Sarah Barnard
Rent
★★★★☆ Bohemia lives
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of RENT at Paradise in Augustines showcases performances that are strong enough to overcome its too-many tech issues.
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.
Operation Blank
★★★★☆ Existentially funny
When the end comes, will you regret the amount of your brief time on Earth you spent on Teams calls? Operation Blank at thespace @ Surgeons’ Hall makes us laugh, so we don’t cry.
Forge
★★★★☆ Songs of resistance
Brite Theatre and Tom Oakes take a quietly defiant stand with Forge at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, a protest in music, sound and speech.
Last Orders
★★★★☆ Absurdist queer comedy
Buds and bros get complicated at the Bedlam Theatre in Last Orders, one of Edinburgh University Theatre Company’s selected shows this year.
Next to Normal
★★★★★ Note-perfect
Bare Productions stage the Scottish premiere of Next to Normal at Paradise in Augustines in a production that’s next to perfect.
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