Reviews
SLAYERS by Corinne Salisbury
★★★☆☆ Intense
Corinne Salisbury’s SLAYERS at Assembly’s George Square Studios is an unapologetic middle finger to the manosphere, featuring an undeniably brilliant solo performance from Zoe Hunter.
Come As You Are
★★★★☆ Powerful
Theatre Paradok’s Come As You Are at theSpace Triplex for the final week of the Fringe is the Pinteresque story of a birthday gathering gone wrong, a simple family dinner gradually besieged by simmering tensions and the exposing of a horrible secret.
The Court 1
★★☆☆☆ Needs polish
Edinburgh Little Theatre’s The Court 1, at Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge for the whole Fringe, is an interactive legal drama in which the audience decides the verdict.
The Faustus Project
★★★★☆ Anarchic
The Faustus Project at Underbelly, Cowgate sees another parade of guest performers make their deals with the devil in this fiendish set-up from Half Trick Theatre.
The Séance Starter Kit™
★★★☆☆ Layered
The Séance Starter Kit™ from Get Tae Collective and playing The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club is a comedy horror play which touches on elements of the supernatural.
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.
Fake
★★★★☆ Original forgery
Fake, performed by Edinburgh magician Chris Cook in a Snap the Arrow production, combines magic, art and fraud largely through the medium of storytelling.
Come From Away
★★★★☆ Heartfelt
Captivate Theatre’s Come From Away chronicles the power of community and compassion in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, which stranded thousands of people from around the world in Newfoundland.
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.
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