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’It’s the humanity which counts’: AFTERPARTY – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin22nd August 2021Leave a Comment

Packed with expletives and off-colour observations, Afterparty from New Celts Productions and F-Bomb Theatre at theSpace’s Triplex theatre pulls no punches in its humorous but bitter-sweet story set in small town Scotland.

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‘Crisp, intelligent & thoroughly rewarding’: FEAR OF ROSES – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Musicals, News, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin19th August 2021Leave a Comment

Fear of Roses, by Black Bat Productions at Assembly Roxy, is a crisp, intelligent and thoroughly rewarding three-hander.

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‘Believably fragile’: SAVING MR ULTIMATE – Edinburgh Fringe

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin18th August 2021Leave a Comment

Saving Mr Ultimate, a tale of superheroes, grief and letting go, mixes the serious and the humorous effectively in creating a world that is both believable and ever-so-slightly superhuman.

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‘It is deeply human’: STILL – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin13th August 2021Leave a Comment

Still at the Traverse is in many ways a tough watch, with themes of death and loss offset by excellent performances and perceptive writing.

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‘This has to be counted as a roaring success’: SWEET F.A. – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Musicals, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin10th August 2021Leave a Comment

History, emotion and righteous anger combine tunefully and humorously in Sweet F.A., This Is My Story Productions’ thoroughly welcome return to Tynecastle Park.

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‘A story that needs to be told’: FRAGMENTS OF HOME – Shedinburgh ★★★★

In Online shows, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin19th August 2020Leave a Comment

Fragments of Home works both as a theatrical performance and as a film, with Annie George’s performance striking a delicate balance.

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‘Characters create an interesting dynamic’: MADAME GEORGE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin26th August 2019Leave a Comment

Madame George, by award-winning playwright Keir McAllister at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose on Chambers Street is a dark comedy filled with easy laughs that are tinged with a great sadness.

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‘Captivating, thrilling & spellbinding’: BLACK IS THE COLOR OF MY VOICE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin26th August 2019Leave a Comment

Apphia Campbell triumphs in Black is the Color of My Voice at Gilded Balloon Teviot. A riveting show inspired by the life and music of Nina Simone and featuring songs such as ‘I Put a Spell On You’ and ‘Feeling Good’.

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‘Queer identities couldn’t be explored in a more delicate way’: THE HAPPINESS PROJECT – Edinburgh Fringe

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin22nd August 2019Leave a Comment

The first thing that strikes about The Happiness Project is the colours. Shocking pink and neon yellow on a plain background and plastic-grass floor.

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‘Truly magical’: THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin19th August 2019Leave a Comment

In a world full of fear and worry, we all need a reminder that there’s still hope. Luckily, in The Man Who Planted Trees at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, two storytellers and their puppets are here to give us just that.

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‘Simple yet well executed’: PINK HOUSE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Musicals, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin18th August 2019Leave a Comment

Exploring grief and the impact of trauma on memory and family relationships, Paradigm Lab’s Pink House by Madison Pollack at PQA Venues is somewhat heartbreaking and completely honest.

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‘Likeable & informative’: THUNDERSTRUCK – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin17th August 2019Leave a Comment

Thunderstruck by David Colvin at Assembly Checkpoint is a deeply felt and human tale, whose relationship with its source and inspiration nevertheless makes for some uncertain moments.

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‘Worth any number of over-literal, full cast adaptations’: OF MICE AND MEN – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin16th August 2019Leave a Comment

Of Mice and Men, in the Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar for the full fringe, benefits from one fine performance and one exceptional one.

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‘Every moment is memorable & engaging’: A GAME OF DEATH & CHANCE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin15th August 2019Leave a Comment

In A Game of Death and Chance, the National Trust for Scotland’s first ever Fringe show, four characters from the 17th century – and death himself – have occupied an old Edinburgh tenement to tell stories of Scotland’s past.

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Musicals made in Edinburgh

In Edinburgh Festival, Features, Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Scotland by Thom Dibdin5th August 2019Leave a Comment

There’s a whopping 27 different offerings made in Edinburgh in this year’s musicals and opera section of the fringe programme.

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‘Truly special’: WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF – Touring ★★★★★

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland, Touring by Thom Dibdin23rd April 2019Leave a Comment

Bursting with emotion and tuneful energy, the return to the Traverse of What Girls Are Made Of is a thing of wonder.

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‘Intriguingly promising piece’: LUCILLE & CECILIA – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin23rd August 2018Leave a Comment

Gleeful physical comedy features in Lucille & Cecilia, a patchy but intriguingly promising piece from new company Bang Average Theatre at C Aquila. (Picture: © Bang Average)

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‘Fairly crackles with fun & excitement’: A GOOD ENOUGH GIRL? – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin22nd August 2018Leave a Comment

Scene Change Productions, Greenwich Theatre and Nutshell Theatre’s co-production A Good Enough Girl? is enjoyable, involving and deceptively important production.

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‘Intriguing production’: GANYMEDE – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin21st August 2018Leave a Comment

Ganymede, TypeCast Productions’ reworking of Shakespeare at Paradise in Augustines, is an intriguing production that uses the spirit of the Bard to cast light on contemporary concerns.

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‘A lucid & involving production’: TWA – Edinburgh Fringe ★★★★

In Edinburgh Festival, Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin19th August 2018Leave a Comment

Twa, the collaboration between writer Annie George and visual artist Flore Gardner at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, is a lucid and involving production.

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