Reviews

June each year sees the celebration of pride month. All companies transform their logos into colourful rainbow as a tribute to allyship with the LGBTQ+ Rights movement. Of course there are always companies which push the boundaries of promotion and June 2020 saw Avanti West Coat launch a special carriage manned by LGBT+ staff proudly boasting the biggest pride flag seen on the side of a train and making a statement about the equality and inclusion. But is this enough?

It is rare that I will take someone up on a flyer at the Fringe but after a brief chat with a woman in a colourful shirt who profusely complimented my equally as loud choice of top how could I refuse.

Let’s be honest, over the last 5 years the political landscape has shifted dramatically. It used to be a like a family gathering, which you didn’t really want to be part of but you would tolerate the chitter chatter of background noise so you could keep up with the gossip.

I can’t believe it was 18 years ago that I saw Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials from the National Theatre with incredible puppets provided by Blind Summit. I can still remember it vividly.

For those of us who grew up in the nineties and noughties, it is nigh-on impossible that Britney Spears hasn’t been on your radar at some point or another. And in recent times Britney has come back to the forefront of our minds with the rise in the #FreeBritney movement.

Aug 11-14 | 5pm | Underbelly George Square | Learn More about his upcoming UK Tour In any other year, there is no way Tom Brace would be...

Kate Smurthwaite diverts from her usually politically driven comedy at this year’s fringe (because let's be honest, we’ve all had enough of that over the last few years) to take us on a hilarious journey of a lockdown spent in the Maldives.

Aug 16-30 | On Demand | Fringe Player | Learn More About Expial Atrocious   Is this the dinner party from hell… or is it limbo? Is...

This beautifully made short piece examines exactly what it means to live ‘Happily Ever After’.

Aug 6-30 | On Demand | Pleasance Online | Learn More about Holly Boyden | Learn More about The Curve Theatre Two 'sort of' friends from...

Aug 16-21 | 7.35pm | theSpaceUK@Triplex | Learn More from The British Theatre Guide Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome to the stage,...

I know I’ve said this about improv but you also can’t do the Edinburgh Fringe properly without seeing a bit of A Cappella. Usually, you can do this by swanning up the royal mile and checking out the mobile stages but alas this year it’s a little more difficult to come by.

Aug 6-30 | On Demand | Online@theSpaceUK | Learn More about Hardly Working Promotions | Learn More About Aberdeen Community Theater...

Aug 6-30 | On Demand | Fringe Player | Learn More About Troy Peterson We’ve all suffered through countless Zoom calls over the past few...

Aug 6-30 | 10am-5pm | Dovecot Studios | Learn More About Archie Brennan | Learn More About Dovecot Studios I love tapestry! So this...

Aug 6-30 | On Demand | Fringe Player Follow Emily through her emotional turmoil as she struggles with losing her boyfriend and her best...

Aug 6-30 | On Demand | C Arts | Learn More at North West End A train to London stops in its tracks, a mysterious package has been left...

If you told me that the complete story of The Great Gatsby could be told in an hour and forty minutes with only 2 people working in a small studio with red cups for props, a sofa for seating and a couple of flats for set, I’d tell you it was madness, that it couldn’t possibly be done, you must be off your rocker! But this production is breathtaking!

Aug 6-30 | 10am-8pm | Scottish Storytelling Centre | Learn More About Diana Savova | Learn More About The Scottish Storytelling Centre ...

Ubu Roix is a perfect example of Theatre of the Absurd. It was written in the late 1800s to challenge the cultural standards and conventions of the era.