Author: Hugh Simpson
Does The Oracle Speak Truth?
★★☆☆☆ Confused
July2September’s Does The Oracle Speak Truth, at theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall for the last week of the Fringe, is a praiseworthy attempt whose ambition is simply not realised.
Double Bill
★★★★☆ Accomplished
Double Bill from the Edinburgh Makars at the Royal Scots Club for the Fringe’s final week features two contrasting plays in Fool’s Errand and Still Life, and provides excellent value for one ticket.
Afronauts
★★★★☆ Breathtaking
Afronauts, from Underbelly, Circus Zambia and Wake the Beast at the Udderbelly, is an enticing and stunning theatrical experience.
A Play of Two Halves
★★★★☆ Comic reality
A Play of Two Halves is another hugely successful community-focused, football-based offering from Paul Beeson and Bruce Strachan’s Two Halves Productions.
Singing Willows and the Magical Bed
★★★☆☆ Beautiful
Singing Willows and the Magical Bed from Alexandra Borghino at the Storytelling Centre on the last two weekends of the Fringe, is an attractive production for children that has the potential to be even more enticing.
QFWFQ
★★★★☆ Different
Qfwfq at Summerhall is a hugely entertaining and emotional show that is difficult to categorise but easy to enjoy.
Little Animals
★★★★★ Brilliant
Little Animals at the Traverse @ Lyceum Studio is an astonishing piece of theatre. It deals with urgent concerns in a way that is inventive, compassionate and beautifully performed.
Elsa McTaggart: Capturing The Light
★★★☆☆ Charming
Elsa McTaggart: Capturing the Light, from sruth-mara in association with An Lanntair at theSpace Triplex, is an unhurried show, both musically and visually appealing.
Sire & Madge
★★★☆☆ Sweetly absurd
Sire & Madge, written and directed by Elle Catherine Willcocks for Kittymilk at Supercube George Street as part of the Free Fringe, takes a true story and spins it into something decidedly odd but lovable.
The Skarsgård Effect
★★★☆☆ Daft
The Skarsgård Effect, from Ellen Eklund at theSpace @ Niddry Street for six performances only, is unashamedly silly and often unfocused, but appealing nevertheless.
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