Set during the height of the jazz age, Chicago follows the story of two young murderesses, Roxy Hart and Velma Kelly, as they try to “razzle-dazzle” their way out of […]
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Tag: Pleasance Courtyard
Tom Rosenthal: Manhood – Edinburgh Fringe
Tom Rosenthal has the most wondrous comic stage presence I have ever seen live in my life. Walking in with butterflies in my stomach (I’ve been watching Friday Night Dinner, which he’s in), I saw a video projected of three Toms dressed in colourful clothing dancing unusual and gripping routines, waving at me and the audience.
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Freeman (Strictly Arts Theatre: Pleasance Courtyard)
The performance started late due to technical difficulties. Everyone grumbled into the stifling room, impatient for the show to begin. But as soon as it did we were transfixed. So […]
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Michael Morpurgo: Kensuke’s Kingdom (Pleasance Courtyard)
As a teen fan of Sir Michael Morpurgo’s novels, a big lover of puppetry and a writer/performer of children’s theatre, this sounded like the perfect show for me. Unfortunately, it […]
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The Bear- Pleasance Courtyard
The use of puppetry, props and clever staging really was a child’s imagination coming to life.
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Buzz: A New Musical (Fat Rascal Theatre: Pleasance Courtyard)
I highly recommend this play. Funny, smart and unapologetically empowering.
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