Reclaiming the past: telling the LGBTQ+ histories that have been kept from us
In July I went to an event as part of Porty Pride, where Ashley Douglas discussed her work and her part in researching the poetry and life of Marie Maitland;…
Fringe 2023: Louise Young: Feral
Louise Young is a confident and natural comedian whose debut stand up hour feels extremely fresh and covers a real range of topics in a sensitive and humorous way. She…
Fringe 2023: Pitch
If you’d told me a month ago that I would be going to watch a play entirely about football, I wouldn’t have believed it. But like so many people, I…
Fringe 2023: Antonio!
Antonio! is an extremely high energy, surprisingly brilliant romp around several Shakespeare plays including Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing. Why ‘brilliant romp’? Why these plays? Well, Antonio! is…
Fringe 2023: A Chorus Line
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group’s production of A Chorus Line is an extremely professional feeling and very enjoyable performance. From the moment the audience enter the theatre, we feel immersed…
Fringe 2023: Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon
I first saw Lorna Rose Treen at her Bedlam Late show, Midlands Child Syndrome, where she gave us just a snippet of her full hour show of character comedy, Skin…
Fringe 2023: Ania Magliano – I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This
Ania Magliano’s self aware stand-up hour follows her sellout debut from last year, and will not disappoint returning fans. The show starts with a tale of a bad haircut, which,…
Fringe 2023: Tamsyn Kelly – Crying in TK Maxx
Tamsyn Kelly’s beautifully named stand-up hour explores how men have shaped her life, a story which traces from her childhood to today. She asks herself, and the audience, what effect…