Edinburgh 2014 review: Bianco NoFit State are manipulative but potent by Lyn Gardner

NoFit State Big TopThe performers sometimes have more fun than the audience, but they still make you want to run away and join the circus Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:57am on August 21, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: The Factory High School Musical with Polynesian vibes by Lyn Gardner

Assembly Hall, EdinburghSet in a 1970s factory, this New Zealand production about teen lovers is sweet-natured, tuneful, bouncy and bland Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:58pm on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: Merry Christmas, Ms Meadows too many issues, not enough drama by Lyn Gardner

Pleasance DomeBelarus Free Theatre's piece about gender reassignment is confused and in need of an edit Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09am on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: The Closure of Craig Solly Russell Kane in unnerving form by Lyn Gardner

UnderbellyKane plays a self-justifying violent psychopath with confidence, style and a touch of dirty poetry Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: Near Gone one brave study of grief by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghOccasionally a little too studied, this show uses two languages to examine the emotional gulfs between us Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:02am on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014: ignore the naysayers, the spirit of the fringe is alive and well by Lyn Gardner

Laments for a lost golden age have been a recurring refrain at Edinburgh for decades it's time to curb the nostalgia and celebrate the intrepid young performers of today Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:02am on August 20, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: Last Christmas a cracker of a monologue by Lyn Gardner

Assembly George Square Studios, EdinburghMake room for Matthew Bulgo's low-key but acutely written story about an ordinary man who finds he has to grow up Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:56am on August 19, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Black Faggot rough-and-ready agitprop by Lyn Gardner

Assembly RoxyA funny and heartfelt exploration of the prejudices faced by young, gay Samoans Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36am on August 19, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: No Guts, No Heart, No Glory full of sweaty, sweary joy by Lyn Gardner

Sandy's Community Centre, EdinburghThese teenage Muslim female boxers nimbly defy the expectations that family and society place upon them Bradford's Muslim women boxers enter the ring Con…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:40am on August 19, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014: tips for the final week by Lyn Gardner

It's the last week of the fringe, so here are the shows you shouldn't miss and some last-gasp contenders, too Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:05pm on August 18, 2014☆⚑

Richard Herring's I Killed Rasputin: a farcical history lesson Edinburgh festival 2014 review by Lyn Gardner

Assembly George Square, EdinburghThis play about the murder of the 'mad monk' doesn't take itself seriously enough Richard Herring: how I ra-ra-rescued Rasputin from myth and falsehood Cont…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:52am on August 18, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Bloom a gripping account of homelessness by Lyn Gardner

Underbelly, EdinburghNew Glasgow company Vocal Point bring us two tales of dramatically different journeys to the soup kitchen Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:23am on August 18, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Minetti Lear and loneliness in a hotel lobby by Lyn Gardner

This revival of Thomas Bernhard's play about the fallen actor has eye-catching moments, but it fails to challenge the audience Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:19am on August 17, 2014☆⚑

Rainbows from Diamonds review Dell'Olio's debut is unexpectedly dull by Lyn Gardner

The glamour and the gossip promised much, but in Nancyland it's just lazy lines and free limoncello Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:01am on August 17, 2014☆⚑

Diana Rigg: No Turn Unstoned review a gossipy whizz through theatre criticism by Lyn Gardner

Assembly Checkpoint, EdinburghThe star of The Avengers and Game of Thrones is a warm and genial presence as she revisits actors worst reviews including her own, writes Lyn Gardner Continue …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05am on August 17, 2014☆⚑

This weeks new dance by Lyn Gardner

Akram Khan | Lemi Ponifaso/MAU Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:00am on August 16, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Blind Hamlet interactive parlour game with very little Hamlet by Lyn Gardner

Assembly Roxy, EdinburghThis wink murder-style performance has no performers, except for a Dictaphone and the audience themselves Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:04pm on August 15, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014: where have all the critics gone? by Lyn Gardner

Broadsheet reviewers are deserting the fringe, leaving coverage to freesheets and bloggers. What does this mean for its future? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:59am on August 15, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: The Collector moving tale of young love in 2003 Iraq by Lyn Gardner

Gilded Balloon Teviot, EdinburghHenry Taylor's direction almost scuppers his own play about a tragic couple who dream of a better future Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:28am on August 15, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Looking for Paul lewd Santas, pickles and public art by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghDutch theatre company Wunderbaum test the audiences' limits in this layered piece that asks who should pay for public art Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:47am on August 15, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: Shame genre-blending hour less ordinary by Lyn Gardner

Underbelly, EdinburghClever exploration of shame with John Berkavitch and breakdancers exploring conscience and bad behaviour Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:17am on August 14, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: The Duck Pond quackers in a good way by Lyn Gardner

Bedlam, EdinburghWithWings' entertaining take on Swan Lake recognises its own ridiculousness, but suggests the company has a big future Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:01am on August 14, 2014☆⚑

Does size matter? Perils and pleasures of the one-hour Edinburgh slot by Lyn Gardner

Few Edinburgh shows last more than an hour, but limited length doesn't necessarily produce shows short on ideas or impact Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:49pm on August 13, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: Sirens daring exploration of sexism, misogyny and female fantasy by Lyn Gardner

Ontroerend Goed return to form with this brutally honest, witty piece which explores what it means to be a modern-day feminist Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:29am on August 13, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: The Fair Intellectual Club feisty Enlightenment feminists by Lyn Gardner

Assembly Rooms, EdinburghLucy Porter's charming play about a secret Edinburgh society of teenage intellectuals veers toward Downton Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:49am on August 13, 2014☆⚑