4 - 8 October 2022
Reviewed here
13 - 28 August 2022
Julia Masli: CHOOSH!
Ingenious clowning that spans everything from slapstick to heartfelt, and from childish silliness to the crudest of adult humour
Reviewed here
5 - 28 August 2022
Famous Puppet Death Scenes
A ridiculous, solemn and, above all, funny mockery of death, told through puppets and wacky imagination
Reviewed here
5 - 28 August 2022
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2022
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2022
Reviewed here
3 - 29 August 2022
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2022
Séayoncé: Res-Erection
The fortune ball detects great music, entertaining audience participation, all the puns and some unexpected touching moments
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2022
Reviewed here
24 April 2022
Reviewed here
21 - 23 March 2022
Reviewed at Eden Court
1 - 3 December 2021
Reviewed here
16 - 22 August 2021
Burnt Out
Thoughtful visual and dance theatre muses on fossil fuels, forest fires and climate change
Reviewed here
16 - 22 August 2021
Reviewed here
6 - 26 August 2021
Fear of Roses
A slick, tense and intelligent crime thriller that might just leave you wanting to get one up on your manipulative boss
Reviewed here
6 - 14 August 2021
Isabelle Farah: Ellipsis
A moving, honest show that blends a deeply personal account with canny observations and a great sense of humour
Reviewed here
25 October 2019
The Monster & Mary Shelley
Fascinating and hilarious contemporary look back at Mary Shelley's creation of Frankenstein.
Reviewed at Tron Theatre
27 - 28 September 2019
Reviewed here
31 - 26 August 2019
Reviewed here
4 - 26 August 2019
Reviewed here
1 - 25 August 2019
Reviewed here
1 - 25 August 2019
Reviewed here
31 July - 26 August 2019
Reviewed here
31 July - 26 August 2019
Reviewed here
31 July - 26 August 2019
Reviewed here
31 July - 25 August 2019
Lolly Jones: I Believe in Merkels
Strong and stable leadership from Jones leads the way for this political debauchery
Reviewed here
31 July - 26 August 2019
Reviewed here
31 July - 24 August 2019
Reviewed here
31 July - 25 August 2019
Reviewed here
5 - 7 July 2019
Reviewed here
22 June 2019
Downs With Love
A passionate production shedding light on society's misunderstanding of Down's Syndrome and the insecurities that come with it.
Reviewed here
25 May - 1 June 2019
Valentina's Galaxy
Frozen Charlotte reach for the stars with a fun and upbeat ode to science and space
Reviewed here
27 - 30 March 2019
Leyla Josephine: Daddy Drag
Josephine's quick wit and charm results in a comedic and compelling homage to fathers.
Reviewed here
12 - 15 March 2019
Reviewed here
2 - 3 March 2019
Reviewed here
1 - 3 March 2019
Reviewed here
1 - 3 March 2019
Reviewed here
5 - 8 December 2018
Rhinoceros
Although Theatre Paradok deliver a strong performance, they fail to make the societal statements they set out to.
Reviewed here
21 - 24 November 2018
Reviewed here
29 September 2018
Reviewed at Brunton Theatre
5 - 26 August 2018
Reviewed here
1 - 26 August 2018
My Land
A beautiful piece of contemporary circus theatre that is both visually stunning and packed with flawless acrobatic feats.
Reviewed here
7 - 9 July 2018
Twelfth Night
Some Kind of Theatre bring this fun and lovable Shakespearian comedy to Annexe Art's Formation Festival
Reviewed here
12 - 16 June 2018
The Pride
Uneven performances stop this award-winning play from having Alexi Kaye Campbell's intended impact.
Reviewed here
23 - 26 May 2018
Macbeth
Questionable creative decisions curse a promising group of actors in EGTG's production of the Scottish play.
Reviewed here
5 May 2018
Johnny Melville - The Best of Johnny
Leith ex-pat clown displays great energy but too many dad-jokes
Reviewed here
7 - 10 March 2018
Little Women, The Broadway Musical
A charming retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic by Edinburgh's Shoots Theatre.
Reviewed here
2 - 3 March 2018
Dido and Aeneas / Gianni Schicchi
Edinburgh Studio Opera is in good health as they find the farcical side of two short operas.
Reviewed here
27 - 28 February 2018
Dido and Aeneas / Gianni Schicchi
Edinburgh Studio Opera is in good health as they find the farcical side of two short operas.
Reviewed here
23 February 2018
Reviewed at Eden Court
9 - 11 November 2017
Reviewed here
3 - 4 March 2017
Reviewed here
28 February - 1 March 2017
Reviewed here
23 - 25 February 2017
Reviewed here
2 - 4 February 2017
Reviewed here
27 - 29 January 2017
A Reliable Mirage: Three Pinter Shorts
Oppression, torture, mockery... and that's just today's news, reflected in these shorts by Black Dingo Productions
Reviewed here
17 - 23 December 2017
Little Red Riding Hood's Christmas Adventure
A musical story of adventure and redemption, calibrated for little ones.
Reviewed here
15 November 2017
Love and Information
Bilingual Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Solar Bear production explores love in the modern age
Reviewed here
14 - 27 August 2017
From the Ground Up
Interesting concept inviting participants to think about who they are and what they believe.
Reviewed here
3 - 27 August 2017
Fauna
A brilliant contemporary circus piece that draws you in to a different world with impressive physical skills and a beautiful soundtrack.
Reviewed here
3 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2017
Reviewed here
3 - 20 August 2017
Under My Thumb
A potent and affecting look at victim-blaming culture that's a little rough around the edges.
Reviewed here
2 - 27 August 2017
Reviewed here
2 - 27 August 2017
Hot Brown Honey
Packs a potent punch of hip hop politics, dance, poetry, comedy, circus, striptease and song.
Reviewed here
17 - 18 July 2017
And Here I Am
A true story from the centre of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict celebrates the subversive power of theatre.
Reviewed here
10 - 13 May 2017
The Ladykillers
Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group take on Graham Linehan's reworking of Ealing classic
Reviewed here
27 - 28 March 2017
Reviewed here
15 - 18 March 2017
Reviewed here
8 - 11 March 2017
Reviewed here
8 - 10 March 2017
Hotel Juarez
Useful exercise in Spanish language, but unconvincing as an investigation of border town life.
Reviewed here
18 October 2016
Dunedin Consort: Fantasy & Madness
The haunting environs of Assembly Roxy are the perfect setting for this Dunedin Consort performance
Reviewed here
15 October 2016
A Bench on the Road
Charioteer Theatre win our interest in the story of Italian immigration but don't deliver on it
Reviewed here
4 - 29 August 2016
The Pianist
A gorgeous setting and lovingly executed, this is a show slightly limited by its own premise.
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2016
Reviewed here
3 - 29 August 2016
Nuclear Family
Immersive nuclear disaster story is surprisingly emotional considering the level of analytic participation required.
Reviewed here
4 - 29 August 2016
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
An intelligent and emotive adaptation which flies the flag for equality and liberation.
Reviewed here
4 - 29 August 2016
Overshadowed
A sympathetic, heartbreaking, and often funny portrayal of anorexia and its effect on everyone involved.
Reviewed here
4 - 29 August 2016
Queen Lear
King Lear's unmentioned Queen is imagined in this feminist prequel to Shakespeare's play.
Reviewed here
3 - 29 August 2016
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2016
Hot Brown Honey
Packs a potent punch of hip hop politics, dance, poetry, comedy, circus, striptease and song.
Reviewed here
3 July 2016
Reviewed here
1 - 27 August 2018
My Left / Right Foot - The Musical
An inclusive co-production by the National Theatre for Scotland and the Birds of Paradise Theatre Company will challenge perceptions while making you laugh hysterically.
Reviewed here