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Zoo Southside, 16:45 (1hr 25m) To engross an audience for over an hour at the Festival can be a difficult task. The toughness of the task is magnified when the temperature of the venue is sub-tropical. This however didn’t pose a problem for the three strong cast of Royal Court Young Writer Emily Jenkins’s latest … Continue reading
C Venue 50 ECA – 7.25 (1hr 20m) I find it shocking the sheer number of sexual harassment cases that are settled out of court in the modern day. It is mainly men with deep pockets who pay large sums of money to keep their reputations unblemished. John Binkley’s play Presidential Suite allows the audience … Continue reading
Pleasance Courtyard – 14:00 (1hr 20m) The meeting of mathematics and theatre was unexpected and the results could have been very disappointing. However, not in the case of Sell-a-Door’s production of Proof by David Auburn at the Pleasance Courtyard. This play tells the tale of a family’s recovery after the death of their father, considered … Continue reading
Spaces on the Mile, 13.45 (1hr) This re-working of a Sophocles classic is performed by the Emanuel Theatre Company – a student/graduate group from London. In a small space just off the Royal Mile they swiftly take their audience inside a gas shelter during the Second World War, where they tell the tale of a … Continue reading
Spaces on North Bridge – 19:40 (1h 10m) This production attempts to explore the strength of love within relationships and human reaction in a crisis. This young and enthusiastic cast came together to produce the story of a man who contracts HIV and has to live with the consequences. Despite a passionate performance from the … Continue reading
Assembly Hall – 17:15 (1hr 5m) The play differs from Sting’s well known hit ‘An Englishman in New York’ by the fact that she’s from Pakistan, not England. But apart from that, both his song and this play were very alike. Aizzah Fatima, writer and performer of the play, takes on the role of seven … Continue reading
Assembly Hall – 21:00 (1hr) This one-man show fresh from the Sydney Fringe takes the audience through a young man’s bizarre journey into the world of twenty-first century mobile phone dating. Felix cleverly guides the audience into the dark passages of the unknown and describes graphically his encounters with men through his smart phone application. Technology … Continue reading
If you recall, a couple of days ago I posted on the blog my preview of just three of the Traverse shows that I am going to see during my time at this year’s festival. This post follows on from my first post, so if you haven’t read that one yet then please do. You … Continue reading
The Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh remains one of my favourite venues of the Fringe Festival. Open all year round, the theatre is a frontrunner in showcasing some of the best new writing from the UK. Every year, without fail, The Traverse brings you sublime theatrical moments that will stay with you for the rest of … Continue reading
Hello Firstly I want to displace a common myth about the theatre. The theatre is commonly viewed as something that can only be enjoyed by the upper classes, and that you have to be very well educated to “fit in” at the theatre. This view is very much outdated. I am of the opinion that … Continue reading
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