Reviews

Pleasance Courtyard

Kanpur: 1857

Powerful storytelling that demands to be heard

Deliverance

Quirky spirited solo show where you find your own salvation

Assembly George Square Studios

Whisper Walk

Funny, intriguing, wistful theatre served up amidst Edinburgh’s Old Town grandeur

Pleasance Dome

The Horse of Jenin

Alaa Shehada brings Jenin’s heart to the stage

Assembly Rooms

Jonah Non Grata

Energetic comedy about the human condition

Scottish Storytelling Centre

A Noble Clown

Captivating tour de force shines a spotlight on semi-forgotten days of Scottish theatre

Gilded Balloon @ Patter House

Hypnotist Matt Hale – Funbelievable! 90s Rewind

Finely-crafted hypnosis show with lashings of 90s nostalgia

theSpace on the Mile

86

Immersive, character-driven New Year’s Eve party turned to chaos

theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

Almost Famous

Ultimately harrowing look at the dark side of the entertainment industry

Traverse Theatre

Red Like Fruit

Spiky, incisive, brilliant theatre

Paradise in Augustine's

We’ll Get Back to You

A cosy, corporate fairy tale for adults

ZOO Playground

Midnight In Nashville

Modern murder ballad poses troubling but important questions

Summerhall

Delusional – I Killed A Man

Ravishing visual theatre exploring gender identity

Gilded Balloon @ Patter House

FLOAT

Inventive staging of seldom-told story of heartbreak and hope

Traverse Theatre

The Beautiful Future is Coming

Powerful play explores the climate crisis over three centuries

theSpace on Niddry Street

A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First

A bold and visceral piece of physical theatre that borders on the cinematic

Festival Theatre

Make It Happen

James Graham’s RBS musical collapses under the weight of its own ambition, much like the bank itself.