EDINBURGH 2023: Review: MYSTERY HOUSE, Gilded Balloon Teviot, TurretAugust 21, 2023Mystery House is an interesting show that does a nice job connecting the lore of the Winchester Mystery House to a woman’s story of grief, using the pain of losing someone to explain the truth. While at times it went into unexpected territory, it is able to connect two women across time through a common thread of love and loss.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LARRY OWENS LIVE, Assembly Room, UpstairsAugust 19, 2023Larry Owens Live is a powerful show that will have you in awe of Owens’s talent and clamouring for more. It is difficult to believe that this is a Fringe debut for Owens - It seems like he has been doing this for years, and I hope we get to see him for many more years to come.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: GROW, Scottish Storytelling Centre, George Mackay Brown LibraryAugust 18, 2023The concept of Grow is simple, yet lovely - The audience is helping The Gardener look after their friend’s allotment, ensuring that the plants will grow. Niall Moorjani takes on the role of The Gardener, an enthusiastic person who does not know how to help their friend grow a plant but is willing to do whatever it takes to get it done!
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: JEREMY SEGWAY: A LIFE OUT OF BALANCE, Bedlam TheatreAugust 18, 2023If you know me, you know that I have a deep love for Segways. Whenever there is a chance to take a Segway tour, I immediately hope on it (yes, pun fully intended). So as soon as I saw a show with the description, “A show dedicated to Mr Segway, the man who invented the segway, all performed entirely on segways,” I knew I had to go.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ADRIAN BLISS: INSIDE EVERYONE, Pleasance Dome, AceDomeAugust 16, 2023Adrian Bliss has made the jump from TikTok to the stage, and I would say it is quite a successful jump. Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone tells the story of an atom who is determined to make something great out of themselves and does this by hopping onto different “greats” of history - Boudica, Cleopatra, William Shakespeare . . . The list goes on.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: A FAIRIE TALE, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Netherbow TheatreAugust 15, 2023A sexy fairy, goats, and a river of blood in a place known as Elfland. Sounds crazy, no? But, in the world created by storyteller Niall Moorjani, nothing is too crazy. Moorjani returns to the Scottish Storytelling Centre to tell the tale of a person who wants to find themselves and is whisked away to a magical land to help find their place.
EDINBURGH 2023: Review: ROB AUTON: THE ROB AUTON SHOW, Assembly Roxy, UpstairsAugust 15, 2023Rob Auton: The Rob Auton Show may be slow, but it is powerful. You will leave having had the human experience, which is exactly what Auton is striving for, making his show effective in its mission. It is wonderful to hear a comedian talk about life and its simple pleasures with such joy and I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.