Review: EDINBURGH 2024: HOW I LEARNED TO SWIM, ROUNDABOUT @Summerhall
by Fiona Scott - August 19, 2024
Written by Somebody Jones, the piece explores the relationship a black woman has with swimming, and how she overcomes her fear to access the water. A stereotype sadly rooted in statistics, this piece brings to light a perspective that should be heard....
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: I'M ALMOST THERE, Summerhall, Main Hall
by Fiona Scott - August 19, 2024
Fans of the Gossip Girl TV adaptation may recognise the show’s writer, Todd Almond, as he sits down at the piano. He begins to skilfully accompany himself while telling us about an unconventional day where a character, we presume is largely based on himself, reluctantly goes to a friend’s brunch and...
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: BELLRINGERS, ROUNDABOUT @Summerhall
by Fiona Scott - August 19, 2024
We hear a crash of thunder and two caped figures run into the centre of the Roundabout Theatre to escape from the rain. Here is where Bellringers begins, a 65-minute thriller about what might happen in a bell tower at the end of the world....
Edinburgh 2024 Review: PLEWDS, Summerhall
by Katie Kirkpatrick - August 18, 2024
“Being queer is the best, right?” In Kathrine Payne’s debut solo show plewds, all is not as it seems. Slowly, the show’s sparkly pink facade begins to splinter and crack, and a darker truth makes its way to the surface. Told through character comedy, clowning, audience interaction, and movement, th...
The Besties' Winners Week Two Announced
by Blair Ingenthron - August 17, 2024
The Skinny and Fest, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland have announced the winners of the second round of the weekly new Festival Awards, The Besties....
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ARCADE, Summerhall
by Christiana Rose - August 15, 2024
In the spirit of exploring something potentially out of my comfort zone at the Fringe, I threw caution to the wind and tried an immersive audio gaming adventure....