“I don’t come with a goal,” says Declan Zapala. “I know the world can be beautiful; there’s always joy to be found in specific places and in particular ways.” Joy is exactly what can be found in the ‘classical-percussive’ guitarist’s set this Fringe. Although this year’s show seems to be enjoying less success than last […]
Theatre, Gilded Balloon, Venue 14, 19:45 until 31st August. Entering the small venue, I am assailed by sound: someone’s shouting into a mike, music is on, and as I traipse into the first of six or seven short rows of seats, the performers are already on stage, chanting their slogans, not more than three feet […]
Theatre, Bedlam Theatre, Venue 49, 11:30 until August 5th-16th, 18th-30th. As Is is a play which premiered in 1985 during the peak hysteria surrounding the emergence of HIV in the gay community, something which was in the press ignorantly called the ‘gay plague’. Although a subject which at first glance niche and aged, like Madonna; […]
Improv, theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall, venue 53, 22.20 until 29th August. Hailing from York, The Shambles improvisation troupe are fast becoming a regular sight at the Fringe and for good reason. Through a series of Whose Line Is It Anyway?-esque games, the performers adopted a multitude of absurd personas in ludicrous situations based on the […]
Comedy / Musical Theatre, Sin, Venue 342, 13:15 until 31st August. Two words for Vampire Hospital Waiting Room: hilarious and charming. After their original run at the Fringe in 2013, they have returned with a fine showing this year of their ‘comedy B-movie for the stage’, reminiscent of cult comedy musical hits Gutted: A Revenger’s […]
Comedy / Performance Show, Underbelly Cowgate, Venue 61, 19:20 until 30th August. Paul Foot is a Fringe and comedy stalwart whose unmistakeable physical and verbal style will not only leave audiences bewildered but also leave them utterly in stitches by the end of the hour. His unique brand of joke- and story-telling, coupled with his […]
Sketch show/Comedy, Paradise Palms, Venue 411a, 13:10 until 30th August. F-Holes sounds like a fun idea. It’s sketch comedy with a live orchestra, all for free. Both the actors and the musicians are clearly talented, and it shows that the group have been rehearsing carefully to create a polished show. Yet it falls flat at […]