Perhaps the most riveting performance at this year’s fringe features seven dancers who never move their feet. Correction begins with seven people standing still in a line across the stage. Four musicians sit behind them wearing black. The rest of the theatre is empty with the exception of a pair of shoes on the far […]
Tag Archives: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015
Big Sexy Circus: Hitch! | Swing Circus |Cabaret
August 14th, 2015 by Dorothy Max PriorThere’s a brand new circus venue at the Edinburgh Fringe! No, I don’t mean Circus Hub (although that too). What I’m talking about is Big Sexy Circus at Fountainbridge. A large site, with two tents – which they miraculously managed to erect and rig in the wind and rain of the Edinburgh summer. It can […]
Smoking Apples and Dogfish: CELL
August 14th, 2015 by Matt RudkinThis is a technically accomplished and emotionally moving puppet show for adults and older children, which tells the story of one man’s journey into life with Motor Neurone Disease. A story based on this subject may sound like a hard sell, but the piece has a humour and inventiveness that handles the material in a […]
Mawaan Rizwan: Fluu
August 14th, 2015 by Tara BolandEastern promise meets Carry On. Mawaan Rizwan, whose sketches on Youtube have reached over 20 million views, emerges from behind the curtain with clothespegs attached to each finger like fake nail talons, wriggles seductively to Thai restaurant muzac, and proceeds to try, using the pegs, to pick popcorn out of a bag, throw it unsuccessfully […]
Le Gateau Chocolat: Black
August 14th, 2015 by Tara BolandBlack. Black room, black bed, black lamps, black piano, black performer. The title of this piece reflects the strong and driving theme singer Le Gateau Chocolate (British-born but brought up in Nigeria) seeks to challenge: What does black mean? In descriptions of mental health. In the battle between good and evil, light and dark. And […]