2,878 stories by "Lyn Gardner"
Hub, EdinburghBeckett wanted his radio play to 'come out of the dark', and this intriguing installation-style production delivers just thatSamuel Beckett wrote All That Fall as a radio play,…
I've been at the festival in good times " and in bad. As Bring the Happy attempts to maps personal histories of the fringe, what are your unforgettable moments?Years before I heard that wond…
Drill HallA layered mix of everyday poetry, lyrical ramblings and philosophy explores personal relationships in the Facebook ageWhen was the last time you really missed someone? In a hyper-c…
An investigation of the Bradley Manning case, amazing juggling, and a show in which a man balances rocks " there's something for everyone in Edinburgh this weekendIt's been a funny old Edin…
Far from being in opposition to professional critics, bloggers have come into their own at Edinburgh this yearAugust began with the bad news that the Independent on Sunday is foolishly dispe…
Forest FringeAction Hero conjour an everytown America of razzmatazz, popcorn " and melacholy at the complexities of lifeIn shows such as A Western and Watch Me Fall, the Bristol-based compan…
The artists who want to change the world, Chinese self-censorship " and begging to differ with Liz LochheadAction, not just actingThere is a story about two artists who are shown the newly i…
Edinburgh PlayhouseBeijing People's Art Theatre go for bombast, but slack pacing and an underused chorus leave it more mediocre than menacingIt sure is big, and " with no less than two Chine…
UnderbellyPhoebe Waller-Bridge's up-for-anything antiheroine provides a distinctive take on the effects of porn on 21st-century womenForty years ago, Erica Jong coined the phrase "zipless fu…
Whale Arts Centre, Wester HailesA site-specific show about domestic abuse lets audiences witness the shattering impact of violence close up"You are here as a witness," declares a sign on a w…
Are theatrelovers being priced out of the fringe, the joy of shows in progress "Â and why story-telling is back with a vengeanceIs the price right?There is nothing that seems to incense th…
Technology can be a wonderful thing, surprising audiences and creating new ways of experiencing theatre. But you wouldn't know it from this year's Edinburgh international festivalI'm serious…
Pleasance DomeBryony Kimmings and her niece Taylor bring a family-size warm humour to their anger over the sexualisation of tweenagersBryony Kimmings's last two Edinburgh shows explored her …
Northern Stage at St StephensChris Thorpe's darkly compelling three-hander gnaws at our ideas of heroism and compromiseWe've all seen the famous pictures of the white-shirted protestor confr…
King's theatreThis eerie fusion of theatre and film gives voice to a rape fantasy, while denying the victim her own voiceThe title lies: this is not a love story. Based on Regis Jauffret's n…
The shows you should see in Edinburgh over the next seven days "Â and why the festival rewards risk-taking audiencesPlastic fantasticIf at any other time of the year I suggested that you s…
You'd think it was the show that counts, but where it happens, how we're treated, even the flavour of ice-cream play their partAround this time last year I was stumbling around in the dark o…
SummerhallThree contestants wearing only pants and vests perform for votes in Made in China's boisterously interactive show"A contest that's tied is a contest that sucks," says one of the pe…
SummerhallThe gruelling race for success at school is explored in this touching, heartfelt piece by Glasgow youth company Junction 25The audience is sent back to school for this latest piece…
Cross-cultural fertilisation is crucial to the future of the fringe " so why is it getting harder for foreign artists to get visas?One of the brilliant things about Edinburgh is not just how…
Pleasance DomeThis clever new satire about the collective conflicted psyche of Israel begins with a bang and keeps detonatingIt begins with a bomb warning. We are told that there could be a …
Underbelly, EdinburghThis stage adaptation of the award-winning book about one homeless man's chaotic life " and what it taught the author " is faithful to the original's form and spiritSome…
Tickets sales are up, the big venues are rubbing their hands, but many companies are suffering. Is it time to rethink what the fringe is all about?After an Olympic-sized dent in August 2012,…
International festival director Jonathan Mills makes waves by saying that he will avoid the upcoming Scottish referendum. Plus: what's the hardest job in British theatre?A politics-free zone…
KingsWu Hsing-kuo's very personal spin on Kafka's iconic tale forgets to let the audience into his private dreamWu Hsing-kuo's one-man King Lear, employing Peking Opera traditions, was admir…
