"It's time to begin, now count it in. (Five), Six-seven-eight!"
Announcements, new roles & a sneaky steal from the team at Retail, we've got...
Sep 20 26September 20, 2026
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Review: Friendliest
A heartfelt & comedic tribute to growing up queer & becoming the characters we once so longed to be.
Aug 26 26August 26, 2026
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Review: The Meeples: XXX
★★★★ Naughty, raunchy & with a healthy dose of absurdism, The Meeples: XXX is the darker, dirtier, sexier version of The Muppets that we never knew we needed. Awaiting on the winding staircase up to Lime Studio at Greenside George Street, I watched…
Aug 26 26August 26, 2026
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Review: Bush! The Musical
"Thank God the other one's alright!" - Isn't it ironic that the best thing about Bush! The Musical, is Al Gore?
Aug 25 26August 25, 2026
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Review: Vittorio Angelone: you can't say Nothing anymore
“Concise & structurally sound, & in my professional experience, an absolute banger”. Yeah, pretty much.
Aug 25 26August 25, 2026
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Review: January 6th the Musical
★★★★ “What if we did the insurrection but good?”. Complete with a girlboss rainbow disco & a healthy dose of homoeroticism, January 6th the Musical is a surprisingly entertaining addition to this year’s theSpace programme, combining an imaginative…
Aug 25 26August 25, 2026
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Review: Marc Jennings: If & When
An exciting, clever set that showcases the absolute best of Scottish comedy to the world.
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: Mandy: Prince of Darkness
★★★ A decently-executed concept that, like the man himself, ran out of road long before he expected to. With his time in Washington over & a political career in tatters, it seems inevitable that Peter Mandelson would find his way to the Edinburgh…
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: Shantify
“You are easily impressed & I love it” – but not as impressed as I was hoping to be.
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park! The Musical
“You call yourself ‘mega’, I see no such thing” is the perfect line to describe this rollercoaster crash.
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: Meka Mo: New York City Dreams
“Cultural exchange makes you smarter”, & gives you a half-decent comedy show to boot.
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: The Second Best School Shooting
“I'd rather be shot at The Cheesecake Factory” is a wild thing for a school shooting survivor to say.
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: The Event
“Without the approval & praise of strangers, he won’t be able to do this for much longer”. Consider the praise plentiful & forthcoming, sir, for your show is remarkable.
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: The Big Bad Wolf
A fairytale rock band, ‘magic bean’ dealers & Hansel equipped with Mace - “That sounds deliciously fun”.
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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Review: Girlhood in the Bathroom
★★★★★ They “are extraordinary, fearless little girls”, with a show-stopping script, toe-tapping score & the spirits of women everywhere right behind them. Being a girl is no easy feat. With a litany of challenges, expectations & social norms that…
Aug 24 26August 24, 2026
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