Scotland Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 27

Review: FILM CLUB: AN IMPROVISED COMEDY at Revolution Bar
by Mark Carnochan - September 06, 2022

Film Club: An Improvised Comedy isn't a perfect show but it goes by fast and provides plenty of laughs....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: ROSCO MCCLELLAND: GOBLIN MODE, Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
by Mark Carnochan - August 31, 2022

Rosco McClelland's hour of stand up is an absolute rollercoaster ride of a show; high speed, high volume and lots of laughs....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: JANEANE GAROFALO: PARDON MY TANGENT, Gilded Balloon Teviot
by Mark Carnochan - August 31, 2022

Janeane Garofalo's stand up will disarm you before surprising you come the end of the hour. Believe it or not, there is a method to the madness....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: SHAMILTON, Assembly George Square Studios
by Mark Carnochan - August 31, 2022

A good time is guaranteed no matter which Baby Wants Candy show you attend, however, Shamilton just eclipses the rest and is ultimately a safer bet for a fun evening....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: EMILY WILSON: FIXED, Pleasance Courtyard
by Mark Carnochan - August 31, 2022

Emily Wilson finally makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut, bringing with her the ultimate underdog story of X Factor legends AusEm, a tale so epic, so incredible, so unbelievable that it couldn't possibly be told until now....

Review: ROCK OF AGES, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 31, 2022

Rock of Ages is the hilarious musical comedy lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems, including Don’t Stop Believin’, We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Wanted Dead or Alive, Here I Go Again, Can’t Fight this Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is, played loud and proud by an awesome live ...

Review: GRACE CAMPBELL: A SHOW ABOUT ME(N), Gilded Balloon Teviot
by Mark Carnochan - August 30, 2022

Grace Campbell's show could use with some tightening up but there is no denying that when she is on that stage she is in total control of the audience and more than capable of a few laughs....

EDINBURGH 2022: Review: MARC JENNINGS: ORIGINAL SOUND, Monkey Barrel
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 30, 2022

Scottish Comedian of the Year winner, viral video star and regular panellist on BBC Scotland's Breaking the News, Marc Jennings returns to the Fringe following his sold-out debut in 2019. In this new show Marc tackles the topics dominating our cultural conversation today, shares his experience of an...

EDINBURGH 2022: Review: FILLS MONKEY: WE WILL DRUM YOU, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 30, 2022

A worldwide sensation from Montreal to Beijing, Fills Monkey return with an exhilarating new show. Blending pure joy and comedy with extraordinary musicianship, these two exceptional drummers fuse musical styles from rock to heavy metal, and Latin to jazz. Creating percussive heaven they also play t...

EDINBURGH 2022: Review: MADE IN INDIA/BRITAIN, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 29, 2022

Since leaving home in Birmingham, Rinkoo Barpaga has been determined to find somewhere to settle. Along the way he's encountered racism, discrimination and has begun asking himself: 'Where do I belong?' Join him as he delves deep into past experiences in order to discover his true self and a place h...

EDINBURGH 2022: Review: GHOSTS OF THE NEAR FUTURE, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 29, 2022

In Vegas, a magician performs a final disappearing act. The end of the world is a magic trick – are you watching closely? Ghosts of the Near Future is a cowboy-noir fever dream about extinction. Colliding music, storytelling and live micro-cinema, it is a hallucinatory road-trip through a vanishing ...

EDINBURGH 2022: Review: JACK HARRIS: TEACHING TEACHERS HOW TO TEACH, Just The Tonic
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 28, 2022

Teacher-by-trade Jack's guide to everything the classroom may throw at you. Difficult questions. Problem pupils. Chairs. A jam-packed hour of gags, multimedia and, of course, teacher training. Writer for BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and BBC Scotland’s Scot Squad....

EDINBURGH 2022: Review: TINTED, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 27, 2022

'There's no access guide to sex; how to consensually sh*g your blind girlfriend.' Undateable? Laura is funny, creative and sexy. She wishes she could move out of her parents' house occasionally, but being visually impaired is not a flaw, even if some people treat it as one. But when you're disabled,...

EDINBURGH 2022: Review: FAT CHANCE, Pleasance Dome
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 27, 2022

Written and performed by Rachel Stockdale. Meet Rachel – a Northern, 20-something actress whose funny, celebratory and politically powerful one-woman play explores her true-life experience of weight gain from size 8 to 18. From audition nerves and throwaway comments to literally breaking a leg, this...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: QUEENZ - THE SHOW WITH BALLS!, Assembly Rooms - Music Hall
by Stefanie Lyons - August 29, 2022

Sometimes we need joy, laughter, great songs sung by people in incredible costumes and the best, biggest and brightest hair and make-up. And that's what you get with Queenz - The Show With Balls!...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: BABY WANTS CANDY, Assembly George Square Studios
by Mark Carnochan - August 26, 2022

While their approach to doing an entirely new show every night means that attending any of their shows is a gamble, you can always expect a show of the highest quality whenever you see Baby Wants Candy....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: SOFIE HAGEN: FAT JOKES, Monkey Barrel Comedy - Monkey Barrel 3
by Stefanie Lyons - August 26, 2022

Sofie Hagen will make you laugh so hard that, when I saw her show last night, I didn't stop for the entire hour. In fact, I made ridiculous noises, like a donkey, trying to recover myself from her witty brand of comedy. ...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: GABBI BOLT: I HOPE MY KEYBOARD DOESN'T BREAK, House Of Oz
by Mark Carnochan - August 26, 2022

Internet sensation Gabbi Bolt has finally arrived at the Edinburgh Fringe, bringing her debut solo show with her all the way from Australia....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: HIYA DOLLY! at TheSpace @ Surgeon's Hall
by Fiona Scott - August 25, 2022

What did our critic think of HIYA DOLLY! at TheSpace @ Surgeon's Hall?...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: SUSIE MCCABE: BORN BELIEVER, Assembly George Square Studios - Studio 2
by Stefanie Lyons - August 26, 2022

Within ten seconds of Susie McCabe walking on stage she has dropped the f-bomb. And I love it....

Review: BOY FRIENDS FOREVER, Edinburgh International Book Festival
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 25, 2022

Are friendships the greatest love affairs of our lives? Join us to celebrate the publication of Michael Pedersen’s much-anticipated prose debut and intimate memoir Boy Friends. Along with two pioneering artists, Shirley Manson and Charlotte Church, Pedersen explores friendship, grief, love and the r...

Review: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE, Edinburgh International Book Festival
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 25, 2022

Three writers unafraid to call out major injustices ask how we can effect change in a conversation chaired by Heather Parry....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: WE ARE TRAFFIC: AN UBER ADVENTURE, Assembly Rooms - Drawing Room
by Stefanie Lyons - August 25, 2022

This one man play about his experiences takes us on a literal and metaphorical journey through LA, his life, his passengers and how he met and lost the love of his life....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: LAURA DAVIS-IF THIS IS IT, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore)
by Mark Carnochan - August 25, 2022

Throughout the hour it honestly seems as though the person who finds Davis funniest is Laura Davis herself. Luckily for any of the nonbelievers in the room she assures us that she's been doing stand-up for a long time and that she is very good at it. But is she trying to convince us or herself?...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: SILKWORM, Assembly Roxy - Upstairs
by Stefanie Lyons - August 25, 2022

In Silkworm, Ewa Dina and Antonia Layiwola play Abidemi and Omolade respectively, two Nigerian asylum seekers escaping persecution because of their sexual orientation and their love for one another....