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2008: Victims of Duty

*** Reviews | Theatre

Oliver Farrimond: Eugene Ionesco's Victims of Duty is one of the more light-hearted works in the French playwright's distinguished theatrical repertoire. A thoroughly p...

2008: HappyLand

** Reviews | Theatre

Lucy Jackson: The only way this show could be saved is if the writers, midway through, had decided in a moment of pure artistic genius to metamorphose it into a kin...

2008: Sir Barrington Ganch: My Life Is Art

**** Reviews | Comedy | Theatre

Ben Judge: The funniest thing about Sir Barrington Ganch: My Life is Art is the promtional poster. As far as advertisements go, however it is not an accurate one...

2008: Eco-Friendly Jihad

*** Reviews | Comedy | Theatre

Ben Judge: Looking every inch the former student politician, Adie Philbin Bowman—the creator of Jesus: The Guantanamo years—returns to Edinburgh this...

2008: JL Roberts and Nadia Kamil Present: Wisecrackin' Mindsqueezin' Behemoth

**** Reviews | Comedy

Ciaran Healy: As a double act Roberts and Kamil are slick and engaging. They combine zany but fiercely intelligent material with endearing stage personas in a pote...

2008: The Space Between My Head And My Body

*** Reviews | Theatre

Oliver Farrimond: While not quite site-specific theatre, the clammy confines of the Baby Belly venue maintains the bland claustrophobia of air travel effectively. The c...

2008: Footsbarn's A Midsummer Night's Dream

*** Reviews | Theatre

Lucy Jackson: The clue is in the title: this production of The Dream may be Footsbarn’s, but it’s not Shakespeare’s. The show will divide those wh...

2008: 'Crave' by Sarah Kane

*** Reviews | Theatre

Anna Polanyi: Cackling and grinning manically, four actors crawl across the room and onto the stage to a distorted recording of “Over the Rainbow.” And ...

2008: The Dancing Screen

**** Reviews | Music

Hamish Ferguson: With the Film Festival pushed forward to June, Edinburgh's best known cinema seems to have suffered a kind of identity crisis this August. The Cameo's...

Chunky Move

2008: Mortal Engine

**** Reviews | Theatre | International

Anna Polanyi: The concept of a “light & sound show” is given a whole new dimension. Techies, the quiet types in the shadows, hold this show firmly ...

2008: Like a Virgin

*** Reviews | Theatre

Ella Hickson: Gordon Steel’s heart-warming romp through teenage-hood provides a blissfully nostalgic theatrical experience. Angela and Maxine, donning legging...

2008: Tea and Cake II: In The Gateau

** Reviews | Comedy

Oliver Farrimond: Talk about kicking someone when they're down. If there were any more cheap shots directed at mime artists in this show it'd be almost worth the ticket...

2008: Strange Bedfellows

* Reviews | Theatre

Oliver Farrimond: Have you ever wondered what it would be like if George Washington had been a sexual plaything of George III? Or if Marilyn Monroe had furtively courte...

2008: Apes Like Me

** Reviews | Comedy

Tom Crookston: Half way through Kate Smurthwaite’s Apes Like Me we reach what ought to be an absolutely earth-shaking moment. It speaks volumes about the show ...

2008: Clarkson & Crouch: Away with the Fairies

**** Reviews | Comedy

Chris McCall: Clarkson & Crouch, despite their show titles, are certainly not away with the fairies. They might have vivid imaginations, and appear to be a coup...

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