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Reviews

Losing My Mindfulness
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire

Losing My Mindfulness

Mindfulness instructor breaks down under the pressures of a coercive relationship in Katie Jane McLeod’s comedy theatre piece

Pleasance Courtyard

Electrolyte

A breathless, exhilarating and heart-breaking piece of theatre

Summerhall

Alaska

An inspiringly honest account of a battle with depression, rage and perfectionism

Pleasance Dome

Happy Hour

A confronting, jarring and excellent piece of theatre, staggeringly well performed

Paradise in the Vault

Checkpoint

Masterful dark satire about the harsh realities faced by migrants

Greenside @ Nicolson Square

Admiring La Stupenda

A theatrical tour de force which redefines the possibilities for one-man-shows for all Fringes to come

theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall

The Good Scout

Compelling subject matter and engaging performances slightly let down by uneven third act

Pleasance Courtyard

Boulder

Half a String brings an inspiring, hopeful and masterful performance

Summerhall

Coma

Unique, innovative and utterly unnerving, but lacks some substance in the script

Gilded Balloon Teviot

Josephine

Exuberant burlesque dream play about entertainer Josephine Baker

Assembly George Square Studios

Mengele

Chilling vision of the Nazi doctor known as the Angel of Death