Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 Archives

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW What Girls Are Made Of ★★★★

Richard Purden - August 28, 2019 4:07 pm 0

What Women Are Made Of has brought a vital and invisible story to life, keeping in time with one of the major themes...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW If You’re Feeling Sinister ★

Richard Purden - August 27, 2019 7:52 pm 0

This adaption from Belle and Sebastian’s album of the same name is perhaps Stuart Murdoch’s finest collection released during the band’s imperial indie phrase...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW Camille O’Sullivan Sings Cave ★★★★

Richard Purden - August 27, 2019 7:46 pm 0

The queen of the Fringe reminds us that Nick Cave is one of the greatest songwriters of our time. Camille O’ Sullivan’s interpretation...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW : Aardman Model Making Workshops ★★★★★

Helen Croney - August 27, 2019 3:17 pm 0

My 7 year-old son described this workshop as ‘so good, your head might be blown off'. If you’re willing to take the risk of...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 ends today

Phyllis Stephen - August 26, 2019 5:41 pm 0

The 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe draws to a close today with the Virgin Money Festival Fireworks which begin at 9.00pm. This year artists, arts industry,...

Underbelly at the Fringe 2019 – over 200 shows

Phyllis Stephen - August 26, 2019 5:23 pm 0

In its 20th Fringe Underbelly invested more than ever in 26 productions and co-productions, providing over £500,000 of financial assistance to companies in 2019. Over...

Gilded Balloon have had a good Fringe

Phyllis Stephen - August 26, 2019 4:42 pm 0

As Gilded Balloon’s 32nd Fringe comes to an end, it’s time to celebrate another successful festival. It’s been the biggest year yet, with two...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – Herald Angel adds to awards for Knot

Phyllis Stephen - August 25, 2019 2:49 pm 0

Knot may be at the Fringe for the first time but they have definitely made their mark. They won the Carol Tambor Best of...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW An Evening Without Kate Bush ★★★★

Richard Purden - August 25, 2019 2:23 pm 0

This one-woman PBH Free Fringe show by Sarah-Louise Young drew in a packed out crowd from the Kate Bush community. It's those fans who are...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019: These Streets ★★★

Rosemary Kaye - August 23, 2019 5:47 pm 0

This is what happened in 1961. The first blocks of the Berlin Wall were laid. The USA attempted to invade Cuba at the Bay of...

2019 nominees for Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards announced

Phyllis Stephen - August 21, 2019 5:59 pm 0

Today the 2019 nominees were announced for Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards, now in its 39th year, for Best Comedy Show and Best Newcomer. The awards, directed...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW Darren McGarvey AKA Loki : Scotland Today ★★★★

Richard Purden - August 21, 2019 11:47 am 0

Darren McGarvey has become a vital working class voice, achieving a certain amount of fame after winning the Orwell Prize for his study...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW Keith Moon : The Real Me ★★★★

Richard Purden - August 21, 2019 10:59 am 0

Mental illness and rock n’ roll have emerged as a theme at this year’s Fringe. Mark Lee-Jones discussed life in the business with...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW The Cheap Part of Town ★★★

Rosemary Kaye - August 20, 2019 7:17 pm 0

The Edinburgh Ukrainian Club in Royal Terrace may become the Acoustic Music Centre during August, but its bar is still decorated with a fascinating...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW – Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein ★★★★★

Phyllis Stephen - August 18, 2019 4:44 pm 0

How do you explain this except to say that the show is by Manual Cinema - and that is your very best clue. The stories...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 : Lie Still My Sleepy Fortunes ★★★★★

Rosemary Kaye - August 17, 2019 7:27 pm 0

Muriel Spark was one of the most subversive writers of her generation, breaking boundaries and challenging convention in works as diverse as A Far...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – Space Cadette

Richard Purden - August 17, 2019 2:04 pm 0

Laurie Black’s first solo show Space Cadette is a Best Show Winner at Newcastle Fringe Austrailia and recently featured on BBC 2’s Edinburgh Nights,...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW – The Crown Dual ★★★★★

Helen Croney - August 16, 2019 6:58 pm 0

If nothing else, The Crown Dual is a good lesson in not judging fringe shows by their two sentence marketing blurbs. As my husband...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – From Shanghai with Love

Phyllis Stephen - August 16, 2019 10:32 am 0

As part of the Fringe ”From Shanghai with Love” consists of a runway show and an exhibition showcasing the contemporary and futuristic Shanghai-style Qipao. ...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – From Riches to Rags ★★★★★

Roddy Martine - August 15, 2019 10:10 pm 0

FROM the ‘70s to the 90s, two of my greatest friends were Douglas and Diana Sutherland. Douglas had been Field Marshal Lord Montgomery of Alamein’s...

Stand comedy club and Unite the union sign agreement under Fair Fringe Charter

Phyllis Stephen - August 14, 2019 1:29 pm 0

A groundbreaking agreement has been reached between the Fair Fringe Campaign and the Stand comedy clubs, which will mean a dramatic improvement in workers’...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – Fix Us

Phyllis Stephen - August 13, 2019 8:43 pm 0

Bareface - a theatre company dedicated to putting artists with disabilities centerstage - present their debut production Fix Us which is a semi-autobiographical comedy...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – Barking Tales at The Monkey Barrel

Phyllis Stephen - August 10, 2019 4:38 pm 0

Barking Tales at The Monkey Barrel Monday 12th August Doors 22:00 Ends 23:30 In Support of The Scottish Association for Mental Health Harriet Dyer, BBC Live At The...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 – REVIEW The Trojans ★★★★

Kerry Teakle - August 10, 2019 8:24 am 0

In a packed-out EICC's Pentland Theatre, in a co-production with the Pleasance, a cast of Syrian refugees, performed a one-off gala performance of The...