Edinburgh’s annual Christmas markets cancelled due to ongoing pandemic
On 1 October, the City of Edinburgh Council, alongside the organisers of the ‘Edinburgh’s Christmas’ events, made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s festivities including the beloved Christmas markets…
We were sexually harassed during the Fringe Festival
The morning the BBC published an article on sexual harassment at the Fringe Festival (23 August 2019, available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49435737), I received six messages by ten o’clock. It was close…
Philly Philly Wang Wang review
Beginning by proclaiming bitterly that he is the oldest he has ever been, Phil Wang crafts an hour of comedy with a delicate balance of self-deprecation and self-importance. For example,…
‘Charming and hilarious’: Electric review
Described as a ‘modern-day Juliet and Juliet story’, Irish theatre company ILA’s Electric takes elements of the cliche love story and turns it into an exploration of sexuality that is…
Is it worth staying in Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival?
The streets are barren, the floors are littered with muddied flyers; the scent of performers’ tears lingers in the air – those of disappointment or of joy we may never…
Overshadowed
As Overshadowed opens, the chilling sound of hospital monitors beeping is one that immediately stirs feelings of dread in those who know someone who has suffered from an eating disorder.…