

Review: Out of Woodstock (Underbelly Cowgate)
Mud-splattered mayhem and misogyny
Edinburgh locals like to complain about the Fringe and the chaos it brings to the city, but of all...
Flora Gosling
Aug 20, 20242 min read


Review: Chokeslam (Assembly George Square)
A love of wrestling and a wrestle with love: The lights go down, the iconic “Undertaker” theme begins to chime, and around thirty...
Flora Gosling
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Review: Instructions (Summerhall)
Celebration of liveness shoots itself in the foot: “Dance, monkey, dance!” Most performances disguise the more humiliating parts of being...
Flora Gosling
Aug 8, 20242 min read


Review: The Book of Mountains and Seas (Pleasance Courtyard)
Yilong Liu’s emotional play about food, family, and Yelp: Customer review writing doesn’t get enough love. These are people who take time...
Flora Gosling
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Review: Polishing Shakespeare (Assembly Rooms)
Brian Dykstra’s axe-grinding defence of Shakespeare is unshakably stiff: Who amongst us can say they didn’t use “No-Fear Shakespeare”...
Flora Gosling
Aug 7, 20242 min read


Review: Boiler Room Six: A Titanic Story (Greenside @ George Street)
True survival story from below deck: When we think about the Titanic, we often think about wealth and grandeur. How much it cost to make...
Flora Gosling
Aug 5, 20242 min read


Review: The Shroud Maker (Pleasance Dome)
Tragically woven tale of life in Palestine: An elderly woman rises from her sewing machine, answers a ringing telephone, sighs and...
Flora Gosling
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Review: Forked (Summerhall)
An Identity Crisis in Notting Hill: If you grew up in the UK, you are probably tired of certain narrow perceptions of British culture...
Flora Gosling
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Paper Swans (Pleasance Courtyard)
Paper cuts in the park: In time-loop stories, it usually takes some time before people start acting weird, but with Paper Swans...
Flora Gosling
Aug 1, 20242 min read


Review: Radiant Vermin (Tron Theatre)
Soft furnishings and social commentary: How far would you go for some parquet flooring and a smeg fridge? In Philip Ridley’s dark comedy...
Flora Gosling
Jul 8, 20243 min read
