Reviews

theSpace on the Mile

Arrivals

Ambitious dark comedy of strangers stranded in an airport

Bedlam Theatre

Portents

Creative show derailed by disjointed story

ZOO Southside

How To Use a Washing Machine

A thoughtful musical exploring family dynamics and how our life choices shape us

Paradise in the Vault

The Lament of Dorothy Wordsworth

Somewhat drab dramatisation of a jilted sister

Assembly George Square Gardens

Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist

Standout central performance elevates quirky comedy play

Assembly Rooms

Legally Blonde: The Musical

Blonde musical is not so dumb

Festival Theatre Studio

Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation

Experimental theatre experiences create a dream-like reverie: a nightmare of the end of the world

PQA Venues @ Riddle's Court

Boswell

Exciting historical fiction about James Boswell

Pleasance Dome

MARA

Multi-sensory production focusing on women who made history

theSpace on North Bridge

Painted Corners

Tablespoon Theatre’s excellent ensemble teen drama offers beautifully crafted dialogue

C Venues - C Aquila

House of Hundred

Meander via a mansion through 100 years of Turkish history

Assembly Rooms

Myra’s Story

Harrowing one-woman play delivers raw humour, despite the dark subject matter

Pleasance Courtyard

The War of the Worlds

Inventive, thought-provoking and thoroughly modern take on a classic tale

Assembly Checkpoint

Christina Bianco: First Impressions

Diva impressions cabaret is note-perfect

Summerhall

Traumgirl

Anne Welenc takes us behind the scenes of sex work in Berlin

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Anguis

New writing revisits ancient Pharaoh

Underbelly Bristo Square

Paradise Lodge

Wistful musical about the fate of elderly dementia sufferers

Underbelly George Square

Bi-Cycle

Spinning and self-acceptance intersect in this solo theatre show

Underbelly Cowgate

Great Grimm Tales

Rock and roll retelling of Grimm’s gloomy tales