The Brooklyn Scotsman continues at the Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh until 25 August 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Stevie Creed is a Scottish rap artist who had some tough adventures when he moved to Brooklyn to make his name and fame in the recording business. Here he tells us his […]
Broadway Bounty Hunter – Greenwich House Theater, New York
Broadway Bounty Hunter continues at Greenwich House Theater, New York until 18 August 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Annie Golden is a Broadway veteran, having made her mark in such productions as The Full Monty, the 1977 revival of Hair and the 1998 redo of On the Town. Off-Broadway she […]
Standards and Ann-dards: Ann Hampton Callaway – The Pheasantry,
Standards and Ann-dards: Ann Hampton Callaway at The Pheasantry, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When in the early 1990s the Prince of New York cabaret Steve Ross instructed me “on no account to miss” an exciting new name on the Manhattan beat when she debuted at Pizza on the Park. Little did […]
Islander – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Summerhall @ Roundabout
Islander: A New Musical continues at Summerhall @ Roundabout, Edinburgh until 25 August 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is the third Finn Anderson work I have seen – Mother’s Song (2018) and City of Dreams (2019) for the Royal Conservatoire and now Islander, originally developed with Comar which brings together […]
Moulin Rouge! The Musical! – Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York
Moulin Rouge! The Musical! continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Moulin Rouge! The Musical! is a razzle-dazzler of the first order… and then some. As the first musical to open in the 2019-2020 Broadway season, it starts things off with a lot more than the […]
Something About Simon – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Assembly George Square Studios
Something About Simon continues at Assembly George Square Studios, Edinburgh until 26 August 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ For a more faithful rendition of Paul Simon’s work you need look no further than Gary Edward Jones’ one-man show depicting the life and times of Paul Simon. Supported by a backdrop […]
Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Assembly Rooms Music Hall
Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends continues at Assembly Rooms – Music Hall, Edinburgh until 25 August 2019 and on tour until 2 November. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The anticipation in the air from the audience pre-show is palpable – one of the best-loved TV shows about to be ‘sent […]
#HonestAmy – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Pleasance Dome
#HonestAmy continues at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh until 26 August 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There are many solo shows this Fringe – often with a ukulele – but this one is so much more than that. More than living up to comparisons with Victoria Wood, Amy Booth-Steel captures her audience […]
Keith Moon: The Real Me – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Gilded Teviot
Keith Moon: The Real Me continues at Gilded Teviot, Edinburgh until 26 August 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ “This show’s pretty loud. Do you want earplugs?” An unusual welcome to an unusual show. It’s Keith Moon with drums. Of course it’s going to be loud! The introduction to ‘Baba O’Riley’ […]
City of Dreams – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
City of Dreams continues at the Gilded Balloon Patter House, Edinburgh until 23 August 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is one of three musical theatre pieces by Finn Anderson at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Two in the main programme, this and Islander (Summerhall) and one which will start being written […]
You and I – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Underbelly Bristo Square
You and I: A New Musical continues at Underbelly, Bristo Square, Edinburgh until 26 August 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Colla Voce is a company of Sheffield University alumnae and this piece comes hot foot from winning the Cameron Mackintosh Award at the 2018 National Student Drama Festival. [I guess […]
Before – Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Dance Base
Before continues at Dance Base, Edinburgh until 25 August 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Once in a while, a performance blows you away so heavily that you’re almost tempted to overlook the flaws in the production. Alas, we must remove our tinted glasses and properly examine this strange and beguiling […]
