Never Vera Blue
Starkly observed insight into abusive relationships
Claire Wood
@cmfwood
Claire has a day job in advertising and an unofficial evening-time job haunting the theatres of Scotland. (And further afield, when she can find an excuse.) She's happiest just before curtain up.
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All the Lights Are On
Finnish playwright Kaisa Lundan explores how illness can take its toll on loved ones.
MamaBabaMe
Starcatchers' children's show is touching and tender
Nine Foot Nine
A neat premise for a show that's imaginatively executed.
Baby Face
A daring take on the infantilisation of women.
Man Down
Topical theatre from young Californian company visiting the Fringe for the first time
Century Song
A thoughtful, compellingly magnetic piece from Volcano Theatre.
Closed Doors
Part poetry, part rap, part song from the multi-talented Belle Jones.
Fringe pit stops
Feeling peckish round the Fringe? Claire Wood offers some ideas for places to take a pit stop.
Mbuzeni
Koleka Putuma's play is a piece of joyously vibrant South African theatre