Performing on a separate plane from anything remotely connected with that black cloud of topical controversy, the eloquent Lederer’s set forms two distinct, intertwined parts: He delves verbally - and physically - into the sparse audience like the lonely, intelligent party drunk and recounts rather flat stories with star names that seem grossly out of [...]

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Not quite knowing what to expect from last year’s Perrier winner, Demetri took me completely off guard with a show that’s not only very funny, but also incredibly warm and emotional. Demetri tells the story of how one day he becomes trapped inside his precious notebook.
Walking through the pages, he recalls events and feelings from [...]

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The thought of theatre being performed outside always brings some trepidation, particularly in summer in Scotland. However, the exciting thought of one of Shakespeare’s most universally loved plays being performed in the enchanting setting of Duddingston Kirk, prompted a wee journey - over hill, over dale, through bush, through briar, over (Holyrood) park, over pale, [...]

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Every year the Fringe plays home to dozens of adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays. Some of these are completely off the wall and awful, while others are well thought out variations on the Bard’s original themes. Ariel Productions’ All’s Well That Ends Well is indeed an interesting version of the famous comedy but ultimately falls short [...]

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You really are treading on thin ice when you’re promising an audience a dinosaur circus but thankfully Herbie Treehead’s troupe delivers. Okay, the dinosaurs are obviously actors in huge suits to the adult eye but to the young kids in Pod 1 they are the sort of 25-foot behemoths that populate Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park.
The [...]

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The wipe clean seats of Cave 3 is an ominous sign at the start of a show about sexual fantasies but it soon transpires that these are simply a defence against seepage due to the inclement weather, rather than a soil-free covering.
With a worrying complement of shocking syntax, non-sensical suggestions and depraved demands Dirty Fan [...]

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White Trash has never shone so bright as Tina C does on stage. In her diamante and sequins she is a sparkling vision of country kitsch glamour, and man can she work it!
This show is the next evolutionary step in the transformation of Tina C from her humble beginnings as a sweet Nashville country singer [...]

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The reality of the incidents and people on which The Laramie Project is based immediately gives this play far more impact than any good piece of theatre would normally have. However it is the execution of this play, both in acting and direction, that give it the deep and resonating quality felt by the audience.
The [...]

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It’s quite refreshing seeing comedians doing something new on the Fringe, rather than flogging the same old material, so it’s particularly pleasing to see Miles Jupp discarding his landed gentry guise to join the Lost and Lonely Rebels.
Featuring banshees, camp air traffic controllers and high-tech confessionals, The Lost and Lonely Rebels is a really enjoyable [...]

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It’s hard to believe that a company as small as Kipper Tie could become a victim of their own success but their hugely successful The Mole Who Knew It Was None Of His Business has helped scupper their new production, Millicent Must Share.
It’s not that Millicent is bad in any way, as it is an [...]

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