Scotland Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 29

Edinburgh 2022: Review: AMY MATTHEWS: MOREOVER, THE MOON, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Carnivore)
by Mark Carnochan - August 22, 2022

Amy Matthews: Moreover, the Moon is an impressive hour of comedy that has a bit of something for everyone....

Review: THE MOULD THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, Webster's Theatre, Glasgow
by Fiona Scott - August 19, 2022

What did our critic think of THE MOULD THAT CHANGED THE WORLD at Websters Theatre?...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: LEARNING TO FLY, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 22, 2022

A new show from James featuring his captivating mix of theatre, comedy and music. The remarkable, uplifting and hilarious story of a friendship he made when he was a lonely, unhappy teenager with the scary old lady who lived in the spooky house on his street....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: JAMIE D'SOUZA: STOP DRAWING WILLIES ON MY POSTER, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 21, 2022

Join rising star Jamie D'Souza as he performs his highly anticipated debut stand-up show about the terrible teen emo band he was in and also his first school crush. He's definitely over it. As seen on Laugh Lessons (BBC3) and Comedy Central At The Fringe (Comedy Central), expect hilarious one liners...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: LAND- A SCOTTISH MUSICAL, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 21, 2022

This new folk musical seeks to explore our heritage and legacy, weaving two parallel stories; one of a crofter and a wandering soldier in the 18th Century, and one of an old pensioner and his carer in the 21st. Land fuses traditional Scottish trad/folk styles with a modern electronic sound to create...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: IAN LYNAM: AUTISTIC LICENSE, Gilded Balloon
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 21, 2022

Most people start comedy because they're funny. Very few have a doctor's note saying they can't be. As an autistic person, Ian's expected to have a gift, but with no skill in counting matches, he's settled on comedy....

Review: PSYCHODRAMA, Traverse Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - August 19, 2022

An alluring homage to Hitchcock's Psycho...

Review: WE WERE PROMISED HONEY, Summerhall Roundhouse
by Alexander Cohen - August 19, 2022

A dazzling meditation on human transience...

Review: CHARLOTTE JOHNSON: MY DAD AND OTHER LIES, Pleasance Dome
by Alexander Cohen - August 18, 2022

An hour of stand-up from Boris Johnson’s illegitimate daughter, everything about Charlotte Johnson: My Dad and Other Lies is predictable....

Review: FLAT AND THE CURVES, The Stand
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 17, 2022

What did our critic think of FLAT AND THE CURVES at The Stand?...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: MORE THAN TRACY TURNBLAD, theSpace/on demand
by Fiona Scott - August 16, 2022

What did our critic think of MORE THAN TRACY TURNBLAD at TheSpace?...

Review: THE HIPPIE SHAKES, Greenside @ Infirmary Street
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 16, 2022

What did our critic think of THE HIPPIE SHAKES at Greenside @ Infirmary Street?...

Review: SHEWOLVES, Pleasance Courtyard
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 16, 2022

What did our critic think of SHEWOLVES at Pleasance Courtyard?...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: WHO HERE'S LOST?, Pleasance Attic
by Alexander Cohen - August 16, 2022

Ben Moor is an English Wes Anderson. Everything about his playful one man show Who Here's Lost? Exudes Anderson's signature twee from Moor's knitted jumper to the whimsical world of the play itself....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: TOM DETRINIS: I HATE NEW YORK, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 16, 2022

I HATE NEW YORK is a gay-tastic solo debut from self-professed rage-a-holic, Tom DeTrinis, that offers up a non-stop, hilarious litany of grievances. DeTrinis unmasks his singular views on everything from NYC to his huge family to cheese and finally, to himself. DeTrinis is angry and he wants you to...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: EULOGY, Summerhall
by Alexander Cohen - August 16, 2022

Performed in total darkness, Eulogy is one of the Edinburgh festival's more eccentric offerings....

Review: DELICIOUS FRUIT, Pleasance Dome
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 15, 2022

What did our critic think of DELICIOUS FRUIT at Pleasance Dome?...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: LOVE THEM TO DEATH, Underbelly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 15, 2022

A mother keeps pulling her ill son out of school. But is everything as it seems? School Attendance Officer Kelly isn't so sure. A piece about who is telling the truth, how we come to that decision, and whether the truth even exists most of the time. A dark and twisty tale set in the borderlands betw...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: ARE YOU BEING MURDERED? EICC
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 16, 2022

World premiere of a new murder mystery starring Arthur Bostrom ('Allo 'Allo!) set in the golden age of BBC sitcoms, from the acclaimed Father Brown writer David Semple. A supporting artist's job is to be invisible, inscrutable, and not to pull focus from the stars... and Jamie Button does his best t...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: ANIA MAGLIANO: ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES IF NOT, Pleasance Courtyard
by Mark Carnochan - August 15, 2022

Ania Magliano is the type of comedian so impressive that you wish to see more of her in future. A rising star who deserves to make it....

Edinburgh 2022: Review: MEDEA, The Hub
by Alexander Cohen - August 15, 2022

Each word of Scottish poet Liz Lochhead's razor sharp adaption of Euripides' Medea is forged in fire. First staged in 2000, it is still searingly relevant and painfully urgent....

Review: CHLOE PETTS: TRANSIENCE, Pleasance Courtyard
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 14, 2022

What did our critic think of CHLOE PETTS: TRANSIENCE at Pleasance Courtyard?...

Review: AN EVENING WITHOUT KATE BUSH, Assembly George Square Gardens
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 14, 2022

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITHOUT KATE BUSH at Assembly George Square Gardens?...

Review: SAP, Summerhall
by Bryony Rae Taylor - August 14, 2022

What did our critic think of SAP at Summerhall?...

Edinburgh 2022: Review: BRITNEY: FRIENDS AND NOTHING MORE, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 15, 2022

Fresh from their universally adored BBC Three pilot, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson make their long-awaited return to the Fringe with a sketch show about love. But which of these two girls will you fancy more?...