A celebration of the enduring friendship between the brilliant and tragic composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and Marion Scott, writer and trailblazer of women musicians, written a…
National treasures Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham bring their trademark blend of great music and good humour to The Hub.
A young Irishman, profoundly affected by his experiences in World War Two, struggles to regain his faith in love and the world as he fights to save his ancestral home – and once-…
Not for the faint of heart or light of stomach, Butchered takes its audience into an absurdist descent of meat and madness.
The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures.
One hundred brave (or not so brave) Trojan Soldiers are trapped inside the infamous giant wooden horse, plotting their escape….
Stuntman is a high-action piece of physical theatre mixed with reflective storytelling and real heart.
Grief is such a powerful and universal part of the human experience.
What do you do when Ms Alzheimer’s – a hideous and befanged monster – comes to live with you? Local author and journalist, Susan Elkin, talks about her new book, …
What if your favourite characters didn’t quite like the way they were written? What if they decided enough was enough? When an unnamed author is found dead, his characters are br…
Ivor B Gurney and Marion M Scott had a very special friendship.
A celebration of the friendship between the First World War poet and composer, Ivor Gurney, and violinist, musicologist and champion of women musicians, Marion Scott.
Romancero Books with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London presents the Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London…
As recently as the early 20th century it was not uncommon for women to be medically diagnosed with “hysteria”.
Conspiracy theories can sometimes be reduced to light hearted niche interests only fully embraced by weirdos on the fringes of society.
If there was an alien invasion of planet earth who would you want to represent the human race? Politicians, David Attenborough, The cast and crew of Stranger Things? What about a g…
A dimly lit stage, five women and their leader, to whom they will give everything until there is nothing left to give: this is the basic set-up for Reetta Honkakoski Company’s ca…
Three performers on stage present an intriguing blend of poetry and dance.
It’s very rare that you go to ‘the theatre’ and feel as though you are witnessing a moment in history; with Riot Days, Pussy Riot successfully creates this feeling.
In Underbelly’s Big Belly, the slow dripping from a leak in the roof onto the stage has never been a more apt presence in a production.
This was one of the most remarkable striking and uncomfortable productions that I have seen in a long time.
“You always thought it would be you”.
Single person monologues have long been a fringe staple, but nevertheless they are incredibly difficult to successfully pull off.
Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey.
The Traverse Festival program has jumped into action, already selling out full days' worth of shows at a time.
Keeping the tradition of Northern Folk alive for the folk of other bits of Britain, Barnsley’s most famous folk duo Joaquin & Gillian bring their never-ending tour to Brighton Fr…
In Seagulls, visuals are everything.
We all know Edinburgh Festival Fringe is filled with bizarre acts and Idea.
With one of the longest titles you’ll come across it feels as though this show will have a lot to unpack.
There was something strangely liberating about taking the dark topic of alcoholism and giving it absolutely no reverence.
Good theatre should make you feel something and by that definition alone, this was great theatre.
There is nothing more personal that the truth, and to present the truth of stage is an invariably brave act.
Viggo Venn’s act is a hard one to categorise.
This is a very silly comedy about some very serious books (and poems and plays).
The novelty musical gets its fair share of traction over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Fat Rascal Theatre are attempting to stake their claim as rulers of the field.
Sibling duo Otto & Astrid have abandoned their punk roots in search of commercial success.
The set of this play included a fish tank with a small toy fish that swam around in it.
Have you ever worked up with hazy memory of what may have happened the previous night? These two Irish lasses certainly have and it hits them with equal levels shame as it does pri…
In a similar way to eating your mum’s homemade soup, sometimes the charm of a show can outweigh the actual content.
Performing to a deservedly sold out crowd, this piece aims to start a conversation with its audience about a topic that is too often neglected.
John Hinton is on a one man mission to make science cool.
On first viewing the stage I thought I would try and count all the instruments I could see scattered around waiting to be played.
Gillian has concerns about the future.
Sometimes, just one good idea is enough to make a show a success.
Brighton’s Storyland Press is a place where the story comes first, regardless of genre or where it sits on the commercial/literary spectrum.
The beginning and end of a show are the bits you remember, the bits that leave you feeling great or feeling thoroughly disappointed.
Alfred Hitchcock has already firmly established that birds are terrifying beyond doubt.
It’s often hard to find anything particularly original about an original adaptation of any of Shakespeare’s great plays these days, but The Taming of the Shrew done in traditiona…
The number of children’s shows has been increasing every year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but so much choice can make it difficult to know which show your kids are going to…
Friendships and relationships can be tricky to navigate, particularly when they become tangled together.
Van Gogh is one of the world’s most famous artists but many people know very little about him other than strange stories of missing ears.
The refugee crisis is undoubtedly difficult to discuss.
Claiming to be the gayest thing in a room full of LGBT people in a gay bar (although straights are welcome too) is quite the boast.
The 80s was time of many things; Rubic’s Cubes, cheesy pop.
Racial identity, puberty, sexuality and childhood trauma may not seem like the ideal topics for a one man camp cabaret, but here in Edinburgh anything is possible.
Nina Simone is one of the greatest music icons of the last century, producing songs as soulful as her voice.
There something quite exciting about the prospect of a new musical running at an hour without a big stage or fancy lighting or even a band and only three performers.
“So tell me what you want, what you really, really want.
Eleanor Conway’s basic style involves storytelling based on her own life events.
Gillian Cosgriff is an absolute sweetheart with the pipes of a jazz singer and a wicked sense of humour to match.
Ever heard a song come on the radio and instantly been taken back to particular memory? It’s strange the way a melody can evoke an emotion, the feeling of falling in love, remind…
Dark humour can be a bit hit-or-miss.
Shadow puppets have a reputation for being, let’s face it, a bit uncool.
This is circus for serious people.
The UK may have had some issues with its European neighbours recently in the political world but perhaps all we need is a little bit of glitter and pop to bring us all together.
CAPA College are in Edinburgh bringing with them a collection of talented young dancers and a showcase of conceptually ambitious routines.
Ockham’s Razor are a British physical theatre company specialising in unique performances utilising aerial equipment.
The strength of this production primarily sits with the intensely provocative script written by Philip Ridley.
Workplace drama can become pretty intense.
A combination of silly and serious is something rarely achieved with any success.
In a new adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s disturbing masterpiece, Cambridge ADC chop, change and miss the point entirely.
An author, two actors and an audience member discuss Tim Crouchs last play, an unnamed and violence-filled two-person production whose effects on the actors and writer are slowly…
Kings Hall has been taken over by Summer Hall and transformed into the Canada Hub over the festival, showcasing a series of Canadian acts exploring the issues surrounding Canada’…