Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Light a drama that leaves us in the dark by Lyn Gardner

Pleasance Dome, EdinburghA passable if predictable dystopian thriller is undermined by Theatre Ad Infinitum's overreliance on gimmicky lighting Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:31am on August 13, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Lorraine & Alan offbeat, brine-spattered tale by Lyn Gardner

Pleasance, EdinburghThe Bucket Club's show about a mysterious young woman found in a Norfolk seal colony stays on the right side of cute, but doesn't venture much beyond Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:22am on August 12, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review Spine: angry blast at society that denies knowledge by Lyn Gardner

Underbelly, EdinburghA troubled teenager and elderly woman bond over library books in Clara Brennan's fierce one-woman play starring Rosie Wyatt Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:55am on August 12, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Exhibit B facing the appalling reality of Europe's colonial past by Lyn Gardner

Playfair Library, EdinburghThis installation uses live models to revisit tales of the torture and murder of African workers and slaves, reminding us that our 21st-century ways of seeing hist…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on August 12, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Swing has all the moves and plenty of heart by Lyn Gardner

Dance Base, EdinburghA double act about a Dublin dance class conjures up a floor full of characters Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:25pm on August 11, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review Chef has plenty of bite by Lyn Gardner

Underbelly, EdinburghA piquant tale of foodie ambition, haute cuisine and base instincts Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:21pm on August 11, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014: the shows you can't live without by Lyn Gardner

Here's a little roundup of fringe theatre highlights that should hit the spot. Tell us about the one show that has made your Edinburgh worthwhile Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:45am on August 11, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: So It Goes a comic, heartbreaking ode to grief by Lyn Gardner

Underbelly, EdinburghHannah Moss's ingenious silent play about her father's death will strike a chord with anyone who has suffered a bereavement More from Edinburgh: Every Brilliant Thing re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:55am on August 11, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: KlangHaus weirdly wonderful performance art by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghStaged in a former animal hospital, animation and illusion combine in a captivating gig-cum-theatrical show Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:21am on August 11, 2014☆⚑

Can mental health-themed shows break down Edinburgh's fourth wall? by Lyn Gardner

Confronted with powerful work at the Edinburgh festival such as James Leadbitter's one-man show Mental, it feels like more is required of audiences than just talking about the 'issues' Conti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:52am on August 10, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Ganesh Versus the Third Reich 'freak porn' or devastating theatre? by Lyn Gardner

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghA confrontational piece by the learning-disabled ensemble Back to Back Theatre recounts the Hindu deity's visit to Hitler's Germany to reclaim the swastika Back to Bac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:39am on August 10, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Hiraeth a bittersweet look back at Welsh life by Lyn Gardner

Underbelly, EdinburghBuddug James Jones tells the story of leaving her home town, where four generations of her family were born, and finding herself in London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:52am on August 10, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Backstage in Biscuit Land Tourette's and theatre make a joyous combo by Lyn Gardner

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghJess Thom's condition lends her show an absurdist edge Samuel Beckett would be proud of in an hour that demonstrates unpredictability can be a real spur for cre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08pm on August 9, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: The Initiate from the London streets to the Somali seas by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall @ Roundabout, EdinburghA thought-provoking play about a Somali taxi driver who leaves London to secure the release of a British couple from pirates explores the gap between who we…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:02am on August 9, 2014☆⚑

Simon Callow in Juvenalia: a major misjudgment Edinburgh festival 2014 review by Lyn Gardner

Assembly Mound, EdinburghCallow's dinner-jacketed jog through the writings of the classical poet and grump can't compete with the more vibrant satire on show all over the festival Continue r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:49am on August 9, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh 2014 review: Nothing bracing tales of youth and violence by Lyn Gardner

Playwright Lulu Raczka announces herself with an uncompromising snapshot of a generation who feels the future has very little to offer them Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:54am on August 9, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014: Karaoke a play that stays in tune but often misses the beat by Lyn Gardner

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, EdinburghA pair of karaoke performers sing along to words and instructions on a screen in a production which uses theatre as a somewhat obscure but effective meta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:49am on August 9, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Every Brilliant Thing the funniest play you'll see about depression by Lyn Gardner

Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghDuncan Macmillan's life-affirming production takes an unflinching look at the guilt of not being able to make those we love happy Continue reading...

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

Edinburgh festival review: Out of Water wading into the deep end of memory by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall at Portobello Beach, EdinburghPerformed on the beach at dawn and dusk, soprano Laura Wright leads a work most memorable for its spectacular setting Before sunrise: Out of Water i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:44am on August 8, 2014☆⚑

How the 2014 Edinburgh festival is exploring new levels of intimacy by Lyn Gardner

The transaction between performer and audience does not not have to be purely financial as two extraordinary and moving one-on-one pieces at the fringe prove Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:00am on August 8, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: The Object Lesson a meditation on our attachment to the past by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghProust had his madeleines and here Geoff Sobelle has his objects, all neatly housed in boxes which he invites us to explore Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:42am on August 7, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Lippy solving the riddle of a group suicide by Lyn Gardner

The Traverse, EdinburghAn unconventional play about four women who starved themselves to death in Ireland pushes at the limits of theatre Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:05am on August 7, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Forest Fringe girlhood revisited by Lyn Gardner

Out of the Blue Drill Hall, EdinburghWomen lead this year's free Forest programme of experimental work, from Louise Orwin's look at teenage girls and YouTube to Molly Naylor's recollections …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:10am on August 7, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014: female Jesus teaches a lesson in tolerance by Lyn Gardner

Jo Clifford's humane portrait of a transgendered Jesus gets a welcome fringe outing, while future fringe stars schoolgirls from Tower Hamlets perform gritty fantasy The Domino Effect Conti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:33am on August 7, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh festival 2014 review: Sister feminism, sex and sisterhood by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghThis honest, fascinating show explores what it means to be a blood sister and a sister in the feminist sense Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:08pm on August 6, 2014☆⚑