“#1 Son” by Natasha Mercado at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐½ Father Greg Orian just wants to get back into God’s good graces, so he has dedicated himself to the Catholic church, singing his way …
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“#1 Son” by Natasha Mercado at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐½ Father Greg Orian just wants to get back into God’s good graces, so he has dedicated himself to the Catholic church, singing his way …
Continue ReadingSawdust Symphony review – a surreal circus where stagecraft meets woodcraft
Zoo Southside, EdinburghAcrobatics, juggling and carpentry are fixed together in a humorous and lightly unsettling production in the Made in Germany showcase Power drill? Check. Hammers? Present and correct. Chainsaw? Fully charged. But it’s best not t…
Continue ReadingJosh Glanc: “Family Man” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Josh Glanc is the silliest of Silly Billies. So when he sings repeatedly about being a “family man,” he knows that we know he’s …
Continue ReadingLuke Rollason review – shock-haired standard bearer of UK clown boom riffs on fairytales
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghRapunzel, Hansel and Gretel and a lot of toilet roll feature as the star Disney+ comedy Extraordinary explores wishes and their fulfilmentAll very well being part of comedy’s current clown boom, you may think, but what are the …
Continue ReadingNatalie Palamides: “WEER” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Edinburgh’s Best Newcomer winner with “LAID” in 2017, Natalie Palamides’s follow-up, “NATE,” eventually made its way to Netflix as a special presented by Amy …
Continue ReadingA Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First review – scouting out for America
theSpace @ Niddry Street, EdinburghCult clown duo Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland play muddy-kneed boy scouts in this knockabout comedy with an emotional punchAt the fringe, despite the predominantly bare stages, some performers transport you to another …
Continue ReadingNatalie Palamides: Weer review – an outrageously entertaining one-woman romcom
Traverse, EdinburghPlaying both partners in a sordid three-year relationship, the bold LA clown delivers another unforgettable showFew fringe trajectories have been as joyful to trace these last few years as that of Natalie Palamides. From best newcome…
Continue ReadingVeronica Osorio as “Medicine Woman” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐ There’s something extra ominous about being led through a bar into a dark, damp cave as the clock approaches midnight, receiving a wooden percussive …
Continue ReadingElf Lyons: “Horses” at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Who wouldn’t want to see “the first ever comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performed entirely by a horse.” Then you encounter Emily-Anne …
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