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Monday, August 21, 2017

MACBETH KILLS THE DUCHESS " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

A plot to murder a member of the royal family takes centre stage in the debut run of the tragic comedy Macbeth kills The Duchess.

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Sunday, August 20, 2017

DOIG THE MUSICAL " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Judicious and hilarious: There is a great deal that is hugely appealing, both in content and in assured comic performances, in Doig the Musical, With No Singing, No Dancing and Very Little M…

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ATLANTIC DOUBLE BILL " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Ambitous with a different accent: Here's something unique at the Assembly Hall, two new musicals by groups in the UK and US, linked across the Atlantic by the theme of posing the same questi…

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THE FALL " #EdFringe ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Singing truth to power: The Fall, the Baxter Theatre centre at The University of Cape Town’s production at the Assembly Hall, is a fascinating and troubling work, made simultaneously j…

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Saturday, August 19, 2017

INDIE AS F*CK " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Authentic humour: Indie As F*ck, Pinched! Theatre’s comic play with songs about teenage aspirations and disappointments, remains an engaging night out.

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A JOKE " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Sound premise: Combining wordplay, humour and philosophical musings, A Joke at the Space on Niddry Street is a beautifully presented piece of theatre.

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Friday, August 18, 2017

F*CKBOYS FOR FREEDOM " #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Brazen: Connoisseurs of bad taste comedy will be thoroughly satisfied by Pandorum Theatre Company's F*ckboys For Freedom at Sweet Grassmarket.

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Morgan and West: More Magic for Kids! review at Underbelly Cow Barn, Edinburgh " 'perfectly crafted' by Thom Dibdin

Smoothly moving on from their time-travelling schtick, the enthusiastic Rhys Morgan and curmudgeonly Robert West build on their stage personas in this

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ZSA ZSA & ME " #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Zsa Zsa Voom: A shaggy dog story that happens to be true is the focus of Nigel Miles-Thomas's engaging one-man show Zsa Zsa and Me at the Gilded Balloon's Rose Theatre.

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VICHY GOINGS-ON " #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Creative: An effective original script carries Vichy Goings-On right the way through, giving it easy entertainment value at the Fringe. There are a few bumps along the way, but on the whole …

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The Last Queen of Scotland review at Underbelly, Edinburgh " 'exuberant yet thoughtful' by Thom Dibdin

Youthful vigour and anger run through Rehanna MacDonald’s exuberant yet thoughtful performance of Jaimini Jethwa’s monologue. It draws on Jethwa’s childhood in …

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

1917 " a Phantasmagoria review at Sweet Holyrood, Edinburgh " 'gently political and mildly self-deprecating' by Thom Dibdin

Gently political and mildly self-deprecating, Michael Daviot’s depiction of the world a century ago in 1917 " A Phantasmagoria is a proper treat. In the black

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SCRIBBLE " #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Thought-provoking: Andy Edwards’ new play Scribble, at the Assembly Roxy, is an innovative and thought-provoking exploration of mental health.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

HOW TO ACT " #EdFringe ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Manipulative: Perfect pacing and authentic actors give Graham Eatough's How To Act for the National Theatre of Scotland at Summerhall a unique shine.

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Monday, August 14, 2017

WOKE " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Powerful: Following the success of 2014 and 2015’s Black Is the Color of My Voice, Apphia Campbell returns to Gilded Balloon with another powerful one-woman show.

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THE DIVIDE PARTS 1 & 2 " Edinburgh & Old Vic Theatre by Thom Dibdin

★★★☆☆     Long time coming: The official Festival's flagship production of Alan Ayckbourn's The Divide at the King's contains multitudes.

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Sunday, August 13, 2017

THE SHAKESPEARES " SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE " #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Yesteryear once more: Storyboard Theatre's The Shakespeares – Scenes from a Marriage goes over the well-trodden ground of the private life of that writer from Stratford. Even if nothin…

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DOUBLE FEATURE " #EdFringe ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

★★★★☆    Double the Laughs: Powerhouse double act Andy Gray and Grant Stott bring all their comic knowhow to bear on Double Feature from Gilded Ballo…

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FLIGHT " Edinburgh International Festival ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Masterful: Vox Motus' Flight is an emotional and powerful work of art - an experience like no other that stays with you long after leaving Edinburgh's Church Hill Theatre.

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Saturday, August 12, 2017

JOCKY WILSON SAID " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

I'm in heaven: Blessed memories of a Scottish sporting legend are evoked superbly by Grant O'Rourke in the Gilded Balloon's Jocky Wilson Said.

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100 " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Stretching: An otherworldly take on very human dilemmas is aided by some outstanding performances in Lone Light Theatre and New Celts Productions' 100.

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At a Stretch review at Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh " 'well crafted' by Thom Dibdin

Jordan & Skinner, who made a huge impact with their one-woman show Sanitise, return with a two-handed, non-verbal piece, At a Stretch. It's an everyday story

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Is this a dagger? The story of Macbeth review at Scottish Storytelling Centre " 'inventive and clever' by Thom Dibdin

Andy Cannon brings his storyteller’s arts to Shakespeare’s Macbeth in a one-man show that is aimed perfectly at audiences aged seven or

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Friday, August 11, 2017

ADAM " #EdFringe ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Powerful: There is no shortage of unfettered emotion in the National Theatre of Scotland's Adam at the Traverse.

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KRAPP'S LAST TAPE " Edinburgh International Festival ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Slow but compelling: Bringing Beckett to the Edinburgh International Festival, Irish Production Company Clare Street gives a fittingly understated treatment to Krapp's Last Tape.

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ASSESSMENT " #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Chillingly relevant: Assessment is a chilling exploration of the future of pensions in a time of austerity. What is your life worth? asks critic-turned-playwright Robert Dawson Scott in this…

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

1917: A PHANTASMAGORIA " #EdFringe ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Essence of Fringe: Intelligent, driven and ridiculously entertaining, Michael Daviot's historical one-man-show 1917: A Phantasmagoria is as close to the ideal Fringe show as you could imagin…

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MEET ME AT DAWN " Edinburgh International Festival ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Mythic emotion: Meet Me At Dawn, a new play by Zinnie Harris presented by the EIF at the Traverse, is a sombre but beautifully open-hearted depiction of love, loss and regret.

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

TRAINSPOTTING LIVE " #EdFringe ★★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Uncompromising: Take the original Trainspotting movie and put it in IMAX. Turn the sound up to 120%, the acting to 130%. and have all the gore, faeces and bile flying out of the screen, righ…

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THE LAST QUEEN OF SCOTLAND " #EdFringe ★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Urgent: There is undeniable promise in The Last Queen of Scotland. It is told in a voice largely absent from the stage, and presents a story which seems to have been largely forgotten, but r…

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

RHINOCEROS " Edinburgh International Festival ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Wild: The EIF's Rhinoceros is a thoroughly contemporary take on a modern classic, combining knockabout comedy with a deep consideration of human society.

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