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus in Stockbridge Church is a jovial experience that doesn’t take itself at all seriously, succeeding in making opera accessible.
Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story
★★★☆☆ Promising
Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story, from Dylan and Will Theatre seen at theSpace @ Niddry Street in the Fringe’s middle week, following a week at theSpace on the Mile, is a production that has considerable appeal.
Intoxicated Honeymoon
★★★☆☆ Daring
Intoxicated Honeymoon at Paradise Green in The Vault for Week 2 of the Fringe, explores complications of grief and friendship through non-linear vignettes showcasing important moments in the breakdown of a high school friend group.
Note Of Concern
★★★★☆ Comical
Fast Snail Productions’ Note of Concern, at theSpace on the Mile for the middle week of the Fringe, is a humorous and entertaining performance about a school reunion, which doesn’t go as planned.
Nowhere
★★★☆☆ Personal
Nowhere at the Traverse for the second half of the Fringe, is presented by Fuel as part of the Here and Now showcase. It is an urgently topical and personally heartfelt, if somewhat uneven, production.
Insiders
★★★☆☆ Finding Faith
After performing Insiders to over 400 prisoners, the Bethany Christian Trust brings Sam Rowe’s Insiders to St John’s Church on Lothian Road for the middle week of the Fringe only.
Cutting the Tightrope
*** Politically charged
Dealing with censorship and artistic freedom, Cutting The Tightrope at the Church Hill for four performances as part of the International Festival, is an honest and fearless production whose approach is not wholly successful.
Talking Cakes with Peter Bakes
★★★★☆ Tasty treat
Peter Sawkins, Scottish winner of The Great British Bake Off may be no stranger to TV entertainment, but this year it’s on a Pleasance Courtyard stage that he debuts his live variety/talk show, Talking Cakes with Peter Bakes, combining his two passions: good chats and good cakes.
Necessary Cat’s Double Bill
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: ★★★☆☆ Funny
Julius Caesar: ★★★★☆ Relevant
This year’s double bill from Necessary Cat, playing Hill Street for the last fortnight of the Fringe, brings together comedy and tragedy in the form of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar.
The Bacchae
★★★☆☆ Ethereal
Glasgow-based Company of Wolves come howling into the Fringe with The Bacchae, a solo retelling of the myth of Dionysos, playing at Assembly Roxy for a full run.
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