Author: Ed Boulter-Comer
Who We Are Now
★★★☆☆ Great Music
Who We Are Now from Thaddeus Buttrey at theSpace @ Niddry St is a naughties rock opera, complete with angst and emo eye makeup.
Moving On: A New Musical
★★★☆☆ Fun!
There’s something odd about this old house in Happy Sad Productions’ Moving On at Paradise in Augustines, a high-energy and accessible piece from a well-loved local company.
In Her Hand
★★★★★ Formidable Women
Boutique theatre does not get much better than In Her Hand at theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall based on real life journals from women working in the Scottish-run hospitals in the Balkans in WW1.
American Idiot
★★☆☆☆ Strong Cast
There is no doubting the energy from the cast in Sound Events Scotland’s production of American Idiot at Alba Theatre at Braw Venues @ Hill Street for the full run of the Fringe, without a day off.
Behind Closed Doors
★★★★☆ Brave
Behind Closed Doors from Studio Muiz at Braw Venues @ Hill Street for the second and third weeks of the Fringe, is as important as it is intense.
What Are You Doing After the Orgy?
★★★☆☆ Open
In What Are You Doing After the Orgy? at The Carbon Lounge, writer and performer Nikolai Phalen asks a lot of questions, quite beyond the one in the title.
Maiden | Mother | Whore
★★★☆☆ Creation
Maiden | Mother | Whore is a happening at DB1 at Assembly @ Dance Base. Theiyā Arts Dance Collective provides completed pieces of dance but this hour is as much about thought and process as it is about witnessing finished work.
Mohan: A Partition Story
★★★★★ Relevant
The seeming simplicity of Mohan: A Partition Story, Above at Pleasance Courtyard, belies the depth, intelligence and sheer skill that work this good requires.
Avenue Q
★★★★☆ Storming
Avenue Q at Braw Venue @ Grand Lodge for the whole Fringe is a piece that crackles with the energy of people who believe in what they are doing and are loving doing it.
Bombs Over Byker
★★★★☆ Pacy
Bombs Over Byker from Lucas English is a show with some big ideas, crammed into the smallest of venues at Clover Studio at Greenside @ Riddles Court.
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