For anyone who saw and loved the feel-good romps Cantina or Scotch & Soda, or the clever homage to circus tradition She Would Walk the Sky, the news that the creator of these shows, Company 2, were now making a piece inspired by Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground might be received with alarm. But fear […]
Writings
HiJinx w/ Spymonkey: The Flop
August 22nd, 2018 by Matt RudkinIf you are currently experiencing erectile dysfunction this may not be the show for you – or perhaps it will be just the tonic if laughter truly is the best medicine. The Flop tells the real-life story of the Marquis de Langey, the last man to suffer ‘Trial by Congress’, which required a husband to […]
A & E comedy: Enter the Dragons
August 22nd, 2018 by Matt RudkinIt’s turning out to be a festival of funny feminist theatre for me. This one is a highly engaging show built upon an excellent script that tells the mythological tale of an ageing protagonist’s quest to confront the mighty Kronos, God of time. It combines snappy dialogue full of smart and pertinent jokes, a medley […]
Dance, Dance, Dance
August 21st, 2018 by Dorothy Max PriorDorothy Max Prior sees four shows presented at Dance Base for Ed Fringe 2018 There is most definitely a different vibe at the year-round Edinburgh venues – go to The Traverse or to the Scottish Storytelling Centre or to Dance Base, and you feel you’ve arrived somewhere welcoming; somewhere with a sense of itself, somewhere […]
V/DA & MHz: Void
August 21st, 2018 by Dorothy Max Prior‘Marooned on a traffic island we can tyrannise ourselves, test our strengths and weaknesses, perhaps come to terms with aspects of our characters to which we have always closed our eyes.’ JG Ballard The set is a white dance floor – a rectangle, not the whole space – and attached to it, an upright wire […]