By Ben Judge, published 15 August 2009To the piercing cries of air raid sirens and the thundering sound of marching troops, we are welcomed to the Stalag 383, the German prisoner of war ca...
By Lyle Brennan, published 19 August 2009A sugar rush of excitement sweeps the room; there’s a gleaming pick-up truck centre-stage, and the last of 12 desperate contestants left touchin...
By Ben Judge, published 12 August 2009Stefan Golaszweski has had a good year. His debut production, Stefan Golaszewski Speaks About A Woman He Once Loved was a major hit at the 2008 Fringe...
By Tom Hackett, published 11 August 2009“The BBC have finally given me my own TV show!” Stephen K Amos announces to a cheering crowd. “And no, Lenny Henry hasn’t died...
By Louise Black, published 16 August 2009In 2004, a troupe of teenage boys thrilled the Fringe with an explosive hour of contemporary breakdance. Albeit carefully choreographed, the show was ...
By Simon Mundy, published 16 August 2009This production would be more satisfying if it didn’t set out to make a point. A Guardian quotation lamenting the bleak prospects of the “...
By Jennifer Blyth, published 16 August 2009Catapulted into the limelight with the release of his Oscar-nominated film Walking With Theresa, director Raymond is hailed as an overnight success. H...
By Rose Wilkinson, published 26 August 2009Sketch shows are all about having fun – and there is no doubt that this is what the Superclump team are doing with theirs. The performance may n...
By Frank Lazarski, published 25 August 2009"It’s not that I don’t like men," bellows Susan Calman in the opening five minutes of this show, "it’s just that I find them all utt...
By Simon Mundy, published 23 August 2009After distinguished service with Edinburgh University’s acclaimed ad lib comedy troupe The Improverts, Freya Slipper and Liz Black are used to p...
By Lewis Porteous, published 23 August 2009From its premise alone, The 14th Tale may seem like a tired fish-out-of-water story, relating the experiences of performance poet Inua Ellams, a Niger...
