E.T.A Hoffman’s short story ‘The Sandman’ is a story full of intrigue, mystery and terror. The idea of a bird-like man who steals the eyes of children at night to feed his young will have children shivering in terror under their duvet covers. What was unexplored in Hoffman’s story, however, – and what is so […]
Bat-El Papura has brought her solo show I am Bat-El to the Edinburgh Fringe, following huge success in her home country of Israel. The show is a piece of autobiographical theatre telling the stories from Bat-El’s childhood growing up as – in her own words – a ‘tiny’ person. The Student caught up with her […]
For those who wander from the Royal Mile to Edinburgh’s New Town, past the crumbling St James’ Shopping Centre and in the direction of Leith, the Fringe can start to feel a bit far away. There are no flyers being handed out, fewer posters and not as many venues. That is not to say that […]
As soon as the audience sit down in the venue for Gritty Theatre’s show About a Goth, the scale of the theatrics quickly becomes clear. Nick, the central character, reveals himself as a homosexual goth, which as it turns out lends itself to all kinds of comedy material. As Nick glides around the stage, sharing […]