Scotland Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 67

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: HARRIET DYER BARKING AT AEROPLANES, Bar 50, August 8 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2014

Harriet is sangry (sad and angry) that her oddball escapades often end in folk trying to section her. Join this whimsy beast as she explores the thin line between being eccentric and 'mental'....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: JOJO SUTHERLAND IN CONVERSATION, The Beehive Inn, August 8 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2014

This charismatic comic performs in major comedy clubs across the UK and internationally where she is in as much demand for her compere abilities as she is for her comedy routine. Her natural stage presence alongside her healthy neglect attitude to children and life in general proves extremely popula...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE GREAT FIRE OF NOSTRIL, Pleasance Courtyard, August 8 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2014

Award-winning sketch villains 'mix Game of Thrones, the League of Gentlemen and Roald Dahl' (Sunday Times) into a sinister tale of heartbreak, conjoined siblings and probable arson....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE GREATEST LIAR IN ALL THE WORLD, Pleasance Courtyard, August 8 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2014

Familia de la Noche return with their five-star, darkly funny sequel to Pinocchio: a rollercoaster ride filled with song, puppetry, physical theatre and clowning. The Greatest Liar in All the World sends the audience careering through the real story behind his infamous origins. But be warned there's...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: NORMAL/MADNESS, Pleasance Courtyard, August 8 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2014

Kirsty's mother is inappropriate, embarrassing and definitely unusual. For 25 years Kirsty accepted crazy as conventional. All mothers are slightly insane, right? But Kirsty's mother isn't like all mothers... If you're raised in madness who tells you what's normal?...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: ELEANOR MORTON: LOLLIPOP, The Stand 4, August 8 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2014

Bright, young, surprising and surreal; Eleanor Morton presents a debut solo show. Morton explores anxiety, bravery, anthropomorphic alcoholic animals, the magic of motorway service food, good deeds and more. Expect musical comedy, limited free snacks, a fervent dislike of Jessie J and a guide to the...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: JOSIE LONG: CARA JOSEPHINE, The Stand, August 7 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2014

Triple comedy award nominee and cult optimist is back with a new show about love and being outdoorsy as a bear....

BWW Reviews: ROCK OF AGES, King's Theatre, Glasgow, August 5 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2014

The award-winning smash hit Broadway musical direct from the West End. Rock of Ages is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Lose yourself in a city and a time where the dreams are as big as the hair, and yes, they can come true!...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: SHOW 6, Summerhall, August 3 2014
by Kevin Sherwin - August 05, 2014

Is it annoying if I? If my sentences never seem to? And for an hour, could you? Welcome to Show 6, a play in which no single sentence is allowed enough words for it to make sense, but which seems convinced of its importance, for one reason or another....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: LIGHT, Pleasance Dome, August 2 2014
by Kevin Sherwin - August 05, 2014

It gives me no pleasure whatsoever to write this but if you ask me, Theatre Ad Infinitum have dropped the ball. Their annual must-see status in the Pleasance Dome is completely justified, which makes it all the more baffling that their 2014 production is as leaden and, well, shonky as it is....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT, Assembly George Square Studios, August 2 2014
by Kevin Sherwin - August 05, 2014

I'll admit it: I'm a fan of a theatrical gimmick. Generally speaking, a production that has a bit of a high-concept twist that can be summed up in ten words or less is in with a good shot at a positive review from me. And so, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, with its pitch of 'actor opens envelope and perfo...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE GENERATION OF Z, Assembly George Square Theatre, August 4 2014
by Amy Hanson - August 05, 2014

Ever imagined yourself in a zombie movie? Now's your chance to play it out for real. The Generation of Z is a fantastic immersive and interactive show, set after a zombie apocalypse....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE PURE, THE DEAD AND THE BRILLIANT, Assembly Rooms, August 4 2014
by Amy Hanson - August 05, 2014

In the Scottish independence referendum debate, the No campaign famously published 500 questions they felt had not been answered about independence, causing a twitter backlash as those favouring Yes suggested more than a few facetious questions of their own. But there was one question neither side t...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: VIKKI STONE: INSTRUMENTAL, Underbelly, August 4 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 05, 2014

Award-winning comedian Vikki Stone has blagged, stolen and borrowed twenty musical instruments. Some she can play really quite well and others, at the time of writing, not so well. This collection of instruments, each with a story, will become the underscore for this tale of love, loss and music....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: LAST MOTEL, Sweet Venues, August 4 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 05, 2014

Abalone's a desperate man, he's taken a day of holiday to commit armed robbery and now there's a woman stuffed into the boot of his classic car. Join us at The Last Motel to see whether his chance encounter alters his perspective on life....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: CATRIONA KNOX THINKS SHE'S HARD ENOUGH, Pleasance Courtyard, August 4 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 05, 2014

Good afternoon! I am a character comedian doing a comedy show. I have been in BBC Radio 4's 2525 and Mission Improbable, and on BBC1's Not Going Out, plus an advert for car rental. Some people have written nice things about me but why not come and see for yourself?...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: CUTTING OFF KATE BUSH, Gilded Balloon, August 4 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 05, 2014

Cathy is having a crisis. And she's venting on YouTube. Through the medium of Kate Bush. Yep. It's really happening. Who knows, perhaps she'll get a million hits and become famous? Or not. Just thank God no one is watching. Yet......

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE SECRET COLLECTOR, Greenside @ Nicolson, August 4 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 2014

Jack is a collector, but not of antiques, buttons or stamps... Jack is a collector of secrets. Fascinated by people's happiness, excitement, darkness and shame, Jack begins a journey to unlock strangers' hidden truths and set them free. But what really lies beneath this obsession and how far is he w...

EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: ONE THING LED TO A MOTHER, The Stand, August 3 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 2014

Five years of IVF and love going down the tubes and a sex life reduced to cold rooms with plastic cups. What have I learned? You can't make an omelette without......

EDINBURGH 2014- BWW Reviews: PACO ERHARD- WORST. GERMAN. EVER. , Cowgatehead, August 3 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 04, 2014

Hard-hitting German comedian Paco Erhard returns with his edgiest, most personal show yet. No holds barred and hilarious, Worst. German. Ever is a show about travels, sex, drugs, mistakes, adventures, tears and just how crap he is at being German....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: GAMARJOBAT: BOXER, Gilded Balloon, August 3 2014
by Amy Hanson - August 04, 2014

Japanese duo Gamarjobat return to the Fringe this year to celebrate a decade since their Edinburgh breakthrough with Boxer....

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW REVIEWS: UMBILICAL BROTHERS: KIDSHOW (NOT FOR KIDS), Gilded Balloon, August 3 2014
by Amy Hanson - August 04, 2014

Kids' TV presenters Dane and Shavid are just having a little technical problem, and it's totally not your fault kids. Actually, those audience members don't look too much like kids....That's probably for the best as we descend into the murky yet hilarious world of dodgy dock-side dealers of performa...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE AXIS OF AWESOME: VIVA LA VIDA LOCA LAS VEGAS, Gilded Balloon, August 3 2014
by Amy Hanson - August 04, 2014

Comedy rockers The Axis of Awesome make their return as a trio to the Fringe after a couple of years away, much to the delight of a packed out and highly vocal audience at the Gilded Balloon...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: THE ONLY WAY IS DOWNTON, Pleasance Courtyard, August 3 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 03, 2014

As celebrities start appearing at Downton Abbey, cultures clash and eras hilariously collide. This brilliant parody takes in many other popular TV shows and celebrity voices to help the cast of Downton save the estate from financial ruin - again!...

EDINBURGH 2014 - BWW Reviews: BEASTS:SOLO, Pleasance Courtyard, August 3 2014
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 03, 2014

After a sell-out run in 2013 and hot off the back of their Radio 4 debut, BEASTS return to Edinburgh with a brand new hour of inspired silliness. Drunk on the power of last year's success, the quarrelsome trio have decided to break free from the shackles of the group and go it alone. But restricted ...