La Clique is something of an Edinburgh institution for me; after eleven years of Fringe attendance, I am still dazzled every time. On this occasion literally as well as metaphorically, having viewed some of the show through the rather unique filter of a discarded sequinned costume which was flung over my head. In typical British […]

Wes, Patrik and Tony begin another day of play. But where is Wes? Ah, he’s in the box… Who put him there? Did he get there by himself? I don’t think so! For today’s game, they’ve arranged his toys into a big circle. In the centre of the circle, a colourful little donkey is hanging? […]

Welcome to The Empire. The circus freak-show is about to begin – but wait, the owner, Charlie, has just been killed. Whodunnit? ‘Why Charlie, why?” the characters sing in unison, setting the tone for an evening of  riotous and jolly vaudevillian (as well as vaudevillain!) music-theatre. Les Vaudevillains is the new ensemble piece – delivered […]

‘I am Natalie and I like to do handstands. When I do a handstand  I feel strong and straight as a rocket. When I do handstands people notice me.’ This is a show that features Natalie Reckert doing an endless number of handstands and hand-balances on canes, and is almost exclusively about Natalie doing handstands […]

A phone rings; a warning to turn off our mobiles. Lights. Low, moody lights. Three bodies – two male and one female, in minimal sporty underwear; fit and honed bodies – are curled up on the floor. There is some flexing and contorting of their back and shoulder muscles, a bit of writhing and twitching. […]