Articles by Jim Ralley

Woke

After a superb sold-out run in 2017, Apphia Campbell returned to this year's Edinburgh Fringe for one week only.

A Hero of Our Time

Pechorin is a superfluous man.

Void

Void is really intense, in the best possible way.

John-Luke Roberts: Terrible Wonderful Adaptations

As a reviewer I'm fortunate enough to get free tickets to many shows.

Dan Simpson: Worried Face Emoji

It's what Dan Simpson would want.

IRL

I was curious about IRL.

Century Song

A woman stands downstage right, a spotlight illuminating her from one side.

Róisín and Chiara: Back to Back

Our eyes locked.

Barry Ferns: Barry Loves You

Barry promised he would "share [his] soul with you" at the start of the show, and golly, he really does.

Paul Williams: Santa Fe

The jig is up! Paul Williams is a quadruple threat – song, dance, comedy and opinion.

Jamali Maddix: Vape Lord

Review
★★★★
Jim Ralley
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Gilded Balloon at the Museum / Monkey Barrel / Pleasance Courtyard
23rd Aug, 2018

"If there are any reviewers in tonight, gimme four stars.

Robin Clyfan: The Sea Is Big Enough to Take It

At the centre of its big, warm heart, The Sea Is Big Enough to Take It is a story about a non-activist boy and his activist mother, and by extension a story about all of us and our…

Infinita

Familie Flöz are back with another beautiful, gentle and poignant piece of physical theatre.

Dangerous Giant Animals

Review
★★★
Jim Ralley
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square / Underbelly, Cowgate
18th Aug, 2018

Dangerous Giant Animals is a one-person show about growing up with a disabled sibling, based on writer/performer Christina Murdock's real life experiences.

Review
★★★★
Jim Ralley
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Underbelly, Bristo Square / Underbelly, Cowgate
16th Aug, 2018

Great theatre often takes deeply personal experiences and weaves them together into stories and sequences that tap into a universality and profundity that the experiences alone wou…