Mythos: Ragnarök is at the Meadows (pic: Terry Murden) Our contributors highlight more shows at this year’s Fringe, including one-night-only shows at Shedinburgh’s new venue. Mythos: Ragnarök Part myth, part muscle, Mythos: Ragnarök, is created by writer, director and actor Ed Gamester combines historic Viking storytelling with high-octane professional wrestling. Audiences are treated to a masterclass […]
Edinburgh Fringe
Festival looking for fringe benefits
Edinburgh Fringe Festival faces rising costs (pic: Terry Murden / DB Media Services) Concerns about costs have become as much a feature of the Edinburgh Festival as the shows themselves, writes TERRY MURDEN When Anthony Alderson addressed an Edinburgh Fringe launch party in the rear bar of the Tiger Lilly restaurant, the head of the […]
Review: Dom, The Play
✭✭✭✭✭ This is both clever and funny. Dom – The Play demonstrates the effect that Dominic Cummings had on the Brexit campaign and the government, treating both as an intellectual and scientific challenge. I suspect that most of the audience entered the Assembly Rooms preparing to grind their teeth / shake their fist / shout […]
Review: Mark Watson, Search
✭✭✭✭ Mark Watson’s new show is about his relationship with his son, his relationship with his dad and his relationship with technology. In many ways, it’s also about his relationship with himself and with mortality. All of which could suggest that Watson is now mining the same path that many comedians start to head down […]
Fringe Society survey looks like all show
Visitors expressed concern about the cost of accommodation (pic: Terry Murden) After facing some criticism, Edinburgh Fringe Society is asking for feedback, but ANDY MOSELEY will be surprised if anything changes Edinburgh’s Fringe Society, which took a few knocks during the summer Festival, is in listening mode, seeking feedback from artists, audiences, venues , fringe […]