Flora Gosling
- Aug 18
- 3 min
Review: FAMEHUNGRY (Summerhall)
Raving hamsters, fortune tellers, video-gaming grandmothers, cosplayers, factory workers, calligraphers, aggressive pro-lifers, and a man...
Flora Gosling
- Aug 12
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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...