Author: Sophie Good
Pekku
★★★★☆ Sweet and playful
Pekku, a witty and entertaining camping caper perfectly targeted at children aged 3-6, arrives in Edinburgh for its UK and European premiere, with just nine performances at Zoo Southside.
Footloose
★★★☆☆ Toe-tapping
Edinburgh Little Theatre brings a community cast production of toe-tapping favourite Footloose to Braw Theatre’s Grand Lodge venue, for the whole of the Fringe.
The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy & Tentacle Girl
★★★★☆ Mesmerising
The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy & Tentacle Girl from Catherine Wheels, is an atmospheric aerial dance piece, co-created by performers Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali, about two opposites who transform and learn to move together in harmony.
Kevin Quantum: Unbelievable Magic for Non-Believers
★★★☆☆ High voltage
Edinburgh-based physicist-turned-magician Kevin Quantum brings a new bag of tricks to amaze audiences at the Assembly Rooms this Fringe.
The Kids Always Win
★★★☆☆ Winning streak
The Kids Always Win, a gameshow comedy for kids age 5 and over is onto, well, a winner with it’s fail-safe formula, at the Pleasance Courtyard until the end of the Edinburgh school holidays.
Legally Blonde
★★★★★ Platinum
Legally Blonde is given a first-class treatment by Captivate Theatre at Edinburgh Academy for this summer’s fringe in a splendid production which runs only to the 12th.
Bugsy Malone
★★★☆☆ Appealing
A cast of young people from Captivate Theatre prove they can be anything that they want to be in their production of musical Bugsy Malone at Edinburgh Academy until 12 August.
13 The Musical
★★★★☆ Real chutzpah
Youth theatre group Captivate Theatre bring the teen coming-of-age show 13 The Musical to Edinburgh Academy in a production brimming with confidence and finesse.
Grown Ups
★★★★★ Silly
The Edinburgh International Children’s Festival opened at the Traverse with a very silly show indeed: Grown Ups, which is a primarily non verbal piece about what grown ups do when children aren’t around.
Wee Man
★★★★☆ Powerful
Exploring themes of masculinity and mentorship, Wee Man from Barrowland Ballet at the Studio Theatre for two performances only, is an engaging show which uses movement to provoke a debate around behavioural expectations for young men.
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