Theatre Paradok
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.
Countdown
★★★☆☆ Evocative
Countdown from Theatre Paradok at theSpace Triplex, is an ensemble piece exploring the mounting pressure facing teaching staff, based on the real experiences of young teachers across the UK and Singapore.
Bucksomely Betrothals
★★★★★ Bucksome Brilliance
Bucksomely Betrothals is a full throttle farce from Theatre Paradok, with a cast that exploit every aspect of the script to deliver a show that highlights the talent involved both on stage and off.
The History Boys
★★★★☆ Intelligent
Energy, fine acting and a great deal of thought characterise The History Boys at the Bedlam, where it runs through to Saturday.
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.
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.
Listings: Mon 6 – Sun 12 Nov 2023
What’s on Edinburgh’s Stages this week…
Good to see a really decent fist of involved drama from Edinburgh’s amateur companies on the stages this week, where they have no less than three plays and a musical on offer.
Water Fruit Loops
★★★☆☆ Engaging
Theatre Paradok’s Water Fruit Loops, at theSpace @ Niddry Street for the final week of the fringe, goes over well-trodden ground in a likeable manner.
Floodgate
★★★★☆ Surprising
Theatre Paradok’s Floodgate, at theSpace @ Niddry Street for the last week of the Fringe, is a confrontationally challenging examination of the possible effects of climate change.
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