Review: Blighty, Broadway And Beyond! (rating 5/5) This is a story about the private lives of Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence but not as you might expect. It is set in an English garden which depicts purgatory, and narrated by the two characters while they are awaiting God (audience) to decide whether to send them […]
Julena Drumi
Story of Bond through songs that make movie magic
Review: Voices of Bond (rating 5/5) Only a few movie franchises are as well known for the theme music as for the plots and characters. Being chosen as composer and singer of the next Bond outing is a passage into film legend. Behind each song is a story, and that is the basis of this […]
Friends and the Festival: lunch, tea and three shows in a day
Every year I join up with a group of friends from Glasgow for a day at the Festival, a good way to take full advantage of the 2 for 1 ticket offer. After a sandwich and coffee lunch in Quartermile, listening to a variety of street performers, we headed into the university complex for an […]
Delicious mini-dramas are a delightful start to the day
Review: Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show (rating 5/5) This Show is back for its 14th year at the Fringe, and it has moved venue, upsized its audience capacity and enrolled a new member of the cast. It also presents 15 new short plays, five of which can be seen every morning on a rotating basis. There […]
A loving tribute to a tragic singing star
Review: Eva Cassidy, The Story (rating 4/5) Hebridean musician Elsa-Jean McTaggart has carved out a successful career with her performances of traditional and modern arrangements with her husband and sister. Here she has applied her pitch perfect vocals and a range of instruments to tell the life story of her favourite artist Eva Cassidy in […]