Articles by Lauren Humphreys

The Rat Pack - Live

The seemingly unwavering appeal of swing music has made the Rat Pack Live an irresistible draw to Fringe audiences year after year and this packed house proves that this year is no…

BOBBY WINNER

Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story

The now infamous case of the 1924 ‘thrill killers’ Leopold and Loeb is a well-mined source of theatrical material, from Patrick Hamilton’s 1929 play Rope, in turn transform…

Innocence

Taking the poetry of William Blake as its inspiration, Scottish Dance Theatre’s Innocence takes us on a journey of exploration and wonder, delving into the magical world of imagina…

Hansel and Gretel

Due to the distinct lack of opportunities for young opera singers, Opera Holloway have taken their careers into their own hands and created their own company.

Much Ado About Nothing

The original rom-com, Much Ado About Nothing is one of William Shakespeare’s best loved works and perfect fodder for constant makeovers, in recent years it has been reset to just a…

Much a Shoo Be Doo About Nothing

Courage Performers’ production Much a Shoo Be Doo About Nothing takes William Shakespeare’s much loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing and the ‘merry war’ between Beatrice and Benedi…

Cinderella and the Flower Fairies

Returning to The Fringe for their 17th season, this enchanting show from Burklyn Youth Ballet is the perfect introduction to dance for the whole family, with music from Strauss and…

Circus Cavalcade

A magnificent celebration of circus arts from the UK Youth Circus Network, an organisation that has brought together 150 young people and their tutors from the four corners of the …

Footloose

Dean Pitchford’s Footloose comes to Edinburgh on a wave of energy from Viva Youth Theatre.

Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision (Sarajevo)

Here we are in sunny Sarajevo for the greatest, gaudiest and most glorious celebration of dodgy Europop that we call Eurovision - well almost.

Keep Smiling Through

With a nation wallowing in a wave of nostalgia, this affectionate look back to the war years is a chance to experience the greatest hits of the 30’s and 40’s in an intimate musical…

The Liz and Dick Show

The complex and often turbulent relationship between one of the 20th Century’s most famous couples, Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, has provided much fodder over the years for tablo…

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Where can you get an hour of stand-up that includes routines about farts, worms and Charles Darwin? The Comedy Club 4 Kids, that’s where.

The Adventures of Caroline and Mr Clown

A madcap and zany multi-media journey through the alphabet, minding your manners and some stand up comedy coaching for little ones, all eccentrically orchestrated by Sabrina the Te…

Hairy Maclary and Friends Show Featuring Slinky Malinki

There’s no denying the pulling power of Lynley Dodd’s best-selling children’s series Hairy Maclary: with vibrant characters, charming stories and colourful settings they are popula…

Peter Pan

Another day and it’s another giant of children’s literature here at The Fringe.

King Kong the Musical!

It’s the 1930’s and a few years have passed since Carl Dunham, the fabled showman brought King Kong from the jungle to New York.

Avenue Q

Review
★★★★
Lauren Humphreys
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Multiple Venues
2nd Aug, 2013

An English Lit graduate searching for purpose in his life; a closet homosexual banker with repressed feelings for his straight roommate; a porn obsessed monster; an idealistic kind…

Book of Blakewell

Like a Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence for the modern era, Harry Blake and Alice Keedwell breathe new life into the musical comedy genre.

Contractions

In the five years since its first production, Mike Bartlett’s play Contractions has gained even more resonance in these recession hit times.

Julie Madly Deeply

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Julie Andrews’ saccharin sweet, goody two shoes persona would provide little substance for a cabaret show but Sarah-Louise Young and musical dir…

Little Howard's Big Show for Kids

Little Howard is a computer generated six year old interactive stand up comedian.

Song Circle / My Yellow Ukelele

The song circle is familiar territory for parents and carers of the under fives: here local performer Gill Bowman added her take on the popular format.

Ben Champion: Human

Two guitars, one keyboard and a life-sized cardboard cutout of a man dressed as a caveman are what greet you when you enter the intimate surroundings of The Gilded Balloon Wee Room…

Wind in the Willows

What do you want a children’s show to be? Enchanting? Exciting? Engaging? Have a great story? Maybe with a little bit of (non-threatening) audience participation? Oh, and what abou…

How to Make a Killing in Bollywood

NPL Theatre are well known for tackling subjects that often don’t get an outing in mainstream theatre; previous work has included the thorny issue of Scottish sectarianism.

The Magical Playroom with CBeebies' Cerrie Burnell

Cerrie Burnell’s show The Magical Playroom is the story of Liberty Rose, a girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina like her mother.

Kiss of the Spider Woman

The unlikely relationship between Molina, a timid, homosexual window dresser and Valentin, an idealistic, Marxist revolutionary, is the heart of this musical by Chicago and Cabaret…

Eric and Little Ern

It’s a brave pair indeed who decide to recreate arguably the nation’s favourite double act, Morecambe and Wise, in a new show, but that’s what Ian Ashpitel (Wise) and Jonty Stephen…

The Three Lions

Zurich, the night before England’s failed attempt to bring the World Cup back home.

Alice in Wonderland

Another day, another re-interpretation of a classic of children’s literature.

Hindsight

Kier McAllister’s new play Hindsight examines the butterfly effect of our life choices, not only on ourselves but on those we love.

Bright Lights

Léonie Kate Higgins brings her own - often heart-wrenching - take on the all too familiar theme of pursuing stardom in our celebrity obsessed world in her one-woman show Bright Li…

Preen Back Yer Lugs!

The year is 2108, World War Seven has just ended and in this post-apocalyptic world only Scotland survives, governed by a supreme leader: a man obsessed with wind turbines, a man w…

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