Bedlam
Antigone
★★★★☆ Powerful
Antigone, from the EUTC at the Bedlam until Saturday, makes a 2500 year-old play as relevant as ever in a production of considered intelligence and fine acting.
Breaking Point
★★★☆☆ Ambitious
Breaking Point from new company Heid First Theatre at the Bedlam, is an ambitious project tackling big themes of misogyny, online forums, and young men’s mental health.
Paradok Platform 2025 Presents Russian Roulette
★★★☆☆ Brimming with potential
Russian Roulette, one of three pieces of new writing from Edinburgh University’s experimental theatre company Theatre Paradok, is an interesting, dystopian look at relationships and systems of oppression it runs at the Bedlam for the final five nights of the Fringe.
Paradok Platform: Unwelcome
★★★☆☆ Intimate
Brooke Jessop’s new play Unwelcome is a textured, immersive work drawing the relationships of a young gay man in 1980s London, against the backdrop of Section 28.
The End of the Line
★★★★☆ Feelgood existentialism
The End of the Line – a feelgood apocalypse comedy at the Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s Bedlam Theatre until 10 August – gives dynamic 1980s vibes, both in its power pop soundtrack and nuclear annihilation storyline.
Sins of the Mother
★★★☆☆ Family demons
To have one member of a family make a Faustian pact with Satan may be considered a misfortune. To have a father, a son and an ex-daughter-in-law all entering into deals with the devil suggests that something that has gone well beyond your typical dysfunctional domestic drama.
Jellyfish
★★★☆☆ Intriguingly absurdist
Jellyfish, a co-production between The EUTC and Filfbag Theatre at the Bedlam to Sunday, is an intriguingly absurdist tale.
Spring Awakening
★★★☆☆ Ambitious
Spring Awakening, from Theatre Paradok at the Bedlam, is an earnest and ambitious production that does not always succeed despite some accomplished performances.
Road
★★★★☆ Emotionally resonant
The EUTC production of Road at the Bedlam is far too long and distinctly baggy in places. It is also vibrant, accomplished and compelling.
Under Milk Wood
★★★★☆ Accomplished
EUTC’s staging of Under Milk Wood, at the Bedlam until Saturday, is a beautifully realised and engaging piece of theatre.
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