***** Paines Plough Roundabout at Summerhall August 19-21, 23-27 (3:00pm) Make no mistake - this show is a triumph. In the Lower East Side of New York, a hurricane fast approaches, and with her daughter Candi on life supporting equipment, Evelyn tries to mitigate the threat of a power cut. Nilaja Sun conjures a whole neighbourhood … Continue reading Review – Pike Street
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Review – Action at a distance
Action at a Distance **** Zoo Southside Until 22nd August (10:10am) Action at a Distance tells the story of two strangers, whose paths intertwine after a meeting online. Chris (Rosa Caines) needs to make money fast and Josh (Dom Luck) seems to have a solution. If only it was that simple. From a small American … Continue reading Review – Action at a distance
Review – Kate O’Donnell: You’ve Changed
Kate O’Donnell: You’ve Changed **** Northern Stage at Summerhall Trans Creative and Contact 5-26 August (8:30pm) ‘Why pass when you can excel?’ You’ve Changed is a solo show from Kate O’Donnell, chronicling her experience of transitioning biological gender, and her experience of the world as a transgender woman. The performance uses music and styling from … Continue reading Review – Kate O’Donnell: You’ve Changed
Review – The end, the end, the end
The end, the end, the end . . *** Venue 13 5:30pm (until 26th August) ‘What is America – a being or a becoming?’ The company describe this show as a performance collage - it's an exploration of utopia, of America and of finding your place, all whilst the end of the world fast approaches. … Continue reading Review – The end, the end, the end
Review – Socially (un)acceptable
*** Black Market Venues (PBH Free Fringe) Socially (un)acceptable is a one-woman show from Adelaide's Laura Desmond. The show is a personal one, dealing with her experiences of sexual assault, and as such should come with a trigger warning. The show itself feels like a chat with a friend, it is familiar, and Desmond's delivery … Continue reading Review – Socially (un)acceptable
Review – Juliette Burton – Butterfly Effect
Butterfly Effect Juliette Burton **** You're probably familiar with the butterfly effect - the idea that we are all interlinked, to the extent that if you sneeze in Edinburgh you might provoke early labour for a woman down in Cardiff. I'm paraphrasing, but the close networks we instinctively form as humans, and the interlinked nature … Continue reading Review – Juliette Burton – Butterfly Effect
Review – Edison
Edison **** August 4-27(17:45) ZOO Venues Southside As I stood to leave the studio, the man sat next to me gave his succinct review ‘that was pretty cool wasn’t it’. I’m inclined to agree. Edison is a play about inventor Nikola Tesla, and how his talent was suppressed and his ideas nearly extinguished by, inventor … Continue reading Review – Edison
Review – POV
POV ***** The Space at Surgeons Hall August 10-12 14-19 (8:05pm) ‘Porn taught me not to trust my Dad’s hot friend or my friend’s hot wife’ According to the stats the POV crew have compiled, 7% of the world’s man hours last year were spent watching porn. But how much do we honestly talk about … Continue reading Review – POV
Review – Was it good for you?
Was it good for you? **** Paradise in the Vault (August 9-12 - 7:25pm) ‘Was it good for you’ is a play about a one night stand. I went into the room feeling like I’d seen many versions of this show before. There are so many sex-comedies at the fringe each year – but this … Continue reading Review – Was it good for you?
Review – Lal Batti Express
Lal Batti Express ***** St John’s Church – Just Festival August 9 (5:30pm) 11-12 15-16 (7:30pm) Lal Batti Express (Red-light Express) is a piece of physical storytelling theatre, devised and performed by the girls and young women who are the daughters of sex workers in Mumbai’s Red Light District. The girls take us on an … Continue reading Review – Lal Batti Express
