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Beth Oliver

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Beth is a News Researcher and freelance writer. She joins the Wee Review as part of the Fringe Emerging Critics 2023 Programme. An avid fan of an eclectic range of theatre, she is determined to walk to as many venues as possible - blisters be damned!

Reviews: 27
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softcult
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

Softcult

American alternative band delivers a message that is anything but soft

bodega
Room 2, Glasgow

BODEGA

Welcome to the Bodega – I hope you are as confused as I am

Academy Glasgow

Bikini Kill

It’s Friday night and the streets of Glasgow are being taken over by angry chants […]

dry cleaning
St Luke's

Dry Cleaning

For a band best exemplified by subtle touches, the spacious St Luke’s isn’t quite the right fit

Wanted Man

Dolph Lundgren with a thoroughly expendable entry in the current trend of geriatric actioners

dewolff
The Hug and Pint

DeWolff

Bewildering Dutch psychedelic rock band leave the crowd howling for more

gza
Queen Margaret Union

GZA

Even a genius has to put in some effort if they want to get an A

ciel
The Hug and Pint

Ciel

The ciel’s the limit for this slick alternative pop band

Eureka

A film that plays so apathetically with the concept of abstract art even Kandinsky would be left begging for cogency

spock's beard
Classic Grand

Spock’s Beard

The extraterrestrial style of Spock’s Beard delivers on fan expectations but leaves them far from number one

sleeping souls
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut

The Sleeping Souls

Weathering the storms of Jocelyn and a missing Frank Turner, The Sleeping Souls blow away any notion that they could only be a backing band

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Walking Home

An introspective play tackling a serious and prevalent issue, with an unfortunate snag in its execution

Greenside @ Infirmary Street

Scent

A haunting exploration of memory, and the power it holds over our senses

Underbelly Bristo Square

God Catcher

Thrilling musical reinterpretation of Greek mythology captures the value of standing up for the truth

Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle

Bonbons

Passionately beautiful opera inhabits the most improbable of settings