Author: Hugh Simpson
The Silence of the Lambs
★★★☆☆ Solid
The Silence of the Lambs at the Festival Theatre is a touring thriller that goes over familiar ground in a way that is gripping but not always entirely convincing.
A History of Paper
★★★★★ Devastating
A History of Paper at Pitlochry Festival Theatre has a difficult job in following so soon after the outstanding original 2024 production of Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Williams’s musical, but does so admirably.
Tether 인연
★★★☆☆ Melodic
Tether 인연 from Wonder Fools at Summerhall for the whole Fringe is a cross-cultural experience that has heart and melody in abundance.
Mohan: A Partition Story
★★★★☆ Necessary
Mohan: A Partition Story, from Niall Moorjani in association with Jasmine Cole Productions at the Pleasance for the last two weeks of Fringe, is an important tale beautifully told.
Techies
★★☆☆☆ Diffuse
Techies from Yonder Window at Hill St is a promising new musical that has come over wholesale from New York but seems to have lost something on the way.
Clown Show (EIF)
★★★★☆ Disturbing fun
Clown Show, created and directed by absurdist, illusionist American theatre-maker Geoff Sobelle and at the King’s for the International Festival’s last weekend, is a boisterous and deeply troubling reflection of all of our lives and times.
The Three Marias
★★★☆☆ Important
The Three Marias, from Voices Collective Company at Braw Venues at Grand Lodge, tells an important story that is completely unknown to British audiences. While it does so elegantly, it does not always convince as a drama.
A History Mystery
★★★★☆ Exuberant
A History Mystery, from Performing Arts Studio Scotland at Edinburgh College Granton Campus for the Fringe’s last few days, is a lovable and entertaining time-travelling family show with a wide appeal.
We Are All Florida Man
★★★★☆ Ridiculous
We Are All Florida Man is a piece of comedy absurdism whose own internal logic is sustained by humour, fine performances and energetic staging.
A Giggle With The Gaggle
★★★★☆ Affecting
Balancing Act Theatre’s A Giggle With The Gaggle, at theSpace on the Mile, is both laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely sad.
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