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“Welcome to Nowhere. I’m going to share with you how I got here. And what ‘here’ actually means to me.”Bianca Mastrominico reports on Khalid Abdalla’s powerful solo show Nowhere, seen at the Traverse, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025  When Khalid Abdalla walks on stage and begins speaking about the title of his performance, Nowhere, he does […]

Three different true-life stories, three very different styles of storytelling, as witnessed by Dorothy Max Prior at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 Shows in storytelling mode are very much a thing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which is awash with one-person performances of one sort or another. Here, I’m sticking to three shows that tell true-life […]

A ghost house, a Wheel of Death, a pack of wolves, and a 17-strong ensemble of acrobats from 13 different countries. Four circus shows seen at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 by Dorothy Max Prior Circus Hub on the Meadows is always the first port of call for anyone attending the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with […]

A trio of physical theatre shows that reference or usurp variety, vaudeville and cabaret traditions, as seen by Dorothy Max Prior at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025  A&E Comedy have been blazing a trail these past few years, making feisty feminist physical comedy that’s not afraid to address topics that most shy away from, not […]