Reviews
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Tiny Planet at the Pleasance Dome (King Dome) (1 hr)****
I well remember falling in love with an acorn when Half a String brought their puppet show, Breathe, to the Fringe two years ago.…
Hollywood Powerhouse Buys ATG and Why It Matters for UK Theatre
A New Chapter for a Familiar Name For more than two decades, we’ve had the privilege of reviewing productions at ATG theatres across the…
EDINBURGH FRINGE: After Party at the Traverse, Traverse 1***** (2 hrs 5 mins with interval)
Don’t be like me and see Cathy and After Party consecutively. While both can be classed as comedies they each portray families at their…
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Cathy at the Traverse, Traverse 1**** (1 hr 20 mins)
Elaine C Smith is up there with Billy Connolly when it comes to making Scots laugh, so when young writer Eilidh Loan’s grandmother insisted…
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Bog Witch at the Traverse, Traverse 1 (1 hr 20 mins)*****
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Bog Witch at the Traverse, Traverse 1 (1 hr 20 mins)***** Bog Witch is the show everyone is talking about. If I…
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Disenchanted! The Hit Musical at Pentland Theatre in Pleasance at the EICC***(1 hr 20 mins)
Don’t take your children to see this off-Broadway show. For their illusions about fairytale princesses riding off into the sunset to live happily ever…
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Supposing at the Traverse Theatre (Traverse 2)****(1 hr 20 mins)
Sally begins her story by saying that she fell down a hole in the street. And for a second, being an Edinburgh resident, I…
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Gyles Brandreth Up Memory Lane! at the Assembly George Square (Gordon Aikman Theatre)***** (1 hr)
Gyles Brandreth is in the pink – literally! He is dressed in pink trousers and trainers atopped by one of his famous (this time,…
EDINBURGH FRINGE: Heart Beats Strong at Bunker 2 Pleasance Courtyard, venue 33 (55 mins)*****
The first show of my 2026 Fringe – and it couldn’t have got off to a better start. For although they are just starting…
Four New Theatre Experiences You Won’t Want to Miss
The theatre world never stands still, and this week’s latest videos showcase just how varied live entertainment has become. From legendary music and theatrical…
Sasha Nezlobin: I’m Fine (Edinburgh Fringe preview)
If you’re from a Russian speaking part of the world your probably already aware of Sasha Nezoblin. For those of us who aren’t the…
Dreamscape at the Arcola Theatre ★★★★
Photo by Charisma Benitez Written by Rickerby Hinds and co-directed by Hinds and Mxolisi Masilela, Dreamscape is a powerful, inventive piece of hip-hop theatre…
The King’s Theatre Reopening Celebration Edinburgh
The Grand Old Lady of Leven Street is not a character, nor is it the title of a play. It is what Edinburgh locals…
Burnt Orange Theatre Gives Young Talent Centre Stage
A Summer of Fresh Voices One of the great pleasures of covering theatre is discovering companies that are investing in the future as much…
Flop! – The best songs from the worst musicals
Flop! -The best songs from the worst musicals. Written and performed by Arthur Hull Hailing from the land down under Arthur Hull first toured…
Bluey’s Big Play at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
This week at the Waterside Theatre, The Hellers are in town for some family friendly fun in Bluey’s Big Play. The show is the theatrical…
I Can Die Too at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre*****
Where else would you see a playwright, composer, lyricist, sexy chanteuse, heartbroken deserted lover, drunken actor, grieving mother and rock star all rolled into…
Oh, Mary! Brings a Star - Studded Summer to the West End as Cole Escola Returns for Special Filmed Performances
The West End’s most gloriously unhinged comedy is about to get even bigger. Following its Olivier Award-winning success in London and Tony Award triumphs…
The Best Anti - Ageing Secret? It Might Be a Night at the Theatre
New research suggests that your next cinema trip, theatre visit or afternoon at an art gallery could be doing far more than entertaining you.…
THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT at London’s Southwark Playhouse
The cast: photo Danny Kaan Jennifer Ashley Tepper’s The Jonathan Larson Project could be said to be an homage to this talented musician/songwriter who…
ALLEGRA at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre
Maureen Lipman, John Middleton, Elizabeth Bower and Bailey Patrick photo Marc Brenner Never mind the heat, never mind the feeling of lethargy. It’s time…
Lear at Pitlochry Festival Theatre*****
What struck me first and foremost about this production is its location. Surely the star of any show, Pitlochry Festival Theatre is nestled in…
Thirty Years On, RENT Is Still One of Musical Theatre’s Most Powerful Voices
Some musicals entertain. Some become cultural moments. RENT has managed to do both. Three decades after Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking rock musical first changed the…
Shakespeare Gets His Disco Groove Back
There’s something wonderfully reassuring about the fact that Shakespeare continues to reinvent himself. More than 400 years after Twelfth Night was first performed, London’s…