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Reviews

The Ballad of Mulan
Gilded Balloon Teviot

The Ballad of Mulan

After ten years of war can Mulan, disguised as a man, go back to being a woman in peacetime?

Monkey Barrel - Carnivore

Stuart McPherson: The Peesh

Clever use of a ‘boys-gone-wild’ tale in the service of a routine of sensitivity and frank vulnerability

Pleasance at EICC

Buffy: Revamped

Excellent one-man show sinks its fangs into all seven seasons of Buffy

Flight
Pleasance Dome

Flight

An immersive experience that is far too short, leaving Flight grounded

Plague
theSpace Triplex

Plague

A tonally disjointed musical comedy about the Black Death

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theSpace @ Symposium Hall

head/lining

Working class kid with a lot to say makes himself heard

James Roque
Gilded Balloon Teviot

James Roque: Badong

A promising solo debut beautifully combining anecdotes, physical gags and a multimedia approach

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Paradise in the Vault

Bathroom of a Bar on Bleecker

A final podcast provides the framework for a raw outpouring of comedy and drama in this enthralling one-man show

Midnight Snacks
Underbelly Bristo Square

Midnight Snacks

An uneven but enjoyable show, pioneering a new way of delivering stand up comedy in the name of a good cause

Underbelly Circus Hub

Circus Abyssinia: Tulu

A majestic and breathtaking experience, Circus Abyssinia transforms the potential of circus and has a riot of a time doing so