Zoo Playground, EdinburghInspired by the work of Nobel-winning Belarusian journalist Svetlana Alexievich, this is a disturbing but blackly funny pieceEvery performance of The Last of the Soviets by the Czech company Spitfire is dedicated to Belarusian …
Continue ReadingAssembly Roxy, EdinburghThe US writer, comedian and actor’s cabaret show includes potent songs about sexuality, identity and police violenceTriple-threat doesn’t begin to describe the abilities of Larry Owens, a writer, singer, comedian, Broadway star …
Continue ReadingAssembly Checkpoint, EdinburghPerformers Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey bring this inventive show to (after)life with their dark, messy and often astonishing physical comedyIt begins like a children’s Halloween party, the lights low with figures clad i…
Continue ReadingLaughing Horse @ Bar 50, EdinburghBradley throws a kids’ birthday bash full of nostalgic fun as they discuss their parents’ recent split, deftly immersing the audience in games and storiesWe’re invited to a birthday party. Cerys Bradley is throwing it …
Continue ReadingPhotographer Murdo MacLeod captures the second week of the Edinburgh festival and fringe – from a Korean twist on Euripides to imaginary friends • See all our Edinburgh festival 2023 coverage here Continue reading…
Continue ReadingRoyal Lyceum, EdinburghObehi Janice’s one-woman show collects her adventures in the dating game but they don’t lead anywhere that interestingObehi Janice had friends at school who, like her, were academic and nerdy. She fancied boys at an early age – a…
Continue ReadingAssembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghOscar Wilde hides in a bunker on a dystopian dance floor, but while there is much high-energy music there is little dramaWhat would Oscar Wilde be doing if he were alive today? The flamboyant, self-proclaimed he…
Continue ReadingPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghUsing snippets of pop culture, lip-syncing, video and clowning, the pair craft a rich exploration of eating disorders and gender dysphoriaFrankie Thompson, resplendent in floor-length pink tutu, and Liv Ello, hair slicked …
Continue ReadingThe comedian, songwriter and actor on how Scotland’s annual arts jamboree has evolved, loathing corporate gigs and his Pick of the Fringe turning 30How did you get into performing?In the 1960s, I slid into folk clubs and came across Billy Connolly and …
Continue ReadingImaginary friends, runaway horses and Roger McGough’s take on the Wind in the Willows are among the treats for younger audiences at the festivalSummerhall, 11.30am, until 20 August Continue reading…
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