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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: Buggers (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★★★

Thoroughly researched and deeply felt, Alistair Hall's Buggers is a unflinching look at the passionate, codependent and often violent relationship between artist Francis Bacon and his lover-muse George Dyer. Alistair Hall and Peter Clements. Photo credit: Giulia Ferrando. Structured like one of Bacon's triptychs, we absorb three snapshots in the men's eight year relationship: beginning,... Continue Reading →

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: Fempaths: Transistor Radio Hour (Underbelly Bristo Square) ★★★★

She's here, she's queer, so you'd better get used to it. Fempaths: Transistor Radio Hour is an unashamedly political piece that uses LGBTQ+ history set to music to give voice to those that are often overlooked. Mari Moriarty. Photo credit: Queergarden. Kicking off with the radio style implied by the title, Fempath (Mari Moriarty), cellist... Continue Reading →

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: Pimm’s Without The Cucumber (Paradise in the Vault) ★★★

Lucas Kad's semi-autobiographical play, Pimm's Without The Cucumber, is a coming-of-age story that examines queer masculinity and the pressures on today's young men. Lucas Kad. Photo credit: Second Law Theatre Company. Kad comes bursting onto the stage as Jordan, a young man with main character energy who addresses the audience in the style of a... Continue Reading →

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: Safety (Underbelly Bristo Square) ★★★★

Michael Reid's new solo play, Safety, is a taught thriller about a psychotherapist and his relationship with a patient who discontinues treatment. Cleverly written and expertly performed, the piece explores the erosion of boundaries and where the line is in a professional context. Michael Reid. Photo credit: Philip Vukelich. Reid's play is informed by the... Continue Reading →

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 Theatre Review: Stop Playing Jacob’s Ladder With My Spine (Zoo Southside) ★★

Fusing absurdist theatre, contemporary dance and creative captioning, Stop Playing Jacob’s Ladder With My Spine puts a spotlight on unseen habits and rituals, and how being observed can cause an intense sense of shame. Stop Playing Jacob’s Ladder With My Spine plays at Zoo Southside, Edinburgh until August 30th 2026. HotCat Collective credit the image... Continue Reading →

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