In the decidedly inauspicious surroundings of the Thistle Hotel lobby, outside the gents and inside a large shopping centre, we wait to be invited into a carpeted conference room. Inside, a burger franchise banner has been overlaid on the Freestival flash atop a loosely hung backdrop of a black curtain. At a table on the […]
Tag Archives: Edinburgh Fringe 2014
20 Stories High: Tales from the MP3
August 21st, 2014 by Edward Rapley20 Stories High served me a reminder that my preconceived notions about theatre are best thrown in the bin. No one is without prejudice and before the show I thought, Oh dear, this is going to be worthy and predictable, I’ll go in with an open heart sure enough, it’s my job to do exactly […]
Arcos: The Warriors: A Love Story
August 21st, 2014 by Edward RapleyArcos have created a complex and multilayered show, rich in resonances and yet baffled by its own complexity, feeling like a trio of disparate shows bolted together. There is a philosophical response, a multimedia solo show exploring family history, and a dance piece which sits in relation to the other two. It starts with a […]
Magnetic North: A Walk at the Edge of the World
August 21st, 2014 by Carran WaterfieldFar away from the fray of the Fringe is a little refuge in the gentle hands of performer Ian Cameron. He waits for you in the grounds of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art for A Walk at the Edge of the World. He is a distant figure with an orange umbrella standing, most […]
Milk Presents: Self Service
August 21st, 2014 by Edward RapleyFrom the very first moment of the wonderfully loose café-based intro to the fine vulnerability of the shows closing moments, Milk hold us with an gorgeous charm. The three performers and musician have impeccable complicity, their ability to listen to each other and respond just at the perfect moment lends a seamlessness to the glamourous […]