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Bakersfield Mist – Arkle Theatre
Maude Gutman is an unemployed ex-barmaid who lives in a trailer park. Lionel Percy is a former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art who works for an art foundation to authenticate disputed works of art. Think for a moment about your first assumptions about those two characters. Then imagine them thrown together. This is…
Read MoreInvisible City – Nova
When a girl’s conversation with a lemon makes you smile, you know you’re both seeing an unusual show, and one that’s performed with virtuoso skill and panache. Physical theatre is a terribly broad label, and it’s normally not a category that lights my fire. But I was surprised and delighted by this show. Invisible City…
Read MoreChristine Bovill’s PIAF
No, no regrets… You often get the measure of a musical performance from the crowd witnessing it. So when the crowd at the end of this performance all jump to their feet and cheer, stamp their feet and whistle and applaud loudly, it’s not difficult to guess that they like what they are hearing. Bovill’s…
Read MoreViv Groskop: Say Sorry to the Lady
Aug 7-16, 18-30, 20:20 at The Stand 4 (Venue 12) Book Online: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/viv-groskop-say-sorry-to-the-lady It’s not often you start a review with a story about what happened after the show, but I will here. As I was standing in the corridor after this show, waiting for my friends to join me upstairs at the bar for…
Read MoreViv Groskop: Say Sorry to the Lady (Preview)
Preview at The Stand Comedy Club, 30-Jun-2015 Edinburgh Festival Dates: Aug 5, 7-16, 18-30, Stand 3&4 (Venue 12) Book Online: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/viv-groskop-say-sorry-to-the-lady Fringe show previews can be perilous for performer and audience alike. As an audience, we’re pleased to be getting a sneak preview, but we know that the performance might not be polished and complete. For…
Read MoreEnnio Marchetto: Pure delight
Ennio Marchetto Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33), The Pleasance 22:30, July 30 – Aug 10, Aug 12-15 WATCHING JESUS CHRIST morph into Conchita Wurst is a thing you won’t easily forget. And a panda turning into Alex Salmond is also quite an arresting site. Set all this to music with slick lighting, a bang-on follow spot, tight-as-a-drum switches…
Read MoreWitness a resurrection live on stage
Christine Bovill’s PIAF The Famous Spiegeltent, George Street 20:30, Aug 8th-11th & 21st-25th THE OFFER is enticing – an evening of Edith Piaf’s music in The Famous Spiegeltent on George Street. What is delivered in a fantastic venue, are astounding vocal and musical performances that evoke the tragic French singer’s life in an almost hyper-real way.…
Read MoreTwitter Review: Alan Bissett – The Red Hourglass
@AlanBissett – The Red Hourglass ‘Amazing, allegorical, astute, adept, and arachnophobic.’ – 5*. Book at http://ow.ly/dckwe
Read MoreGrown men wept
PIAF – 22-25 August, 8pm, The Famous Spiegeltent Click to Book Tickets It’s not often you see something happen during a performance that turns it from being the merely spectacular into the unforgettable, but Tuesday night’s audience at the Spiegeltent in George Street for PIAF witnessed something quite extraordinary. We had already heard impeccably phrased…
Read MoreTwitter Review: NVA Speed of Light, Arthur’s Seat
@_NVA_ Speed of Light: “An unforgettable physical experience and stunning visual spectacle. Highly recommended.” #edinburghfest #edintfest – David Petherick
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