theweereview

Bedlam Theatre

Edinburgh

http://www.bedlamfringe.co.uk/
2 - 27 August 2023
Death Suits You
Talented performer suffers from a script that doesn't lead us anywhere
Reviewed here
13 - 14 November 2019
EZRA
Funny and heartwarming, this timely look at Jewish identity is destined for a life beyond Bedlam
Reviewed here
17 - 25 August 2019
She Can't Half Talk
Absorbing theatre asking the audience to suspend expectations
Reviewed here
3 - 16 August 2019
Going Slightly Mad
A sedate and underwhelming portrayal of the NHS's mental health services
Reviewed here
2 - 25 August 2019
The Improverts
Quick-paced, entertaining hour from the University of Edinburgh's resident improvisers
Reviewed here
1 - 15 August 2019
Portents
Creative show derailed by disjointed story
Reviewed here
31 July - 25 August 2019
Standard : Elite
A funny, sharp, interactive allegory where your fate is decided by a roll of the dice
Reviewed here
26 February - 3 March 2018
Our Country's Good
A bitingly cold Bedlam provides unwanted realism to Australian transportation drama.
Reviewed here
14 - 28 August 2017
Sugar & Salt
A lovely play worth seeing if you're a student.
Reviewed here
7 - 13 August 2017
Show Me The Money
An intimate rallying cry for all artists to come together and demand fair pay.
Reviewed here
3 - 28 August 2017
The Cat Man Curse
Enjoyable detective farce from the Pelican theatre company
Reviewed here
2 - 28 August 2017
Seanmhair
A powerfully poetic coming of age story set in 1950s Edinburgh.
Reviewed here
2 - 4 August 2017
Show Me The Money
An intimate rallying cry for all artists to come together and demand fair pay.
Reviewed here
12 - 15 October 2016
Frost / Nixon
EUTC dust off an old school political scandal we may end up looking back on fondly...
Reviewed here
16 - 28 August 2016
Posh
A darkly comedic tale of drunken debauchery with a sinister edge and an important message.
Reviewed here
6 - 29 August 2016
Infinity Pool
A surprising and brilliant multimedia retelling of Flaubert's classic novel, Madame Bovary.
Reviewed here
20 - 27 August 2018
Eight
Four monologues comment on societal issues with variable results.
Reviewed here