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White Chicks 2 — Review

Venue: 32 Below Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ As a half-bustling Fringe draws to a sunny close, it can start to feel like comedians are telling the same jokes about their ages, sex lives, and Oedipus complexes. White Chicks 2, a pair of stand-up sets starring the very not-white Alex Bertulis-Fernandes and Sharlin Jahan, seeks to buck the […]

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Culture Theatre

‘The Great Gatsby’ Review

A definitively original interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, by The Wardrobe Ensemble is an evocative and surprising piece of work in the form of a two-woman show that perfectly emulates the relationship between a classic age-old story and a Covid-era performance. Though there were parts that were perhaps confusing to […]

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Celebrating female creators- Emerald Fennell

In honour of International Women’s Day, I want to share the work of Emerald Fennell. Some may recognise her as Camilla in The Crown, but for me, Fennell is a screenwriter and producer whose work I have come to enjoy. What I like most about Fennell is her versatility in her career, which is only […]

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Culture Theatre

Showcasing Female Creators: Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Molly Whitehouse on Phoebe Waller-Bridge being named President of Fringe Society The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is one of the aspects of the city that makes it such a fun and vibrant place to live. Almost everyone has experienced the flocks of tourists stopping in the middle of the street to take photos, people walking around […]