A visually stunning stage re-adaptation of a recent gay classic plunges the audience into blood and earth As shockingly beautiful as it is horrifyingly brutal, actor Armando Babaioff's deepl…
Nothing less than the history of human civilisation is the theme of FC Bergman's visually stunning show With the sheer density of theatrical creations jostling for attention across Edinburgh…
A deft, epoch-straddling climate six-hander and a celebration (and take-down) of the pantomime dame at the Traverse Theatre The Beautiful Future is Coming, Traverse Theatre ★★â˅
Twists in the tail bring revelations in two fine shows at the Traverse Theatre Lost Lear, Traverse Theatre ★★★★ A rehearsal room; a tense preparation session for a p…
James Graham's dazzling comedy-drama on the rise and fall of RBS fails to snarl You could distinctly hear the murmurs of recognition from the Edinburgh audience " responding to knowing menti…
An intimate one-to-one encounter and an examination of brotherly love at the Traverse Theatre I'm Ready to Talk Now, Traverse Theatre ★★★★
Three early Fringe theatre shows offer blissed-out beats, identity questions and powerful drama Alright Sunshine, Pleasance Dome ★★★★★
From meta-theatrical mayhem to dreams of freedom and escape in three shows from the Fringe's closing days L'Addition, Summerhall ★★★★ÂÂ
Jewish gangsters and ice-cold adolescents in two strong shows at Summerhall REVENGE: After the Levoyah, Summerhall ★★★★★ÂÂ
Two solo shows merge poetry, rap, spoken word and theatre to compelling effect Ã’ran, Pleasance Courtyard ★★★★ÂÂ
Boys playing girls playing boys in two joyful queer shows at the Pleasance Dome Ni Mi Madre, Pleasance Dome ★★★★ÂÂ
A troubling take on the climate emergency and a pile of suitcases containing tall tales in two intimate shows at Summerhall Bellringers, Roundabout @ Summerhall ★★★★Å
Unexpected twists in relationships mark out two dramas at the Traverse Theatre The Sound Inside, Traverse Theatre ★★★★★
Mental health and food form the themes behind two strong dramas at the Traverse Theatre In Two Minds, Traverse Theatre ★★★★ÂÂ
Two strong Fringe shows merge truth with fiction - to very different ends The Mosinee Project, Underbelly Cowgate ★★★★ In May 1950, a small US town awoke to hamme…
From post-breakup blues to sweet-shop conflagrations in three early Fringe shows Heartbreak Hotel, Summerhall ★★★★ÂÂ
End-of-days drama from centimetres-high clay figures, in a powerful collaboration from Scottish and Norwegian companies In terms of conveying monumental events using small-scale means, Edinb…
A shocking attack kicks off an audacious experience that makes its audience complicit, in Clare Duffy's ambitious but patchy show There's been an incident in Edinburgh. Right near the Scotti…
Gothic excess mingles with more modern themes in a one-man transformation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella Evil walks among us. But it doesn't arrive courtesy of mad scientists, bubbling …
Grit, authenticity and raucous comedy in a five-woman soccer show You can keep your Cinderellas, your Aladdins, your wannabe Lord Mayors of London. The way forward with Christmas shows is cl…
A Faustian fable of online influence crackles with energy and attitude You can almost feel the energy blazing off the stage in this fast, furious and fiercely funny two-hander from writer Ra…
An all-female spin on Stoker's classic horror from the National Theatre of Scotland dares to challenge stereotypes An all-female production of Bram Stoker's Dracula " well, kind of " that tr…
The Scottish independence referendum is just one of the strands that Peter Arnott attempts to weave together in an unconvincing Chekhovian drama The title of Peter Arnott's new play " a co-p…
Intrusive thoughts and US abortion policy come under scrutiny in two Fringe shows CHOO CHOO! (Or... Have You Ever Thought About ****** **** *****? (Cos I Have)), Pleasance Dome ★…
Government-mandated coupledom and intractable conflicts in two Fringe shows at Summerhall Distant Memories of the Near Future, Summerhall ★★★★