You All Know Me, I’m Jack Ruby! (rating 4/5) This may be a one-man show but it embraces many characters from one of the most infamous incidents in US history. Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby, or Rubenstein, gunned down the alleged assassin of President John Kennedy in full view of live TV cameras, thus adding […]
Edinburgh Fringe
Lots of laughs in excellent Oregon adventure
The Trail to Oregon! (rating 5/5) Originally written and performed by American comedy/musical troupe Starkid, and then uploaded to great popularity on youtube, The Trail To Oregon is a unique and interactive take on the old educational computer game The Oregon Trail, widely played in history classrooms. With memorable songs by Jeff Blim, the show […]
Dark and delightful tale of a robotic future
Neverwant – (rating 5/5) Imagine a world where you are so controlled that even your choices are made for you, where humanoid robots live and work side by side with humans. To that extent this play is a typical, and often-told, story of a ritualised techno-driven future. Think Channel Four’s Humans and the premise is […]
Quickfire newspaper action is on the front foot
The Front Page (rating 4/5) A play with a cast of 20 is enough of a test for any production team and the fast-moving dialogue and action in this 1928 comedy by two former Chicago newspaper reporters adds to the challenge. It’s also a lengthy play, just 15 minutes short of three hours, performed in […]
A mysterious death with few theories explored
3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae (Rating 2/5) The fundamental problem with Andy Paterson’s one-man show about anti-nuclear campaigner and SNP activist William MacRae, lies in the title. It suggests that the play is about MacRae’s death. The information in the fringe programme adds to this. By posing the question: ‘Was his death […]