Scottish Storytelling Centre
Flora Macdonald and Zombies
★★★★☆ Thrilling
Flora Macdonald and Zombies at the Scottish Storytelling Centre for the odd days of the first fortnight of the Fringe, is a courageous (and hilarious) tale of zombie slaying.
Queer Folks’ Tales
★★★★★ Triumphant
Queer Folks’ Tales at the Scottish Storytelling Centre every Wednesday of the Fringe is a powerful celebration of storytelling and community, as entertaining as it is moving.
Aderyn/Bird
★★★★★ Disglair/Brilliant
Edinburgh’s Ailsa Dixon and Welsh storyteller Ffion Philips, together known as the Harebell Tellers, enchant the Scottish Storytelling Centre with a limited, five show run of Aderyn/Bird this Fringe.
Timonopoly
★★★★☆ Serious fun
Brite Theatre’s Timonopoly show/game/gameshow is a beautiful, bonkers experience playing at the Scottish Storytelling Centre to 12 August. It brings audiences up close to Shakespeare’s thoughts on the root of all evil.
Through the Shortbread Tin
★★★★☆ Charismatic and witty
Through the Shortbread Tin, written and performed by Martin O’Connor, is a captivating exploration of Scottish identity, history, myth and the truth.
The Dark Up Close
★★★★☆ Stark warning
In The Dark Up Close, Strange Town’s Young Company have co-created a new play with writer Jack MacGregor foretelling a new war and mandatory conscription for young people.
Capture the Flag!
★★★☆☆ Good fun
Capture the Flag! follows a group of fast-food workers on a mandatory company retreat where tensions build and relationships are tested. The Napier Drama Society’s Winter Show at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, is a light-hearted satire filled with workplace drama and absurdity.
A Noble Clown
★★★★★ Essential
Michael Daviot’s A Noble Clown – Scenes From The Life Of Duncan Macrae, is on a short run at the Storytelling Centre as part of the weekend celebrating Scottish theatre linked to Edinburgh 900. If there is any justice in the world, it will be seen again very soon.
Men Don’t Talk
★★★★☆ Compelling
Clare Prenton and Genesis Theatre’s Men Don’t Talk is a compelling introduction to the idea of the Men’s Shed Movement, staged in the Netherbow Theatre as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, in partnership with Scottish Men’s Shed Association and Luminate.
An American Love Letter to Edinburgh
★★★★☆ Enchantingly Earnest
Equipped only with a book and a glass of water, storyteller Rick Conte masterfully intertwines the true tales of two Edinburgh visitors separated by nearly 250 years in An American Love Letter to Edinburgh at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
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