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Continue reading →: Rosetti’s Women by Joan Greening.
Dante Gabriel Rosetti’s raunchy, eccentric and outrageous sex life has been written and bought to the stage by writer and director Joan Greening in Rossetti’s Women. Rosetti had been the founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a renowned painter, poet and translator. From watching this performance I understand that his personal…
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Continue reading →: 1902 by Nathan Scott-Dunn.
The atmospheric setting for 1902 has been set in a disused arches space in an industrial area of Leith. It’s a bit off the Fringe beaten track but I can assure you it’s well worth the trip. The stripped-back walls of the arches venue have been customised with a purpose-built…
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Continue reading →: Moonlight on Leith.
The storyline behind this production is extremely intriguing. Their delivery as they introduce us to each character living under the same moon in the Leith community offers a diverse cross section. From the two Police officers, Sex worker at the dockside, local drunk to the Potts family who are stuck…
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Continue reading →: Afterparty by Rachel O’Regan.
Female-led theatre company F-Bomb present Afterparty at Edinburgh Fringe 2021. The strong cast of five Scottish based actors has set out to put female based stories onto the centre stage. How does it feel to be overlooked in society? To the point in which you have resigned yourself to the…
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Continue reading →: Tropicana by Aidan Sadler.
Advertised as A Queer Comedy Cabaret Aidan Sadler’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show combines comedy alongside a small amount of audience interaction all set to the backdrop of iconic 80’s music featuring well-known songs from Spandau Ballet, A-Ha and ABC. Sadler describes himself as a “revolutionary” homegrown artist who has a…
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Continue reading →: Radio 69 by The Counterminers.
Tucked away in the small Scottish village of Frogsborough, Radio 69 is powering the airwaves with local topical news and well known songs. Well that is what they are attempting to do anyway. Radio owner Hugh has very little interest in the radio station and spends much of his time…
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Continue reading →: HYENAS by Olivia Nicholson.
The familiar loud screams, overexcited behaviour and exaggerated niceties are all too familiar to anyone who has attended a “stereotypical” hen party. When strangers are invited to celebrate the alleged “last night” of freedom of their relation, friend or work colleague anything can happen and often does. HYENAS is no…
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Continue reading →: Corpsing by Callum Ferguson and Lewis Lauder.
Have you ever wondered how an undertaker can stay in business when they operate in small villages, with limited populations? Corpsing might be able to answer some of these questions. Charlie (Lewis Gemmell) had been working for Elliott Hubble’s (Dillon MacDonald) grandfather for quite a few years. Their undertaking methods…
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Continue reading →: Looks Like We Made It.
Looks like we made it is an original musical theatre production set to the music by Barry Manilow. We watch couple Mandy (Jackie Kennedy) and Tony’s (Gary Hay) personal stories unfold during marriage counselling. The sessions are set over several years as far back as 1992 and ending up in 2020.…
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Continue reading →: Kevin Quantum: The Trick That Fooled.
The extremely impressive Kevin Quantum began his career performing magic in 2005. Trained by two of the biggest names in the magic world “Penn and Teller.” Now Quantum is one of the top magicians in the country. After watching his show, I can see why. The Trick That Fooled is…












