Tag: drama
Fringe 2024 – The C Word ⭐⭐
There are some Fringe shows that appeal to all ages. It doesn’t matter if they’re performed by young or older people; their message comes across, their jokes land, and we all leave satisfied and...
Fringe 2024 – The Sun, the Mountain and Me⭐⭐⭐⭐
The inner critic. It’s the constant bugbear of most creatives. The writer who will never be Tolstoy or Shakespeare, the musician who will never be Bach or The Beatles. The painter who will never...
Fringe 2024 – Julie Flower: Grandma’s Shop ⭐⭐⭐⭐
In 1989 an article appeared in The Guardian. Its title was ‘Shopping in the very worst possible taste.’
The journalist had visited a second hand shop in Sheffield’s Devonshire Street, in those days the home...
Fringe 2024 – Stuffed⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This is a show about food banks. This is not a show about food.’
There are at least 3,000 food banks operating in the UK. In the single month of January 2024 Citizens’ Advice helped...
Fringe 2024 – The Sound Inside ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A woman stands alone on a stage. She has a story to tell and she knows how to tell it.
We are about to witness a strange and mystifying tale, one in which our perceptions...
Fringe 2024 – The Sound Inside ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A woman stands alone on a stage. She has a story to tell and she knows how to tell it.
We are about to witness a strange and mystifying tale, one in which our perceptions...
Fringe 2024 – Slow Burn ⭐⭐⭐
Yas’s boyfriend Chad is gaslighting her. He’s not replying to her messages and he’s turned his Snapchat location off.
Life isn’t going how she’d like it to, so instead she writes Fan Fiction -...
Fringe 2024 Review – The Book of Mountains and Seas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Archie lived in New York City. He loved Andrew. He wrote restaurant reviews on Yelp. But now Archie has been dead for over two years, and his father Raymond is desperate to learn more...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – The Courteous Enemy ★★★★
Reviewing can be a balancing act, with actors saying they want reviews but all too often really meaning they only want good ones. Preferably five star.
if you see something great, things are straightforward. But...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Mirrored Metamorphosis ★★★
In Shakespeare’s Anthony and Cleopatra the titular heroes are undone by love. Anthony can’t keep away from Cleopatra, and she is so besotted that when she hears he’s dead, she grabs an asp and...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Better Days ★★★★★
Danny knows what he likes, and what he likes is football.
He’s 19 years-old with a dead-end job in a workhouse. He's stuck in a terraced house with his reactionary and critical Dad; Mum left...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Looking for Giants ★★★★
Looking for Giants is a fresh, original and impressively performed play in which we see a young woman taking control of her sexuality and making it work for her.
In Cesca Echlin's show Abby McCann...
Brunton launches new season
The Brunton at Musselburgh has launched its October 2021 to January 2022 season, offering a line-up of theatre, music, dance film.
What Moves You? features a solo performance from dance artist Niamh O’Loughlin. An outdoor...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – The Struggling Life of An Artist
A struggling movie actress and an aspiring horror writer are on the very brink of success - each just a compromise away.
Jessica can achieve her dream of taking the lead role in a big...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – Monica: This Play Is Not About Monica Lewinsky
Sex and shaming, the personal and the political – Monica: This Play Is Not About Monica Lewinsky tackles issues that shape, and all too often distort, the lives of women.
Dianne Nora’s play, which comes to the...
February TV – our top five picks
This month's TV highlights - what to watch and where to watch it.
This month Netflix will be treating subscribers with a number of bingeable series, including Russian Doll billed by TIME Magazine as this...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 – Entropy
Entropy: (noun) lack of stability or predictability; gradual decline into disorder
Sam, 19, with a confidence that borders on arrogance, turns up unannounced and unwelcome at Barbara’s door after an absence of many years. Barbara, 36 and living...
Topically Tinsel at The Traverse
By John Kennedy and Phyllis Stephen
Christmas-Pud cookin' and brandy flaming hot news reaches The Edinburgh Reporter from our friends at The Traverse Theatre announcing their Autumn/Winter season that promises some seriously Christmas chill-outs.
As the...
The Lyceum Theatre : The Crucible
The Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh presents
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Directed by John Dove
From 18 February – 19 March 2016
“I danced for the Devil; I saw him, I wrote in his book; I go back to...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Stitch 'n' Time: award-winning sewing and crafting class led by a professional textile craftswoman. The group focuses on projects that help the community while learning new skills and sharing a cuppa! All levels and...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 12TH JANUARY 2015
Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Toddler Time is a...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Magic Carpet: take a trip on the Magic Carpet to explore the fantastic things in the National Museum of Scotland. 25 minutes of stories, songs and activities for children aged 2-4 years and their...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Back to 'normal' this week, with not a shred of tinsel in sight (hoorah!) and plenty of events on offer; films, books, art, and music from a very special violin....we may not have spring...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
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Creative Electric: drama and creative workshops for ages 16+. Creative Electric create contemporary performances based on real experiences; their work has been performed in Scotland and Sweden, in theatres, studios, art galleries, on trains,...
What’s On In Edinburgh 15th-21st December 2014
MONDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2014
Meet Chris Hadfield: the former Commander of the International Space Station will be signing copies of his stunning planetary photo tour You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes. 12.30pm,...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
GENERATION DJ Set: A La Fu. A La Fu has performed at Glastonbury, Brixton Academy, Trans Musicales, Pukkelpop and NYC's Knitting Factory. He will be offering an improvised response to the GENERATION art works before...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2014
Mrs Mash the Storytelling Cook: stories, songs and participative fun for Portobello's youngest residents. 10.30-11am, The Skylark, 241-243 Portobello High Street.
Toddler Time: Poppy Cat. Join fabulous feline Poppy Cat on her adventures...
Theatre – enquiring into people power and politics
'Resilience', the current project by theatre group Active Inquiry, is holding a big event at Out of the Blue on Saturday 11th October. Everyone is welcome to come and support this unique experiment in...
Tuesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Dramarama: the recent one-off Dramarama workshop for aspiring actors was such a hit that it is now becoming a weekly event! It's about building confidence, trying something new and making friends. For ages 12-16. 5.30pm, Corstorphine...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2014
Edible Gardening Seasonal Advice: drop in to find out how to grow your own food and take a look around the productive garden with the Edible Gardening Project Team. 1-3pm, Demonstration...
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