Scotland Theater Reviews Page 16

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: AARON SIMMONDS: BABY STEPS, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 18, 2023

Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for eight years now, and it's time for that to change! So he's attempting to do something he's never done before... Stand-up comedy, standing up....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TOM MORAN IS A BIG FAT FILTHY DISGUSTING LIAR, Pleasance
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 19, 2023

What's the worst lie you've told? How far would you go to keep it a secret? Tom is a charismatic people-pleaser, an expert in empathy, but someone who struggles with the truth. Join him in this hilariously honest solo show as he seeks to exorcise ghosts, confess his deepest darkest secrets and someh...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHRIS GRACE: AS SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 18, 2023

Chris Grace, Chinese-American character best known for playing Jerry on Superstore, portrays the greatest living Asian actor Scarlett Johansson through comedy, theatre, stand-up and the music of Tom Waits....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TED HILL: TRIES AND FAILS TO FIX CLIMATE CHANGE, Assembly George Square, The Crate
by Fiona Scott - August 18, 2023

How do you fix climate change? Ted Hill thinks he has the answers....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: COWBOYS AND LESBIANS, Pleasance Dome
by Katie Kirkpatrick - August 17, 2023

Cowboys and Lesbians, quite simply, does what it says on the tin. But it does so in a fiercely funny, heartwarming way that leaves you walking out with a big smile on your face. The show opens with two teenage girls, Noa and Nina, waiting for the school bus. They’re lovably awkward school nerds, ima...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: DAZZLING, TheSpace
by Katie Kirkpatrick - August 17, 2023

Falling into the depths of obsession and addiction, Holly Sewell’s play Dazzling is a personal, perceptive one-woman-show from a talented team. Laying in her messy bedroom, we meet Alix (Charlie Scott-Haynes) as she complains about her boring summer school office job. Her story really starts when sh...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: BE MY GUEST, Assembly George Square, The Box
by Kit Bromovsky - August 17, 2023

Be My Guest performed by Monia Baldini (a specialist in clowning and graduate of the esteemed Philippe Gaullier in Paris) has grabbed audiences from Europe, London and America. Baldini comes for the debut at the Edinburgh Fringe of her one woman show Be My Guest. ...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE ST ANDREWS REVUE, Just The Tonic At The Caves
by Mark Carnochan - August 17, 2023

The St Andrews Revue's type of comedy may not be for everyone and the lack of variety may leave some disappointed but there is no denying that the cast have mastered the silliness they present before us....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: YES-YA-YEBO!, Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
by Kit Bromovsky - August 17, 2023

​​​​​​​All from the township areas of Lwandle/Nomzamo and areas from Macassar outside Cape Town. Yes – Ya – Yebo! consists of five girls and four boys all around the age range of 16 -24. Not one of these members have ever been abroad or on an aeroplane....

EDINBURGH 2023: THE SLIGHTLY ANNOYING ELEPHANT, Debating Hall At Gilded Balloon Teviot
by Christiana Rose - August 17, 2023

The Slightly Annoying Elephant has been adapted for stage by London's award-winning puppeteers, Little Angel Theatre from the David Walliams book of the same name, illustrated by Tony Ross. The elephant arrives unexpectedly on protagonist Sam’s doorstep creating mayhem in its wake #edfringe #childre...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: I HOPE YOUR FLOWERS BLOOM, Scottish Storytelling Centre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 16, 2023

Flitting between romantic obsession and botanical description, this semi-autobiographical piece by Raymond Wilson offers a raw, moving and genuinely humorous exploration of healthy masculinity, self-worth and working-class access to nature. Through his friendship with Flo and her modern nomadic life...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: TIM MURRAY IS WITCHES, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 16, 2023

From The Craft to Wicked to Hocus Pocus, Murray will have you howling at the moon in a tribute to queerness and how we discover our powers once we find our coven. Witches is an hour of stand-up, original comedy songs, drag and also, he flies. Okay, not really, but wouldn't that be sickening?...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: COME DIE WITH ME, Just The Tonic At The Grassmarket Centre
by Helen Smith - August 17, 2023

Happy Sad Productions present a parody murder mystery musical with Come Die With Me. Successfully combining reality tv and murdery mystery, the resulting production is an original and enjoyable piece....

EDINBURGH 2023: MOG THE FORGETFUL CAT, Underbelly, Bristo Square, McEwan Hall
by Christiana Rose - August 17, 2023

Mog meows, yowls and purrs, Goodchild moves convincingly with the true grace of a cat, truly embodying the movement and mannerisms and so we fully believe the action....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: OLIVIA XING: PARTY SCHOOL, Just The Tonic At The Grassmarket Centre
by Mark Carnochan - August 17, 2023

Olivia Xing presents an underdeveloped hour of stand up....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: THE INVISIBLE MAN, TheSpace On The Mile
by Mark Carnochan - August 16, 2023

A farcical retelling of a classic tale that leaves you wondering why....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SUSAN RIDDELL: WONDER WOMAN, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 16, 2023

Susan doesn't think she's 'Wonder Woman' in the traditional sense, more that she wonders what she's doing with her life. Join her as she performs a mix of stand-up and filmed sketches tackling hard-hitting topics like Turkey teeth and air fryers....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CHRISSIE & THE SKIDDLE WITCH: A CLIMATE CHANGE MUSICAL, Greenside @ Riddle's Court
by Fiona Scott - August 16, 2023

Geologise Theatre brings its environment-focussed musical to the Edinburgh Fringe. Written by Roberta Wilkinson and Matthew Kemp, the show is inspired by conversations with climate researchers and boasts a second-hand set, props and costumes, harmonised with hues of blues and yellows against a paint...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SH!T-FACED SHAKESPEARE®: ROMEO AND JULIET, Pleasance At EICC, Pentland Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - August 21, 2023

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet is entertaining, but it is just not as funny as it could be. The actors are clearly talented and have the ability to perform straight Shakespeare as well as comedy, but simply splitting the show between Shakespeare and slapstick does not work. ...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: LARRY OWENS LIVE, Assembly Room, Upstairs
by Kat Mokrynski - August 19, 2023

Larry 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: SHANE DANIEL BYRNE: BUT HE'S GAY, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 15, 2023

But he's gay... The award-winning Shane Daniel Byrne is Irish comedy's new wonderkid (in his mid-30s). Back in Edinburgh for the first time after winning second place at So you Think You're Funny 2019. Once considered an exciting talent of contemporary performance art in Dublin he messed that up and...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SUNSHINE ON LEITH, Assembly Rooms, Bijou
by L Gourley - August 16, 2023

Captivate Theatre’s production of Sunshine on Leith walks the line between emotional and funny to near-perfection, providing an endlessly entertaining performance of this much-loved show. The whole cast brings a balanced performance throughout; one that is theatrical and fun at the show’s highs, yet...

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: SUSIE MCCABE: FEMME FATALITY, Assembly George Square Studios
by L Gourley - August 16, 2023

Femme Fatality is a larger-than-life hour of stand-up that guarantees non-stop laughs from start to finish, with McCabe’s witty dry humour making comedy look as easy as putting up a shelf (just don’t ask a man to do it)....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: FRANKENSTEIN, TheSpace @ Venue 45
by Mark Carnochan - August 16, 2023

This stripped back production of Frankenstein plays host to some inventive use of lighting and some great performances....

EDINBURGH 2023: Review: CAROLINE RHEA: I IDENTIFY AS A WITCH, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 15, 2023

Hi, it's me, Caroline Rhea. I'm thrilled to return to Scotland, my part-time childhood home, and not just because it's the only place you can get tablet and no salad. Yes, you know me as Aunt Hilda on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and I've been a stand-up comedian for 34 years. I'm here to do my new sh...