Edinburgh International Festival 2025 Theatre Review: Cutting The Tightrope (Church Hill Theatre) ★★★★★

Bold, confronting and performed with sincerity and skill, Cutting the Tightrope is a rebellious collection of short political plays that packs a serious punch. Photo credit: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan In January 2024, Arts Council England (ACE) released updates to their guidelines, warning that organisations and artists making “overtly political or activist” statements could breach funding... Continue Reading →

August 29, 2025 0

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Theatre Review: Miss Brexit (Underbelly Bristo Square) ★★★

Since the UK made the decision to Brexit, it has become far more difficult for migrants to make a life in Britain. Presenting the pitfalls in the style of Eurovision-meets-Miss-World, Miss Brexit is a heartfelt political satire that showcases the harsh realities with wit and humour. Photo credit: Jake Bush What does it take for... Continue Reading →

August 13, 2025 0

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Theatre Review: Little Squirt (Summerhall) ★★★★

Full to the brim with catchy tunes, comedic lines and almost through-sung, Darby James' Little Squirt is the perfect offspring of solo theatre and cabaret. You might expect a one-man-musical about sperm donation to be full of smutty seaman gags - and you would be right. What is unexpected about Little Squirt, however, is how... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2024 0

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Theatre Review: Tending (Underbelly Cowgate) ★★★★

Touching and vital, Tending gives voice to the countless nurses who are the backbone of the National Health Service (NHS). For anyone who has never worked in the NHS, it can be hard to grasp what the staff experience. Aside from being the biggest employer in Europe, the health service has also been described as... Continue Reading →

August 20, 2024 0

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 Theatre Review: Lessons on Revolution (Summerhall) ★★★

Drawing on Britain's colonial past and the history of protests at the London School of Economics (LSE) in the late 1960s, Lessons on Revolution is a thought-provoking documentary play that is well performed and thoroughly researched. Gabriele Uboldi in Lessons On Revolution. Photo credit: Jack Sain. The staging is thoughtful, despite the cramped quarters, with... Continue Reading →

August 13, 2024 0