Review
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.
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.
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