4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (456+ words) The Wee Review One joke, well matured, with a pleasingly daft finish With galactic levels of energy and a pocketful of tiny props, Peter Michael Marino and Marisol Soledad rustle up a small but epic world. In vaudeville makeup and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (427+ words) Spinster The Wee Review Fabulous folk tales about spinsters Frankie Regalia is spinning yarn while we take our seats. She asks us what the word spinster means to us, and lists the usual, ‘hag, witch, barren, bitter, old, lonely, cat…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (469+ words) Chestnuts The Wee Review Ambitious cross-cultural narrative targets too many themes In 1937, a businessman called John Rabe sheltered a quarter of a million Chinese civilians from the Nanjing Massacre, a defining atrocity of the Second Sino-Japanese War. But Rabe was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (166+ words) Funny but powerful show, about the conflict between ambition and morality Written and performed by Quaz Degraft, the script expertly balances comedy and drama in chronicling Kofi’s rise to the top. Early moments, such as a teenage Kofi’s run in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (39+ words) The Wee Review Smart, funny indictment of increasingly scary tech Energetic gig theatre let down by cliched elements and a compromised sound mix Thrilling immersive theatre makes your head and your heart race...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (169+ words) Fast-paced comedy with energetic performances that never lets up In an high-rise office building, the trio of Manning, Slater and Wilson must find a solution to the Problem, no matter what the cost. What follows is a fast-paced comedy whose…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (84+ words) brings together a stellar collection of the brightest talent currently working in theatre in Scotland: Vicki Manderson, Finn den Hertog and Lewis den Hertog. With such illustrious creators, you’d expect great things and this production does not disappoint. When Prophecy…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Circus with a heart, a story and a social conscience The stage is set with a single three-dimensional cube, suspended from the ceiling in Summerhall‘s Dissection Room. A club-worthy soundtrack thrums an insistent, infectious beat. Strobe lighting highlights the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (98+ words) Patient, poignant physical theatre, that in its best moments soars But it’s a joy to find such patient work amidst the hullabaloo of the Fringe, and for a show in an intimate space to hit such visual heights. The most…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (173+ words) Perky performance packs an emotional punch Abby has five moms and a distant dad. And as you might guess from the show title, most of her moms are gay. The delightfully told story of how this happened unfolds over 50 perky…...