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Reviews

Nothing To Hide
theSpace on Niddry Street

Nothing To Hide

A stylistically-ambitious look at the effects modern technology has on privacy sadly falters due to its scattered execution

Metamorphosis
Sweet Grassmarket

Metamorphosis

Intense, captivating reworking of Kafka’s classic from the perspective of Grete

Underbelly Cowgate

Art Heist

Complex comedy built round the chaos of a heist gone wrong

Joyce
Assembly Roxy

Joyce

Turtle Company whisk us away on an adventure with a young girl and her pet hamster

Endless Second
Pleasance Courtyard

Endless Second

A narratively complex look at rape within a relationship in the post-#MeToo era

Late Night Ceremony
theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

Late Night Ceremony

Group showcase by Berlin cabaret performers makes for a strange experience

Drowning
Pleasance Courtyard

Drowning

Fascinating adaptation of the angels of death in Austria

Summerhall

Who Cares

Hard-hitting and important; this is more than a theatre show

Beat
Pleasance Dome

Beat

One teen’s deep love of the drum kit, with a bravura performance anchoring a moving story

Gilded Balloon @ Old Tolbooth Market

Bad Aunts

Madness and mayhem is entertaining but lacks structure

Macbeth

A powerful, shocking and imaginative retelling of Macbeth and the dangers of over-ambition