Flora Gosling
Aug 183 min read
Review: FAMEHUNGRY (Summerhall)
Raving hamsters, fortune tellers, video-gaming grandmothers, cosplayers, factory workers, calligraphers, aggressive pro-lifers, and a man...
Flora Gosling
Aug 122 min read
Review: 1984 (Summerhall)
An all-too-real Orwellian hell: George Orwell’s 1949 novel about a dystopian society is the favourite reference point of every...
Flora Gosling
Aug 12, 20233 min read
Review: A/lone (Greenside @ Infirmary Street)
Australian physical theatre performance has sparks of connection but struggles to sustain them: An hour rarely does justice to a heavy theme
Flora Gosling
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth (Assembly Roxy)
A bold Shakespearean production that accentuates the evil - The most disturbing line in Macbeth is easily the “dashed the brains out”...
Flora Gosling
Aug 18, 20222 min read
Review: Receptionists (Summerhall)
Two clowns play receptionists in a hotel. They are scared of customers. A description like that sells itself, doesn’t it?...
Flora Gosling
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Review: Mythos: Ragnarok (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose)
With wrestling matches of mythological proportions, Mythos: Ragnarok makes a BIG impression -The Edinburgh Fringe plays host to all forms...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20221 min read
Review: Buff & Sheen (Dancebase)
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best, particularly when it comes to physical theatre and children’s shows. Performed through a...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Swallow The Sea Caravan Theatre - Triptych (Pleasance Courtyard)
One of the first things anyone learns in a primary school art class is the elements of art; things like line, shape, colour, form etc. In...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20222 min read
Review: Burnt Out (Assembly Roxy)
It's funny how little focus is put on the consequences of climate change. In theatre, and the wider discussion of the climate crisis...
Flora Gosling
May 4, 20223 min read
Review: Dust Pilgrim (Theatre Royal)
Contrary to my usual seasonal routine of preparing myself for summer around this time of year, Nelson is collectively donning...