EdFringe 2022
A War of Two Halves
★★★★★ Resonant
This Is My Story Productions’ storied A War of Two Halves remains essential viewing.
One of Two
★★★☆☆ Involving
One of Two, a one-hander from Jack Hunter in association with Birds of Paradise at Summerhall, presents a personal story with comic assurance and the odd flash of anger.
Hamlet with Ian McKellen
★★★☆☆ Slightly underwhelming
With a performance concept by Peter Schaufuss and Ian McKellen there was a high level of expectation surrounding this world premiere of a new version of Hamlet.
The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
★★★★★ Celebratory
The Royal Lyceum’s revival of the renowned The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, at the University of Edinburgh’s Playfair Library, keeps everything that has made the play such a success. And then adds more on top.
Is This a Dagger?
★★★★★ Spirited
In Is This a Dagger?, Andy Cannon retells an epic, thousand year-old tale of bloody tragedy, deceit and power, bringing Shakespeare’s Macbeth to the stage while interlacing fact with fiction, past with present.
This is Paradise
★★★★☆ Heartbreakingly honest
Amy Molloy gives a raw and unapologetically honest performance as Kate in This is Paradise, a captivating solo show returning to the Traverse Theatre for the full Fringe.
Shark in the Park
★★★★★ Enthusiastic retelling
This enthusiastic adaptation by Simon Beattie of Nick Sharratt’s Shark in the Park books for local company Nonsense Room Productions, calls in at Assembly George Square as part of a UK tour.
Kinky Boots
★★★★☆ Uplifting
Bare Productions take to the stage at Paradise in Augustine’s this week until Saturday 13 with Kinky Boots, having impressively sold out the entire run by the start of July.
Kevin Quantum: Dark Matter
★★★★☆ Magical genius
Atmospheric as soon as you enter, the stage in the Teviot Dining Room is starlit in anticipation of the wonders of the magic circle in Kevin Quantum’s latest show, Dark Matter.
Ghosts of The Near Future
★★★☆☆ Thoughtful
Striking imagery and genuine empathy distinguish Ghosts of The Near Future at Summerhall. If the piece is not always successful, it is certainly arresting and thought-provoking.
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