Edinburgh Fringe Preview

With time being precious during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we challenged this year’s acts to deliver a 50-word elevator pitch for their show. This time it’s the turn of Bron Batten on Onstage Dating. Bron Batten goes on first dates, live onstage. Featuring a different person each night, this award-winning show has thrilled audiences all over the world with its unique ...

OLD BOY is a show from award-winning theatre company Glas(s) Performance about grandfathers and grandsons. It features a 2-year-old boy, a 12-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man and their granddads. It is about love and legacy and the things that men mean to each other in families. What other show shouldn’t we miss?   The Ballad of the Apathetic Son and his Narcissistic Mother at Summerhall Name of your ...

With time being precious during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we challenged this year’s acts to deliver a 50-word elevator pitch for their show. This time it’s the turn of Achilles. Scotland's acclaimed Company of Wolves reimagines the myth of Achilles in a heart-stopping solo performance. Fusing storytelling, movement and song, Achilles is the epic story of a man's exorcism: the ...

With time being precious during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we challenged this year’s acts to deliver a 50-word elevator pitch for their show. This time it’s the turn of Grassmarket Projects on their show Where It Hurts. A group of Edinburgh residents and health professionals share their stories of hope and resilience of seeking and providing care in the NHS. A ...

With time being precious during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we challenged this year’s acts to deliver a 50-word elevator pitch for their show. This time it’s the turn of Rory O'Keeffe. It’s a comic storytelling show about a couple who fall in love doing an experiment called The 36 Questions. Inspired by working for the games company who make Love Island: ...

With time being precious during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we challenged this year’s acts to deliver a 50-word elevator pitch for their show. This time it’s the turn of Laura Lexx. I have painstakingly written, developed, improved and perfected an intelligent, thought-provoking belly laugh filled show where I get depressed in a tent with some awful fish. It’s honest, it’s funny, it’s fast ...

With time being precious during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we challenged this year’s acts to deliver a 50-word elevator pitch for their show. This time it’s the turn of Peter Michael Marino on Show Up. Show Up returns following last years’ Ed Fringe debut and acclaimed runs in NYC, Orlando Fringe, Pittsburgh Fringe, and Cincy Fringe. This improvised solo comedy ...

With time being precious during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe we challenged this year’s acts to deliver a 50-word elevator pitch for their show. This time it’s the turn of comedy favourite Stuart Goldsmith. Last year I got four 5-star reviews, and this show's even better. I'm as big a free festival draw as you can get without being on TV and ...