Articles by Carly McConnell

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ICON Theatre bring to this year’s Fringe a hard-hitting piece of devised work.

The World According to Bertie

Review
★★★
Carly McConnell
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2011

This piece is an adaption of Alexander McCall Smith’s popular novel which follows the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street.

Godspell

Review
★★★
Carly McConnell
Edinburgh Fringe
6th Aug, 2011

Godspell by Steven Schwartz is a popular musical covering a collection of parables from the Gospel of Matthew.

Beta Wave Transport/Bagofti

This contemporary double bill is simple but effective.

Beef

Review
★
Carly McConnell
Edinburgh Fringe
9th Aug, 2011

When I was handed a flyer for this production on the Royal Mile I thought it looked like an exciting, new and interesting show.

The Tempest

Finally! A re-working of one of Shakespeare’s finest texts delivered with conviction and compassion.

Tomboy Blues – The Theory of Disappointment

Pink pants, Doris Day and Spider Man trainers.

The Table

Blind Summit are back at the Pleasance with their witty puppet Moses, floating heads and ‘French Marionettism.

La Putyka

Review
★★★
Carly McConnell
Edinburgh Fringe
18th Aug, 2011

A mash-up of theatre, dance, puppetry, circus skills, live music and comedy - what sounds like my perfect show is, unfortunately, not all that it is cracked up to be.

Devil in the Detail

The Devil in the Detail tells the farcical story of a dodgy landlady and her daughter renting out a small apartment to two ignorant tenants who never meet, one a security guard on …

The Ducks

Review
★★★
Carly McConnell
Edinburgh Fringe
25th Aug, 2011

The Ducks explores the lives of two unemployed young people in Northern England working as volunteers cleaning out a duck pond.

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