15 stories by "Laura Dodge"
A reviewer's life can be a difficult one (yes, bring out the tiny violins), with regular late nights at shows and tight deadlines to submit work to. I've just returned from the Edinburgh Fri…
Jealousy and betrayal are explored in The Q Brother's Othello " The Remix with ultra-cool style. Blending choice quotes from the original with clever rap lyrics, four actors and a DJ create …
The Lincoln Company makes watery creatures its theme for this Edinburgh Fringe double bill. Nikki Mclusky's The Lake takes inspiration from ballet Swan Lake and the tough training regime und…
Now in their fifth season at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Showstoppers‘ team of six performers, three musicians and onstage director perform a unique musical each evening, based on audien…
Olivier Award-nominated British cabaret act, Fascinating Aïda, has been thrilling audiences with its satirical comedy since it was set-up in 1983. their latest show, Cheap Flights, incorp…
There are a number of Bard reinterpretations at the Edinburgh Fringe " from Sh*t-faced Shakespeare to Shakespeare for Breakfast and Hamlet! the Musical " it seems that everyone is trying to …
Mark Watson's latest comedy show explores the nature of our information age, where personal details are scattered across the internet and you can't buy a carrot without registering to order …
I love the passion and intricate footwork of flamenco, so Ricardo Garcia's Flamenco Flow show seemed like an excellent opportunity to indulge in this gorgeous Spanish style. But either few p…
I've never seen Les Misérables before (having been put off by the extortionate West End prices) but was most impressed by the professionalism of this youth production. They presented the sh…
Billed as an improvised musical comedy, The Showstoppers has received rave five-star reviews from Time Out and other publications, but I left without raising a smile. Others in the packed-ou…
Self-proclaimed as "the Fringe’s must see feel-good journey through dance and music", Lite Fantastic's Collision is proving to be popular viewing with dance enthusiasts. The company (o…
“Nothing in life is free”, or so my mother used to say. Well, there's plenty of free shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and if Austentatious is anything to go by, then they're of an e…
Seventeen cast members from Norfolk Youth Music Theatre show real panache in their adaptation of Steven Sondheim's A Little Night Music. In a tale filled with droll and sarcastic dialogue an…
Hit rock musical Rent has inspired thousands of people with its powerful message to love fully and live each day as the last. (In fact, I struggled through my own teenage years singing its s…
This “dance-only musical” explores the life of an easily-led teenager in the drug-fuelled clubbing scene of the 90s. Created by Lite Fantastic, a company of student dancers from …
