Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAaron Pang’s sweet yet sharp one-man show about the mismatch between his erotic desire and physical capability needles the audience’s need for comfortable resolutionStories will be everywhere in the coming weeks of the Edi…
Continue ReadingPerforming at these festivals can be ruinously expensive – but can you at least attend one for free? Our writer ditches his wallet to find out, and meets the comedians doing their best on an ever-tightening budgetFringe festivals have always been cash …
Continue ReadingShe is the Olivier-winning producer behind two of the most successful TV shows in recent memory. Now she has a slate of upcoming projects, including a bold new venture at the fringe. Will one of them be the next big thing?Best of the fest: 10 sensation…
Continue ReadingAn undead club manager, sperm donor shenanigans and the pitfalls of trying to work with AI – just a few of the themes of this year’s hottest ticketsKent-Walters, winner of best newcomer at Edinburgh last year, has created one of the most gleefully funn…
Continue ReadingAustria’s month-long ImPulsTanz celebration goes beyond the norm to turn rope jumping, navel-gazing and masked protest into explosive showsMatteo Haitzmann is a violinist who has tonight swapped his strings and bow for a skipping rope. With drummer Jud…
Continue ReadingLady Macbeth Played Wing Defence combines comedy, songs and athleticism as a young netball player reckons with her own ambitions against an electro-pop scoreA spate of Macbeths will hit the Edinburgh festival this month, all of which bring a novel spin…
Continue ReadingThe sketch comedian, who merges gentle absurdity with drag, on performing in the rain to an audience of two and how the comedy world needs to changeWhy did you get into comedy?I’ve always loved making people laugh. I was raised on a diet of sketch show…
Continue ReadingThe sketch comedian, who merges gentle absurdity with drag, on performing in the rain to an audience of two and how the comedy world needs to changeWhy did you get into comedy?I’ve always loved making people laugh. I was raised on a diet of sketch show…
Continue ReadingThe actor will follow stars including Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins, leading the hit show in which a performer enlists the audience’s help to tell ‘funny, sad and unique’ storyMinnie Driver has joined the list of stars performing Every Brilliant Thing – …
Continue ReadingAs Brendan Gleeson prepares for his role in a revival of the 1997 hit, the stars of earlier productions toast its deceptively moving and profound barfly banterAppearances are deceptive. On the face of it, The Weir is not an exceptional play. Set in a r…
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