There are no wings to wait in for this show, as the inner workings of the production are revealed and the cogs of the performance on display in a beautiful kind of chaos.
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Category: Edinburgh Fringe
Attila the Stockbroker – Edinburgh Fringe
It is a rare thing for a poet to achieve national treasure status in this day and age, even rarer for one from a primarily performative background. John Cooper Clarke would probably be the first to come to the minds of most, but for me Attila the Stockbroker isn’t very far behind.
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Madame Señorita: Espousa – Edinburgh Fringe
Possibly the best show I saw at last year’s festival was a clowning show performed to about five people in a coffee shop basement. It was so silly, and innovative, and the sheer physical charisma of the performer made the less-than-ideal venue fade away.
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Josie Long: Tender – Edinburgh Fringe
I have a comedy bucket list about as long as an NBA player’s arm, and this Fringe I got to tick Josie Long off that list. The three-time award-nominated alternative comedy legend had somehow eluded me thus far.
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Coma – Edinburgh Fringe
I would absolutely love to be in a coma. Please medically induce me, tomorrow if possible? This is how I feel now that I’ve seen ‘Coma’, an immersive experience that aims to recreate what it’s like to be in minimal consciousness.
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Mental health, archaeology, and representation: in conversation with Ladybones’ Sorcha McCaffrey
In the wake of her wonderful show Ladybones at the Edinburgh Fringe, I sat down with writer and actor Sorcha McCaffrey. In the comfortably busy downstairs of Black Medicine cafe, we talked representation in theatre, OCD, and how to get your audience to join in.
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