Matin Cheung

Reviews: 51

Other Articles: 7

Summerhall

Come Back Home

A Fragmented Metaphorical Maze

Summerhall

Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It

Only a distraction from the real monster

Summerhall

FORIEGNER

A provocative show that leaves the room divided

ZOO Southside

Bottoming For Jesus

Compelling cabaret sees a gay man finding himself beyond faith

Underbelly George Square

Hanna Shammas Takes It To Heart

A hole in the heart proves a dextrous metaphor for comedian’s identity

Summerhall

Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour

Australian clown delivers a comedic miracle

Summerhall

Bubble Schmeisis (Remixed)

Theatre in an actual sauna is a unique experience

Underbelly Bristo Square

MUSE: The Shakespeare Mayhem Musical

A witty Shakespearean reimagining

Underbelly Bristo Square

Legendary

A diva’s ode to their own existence

Pleasance Courtyard

Buggers

Two-hander play of brutal intimacy

Summerhall

Salty Brine: HOW STRANGE IT IS (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show)

Passionate and engaging one-man show weaves together unlikely unsources

ZOO Playground

Only Fans for Therapy

A brave show that refuses easy answers

theSpace on Niddry Street

Heracles: Of Men and Beasts

Intriguing musical feels like the first act of a great whole

Summerhall

Creepy Boys: SLUGS

A queer saga about ‘nothing’ posits with precision that everything is political

Blue Heron

A semi-autobiographical reconciliation of imperfect memory

Lesbian Space Princess

Queer space saga allows its heroine to be complex, messy, and flawed

Interview

Jaume Claret Muxart

‘I think cinema has its own kind of time’. We speak with the Catalan filmmaker about his cinematic influences, his debut feature, and his approach to cinema

Jimpa

A messy queer story with a narrative that bursts at the seams

The Christophers

A playful clash of two powerhouse performers

Edinburgh Filmhouse

24th KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival Dispatch

The atypical side of auteur in this selection of works from Andrzej Wajda

Departures

Funny, painful, and sharply recognisable breakup film about the emotional traps created by straight-ish love

Opinion

Glasgow Film Festival 2026 Dispatch

Matin Cheung casts his eye over four offerings from the recent Glasgow Film Festival

Edinburgh Filmhouse

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 Dispatch

Impressive series of films dealing with trauma makes the ordinary extraordinary

Interview

Hassan Nazer

‘It’s not about the political, it’s about the social issue,’ We talk Kiarostami, permission, and Iran with the director of Without Permission