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A Highly Suspect Murder: Murder at the Movies (The Space @ Surgeons Hall) - Review
With shows like Midsomer Murders, Death in Paradise, Endeavour, and Vera still proving as popular as ever on television, it’s no wonder...
Becky Wallis
Sep 10, 20232 min read
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Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera (Pentland Theatre, Pleasance at the EICC) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Politics. A hot topic, but perhaps not a popular one, especially at the moment but let’s take a step away from the current political...
Becky Wallis
Aug 31, 20233 min read
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Murder She Didn't Write (Pleasance One) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
At the Edinburgh Fringe, you don’t have to look very hard to find a show that involves at least some element of improv, and over the...
Becky Wallis
Aug 28, 20233 min read
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Actually, Love (Pleasance Green) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Rom-Coms. Stereotypical. Predictable. Formulaic. Loved or loathed. With ‘Actually, Love’, GOYA Theatre explore the tropes of rom-coms in...
Becky Wallis
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical (Gilded Balloon at the Museum) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Raise your hand if you love musicals, and a cry of me, me, me is heard. Whether you aspire of being on the stage yourself, or just love...
Becky Wallis
Aug 27, 20233 min read
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The Importance of Being ... Earnest? (Pleasance Beyond) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Punctuation can make all the difference and can be incredibly important when it comes to naming something, after all it is punctuation...
Becky Wallis
Aug 26, 20233 min read
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Bowjangles: Dracula in Space (Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
What do you get when you combine classical music, a classic horror story and the much-loved science fiction genre? A strange combination,...
Becky Wallis
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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Playing Latinx (Summer Hall) - Edinburgh Festival Fringe Review
Laughter is something that the Edinburgh Fringe is certainly not short of, comedy is a part of its beating heart, something that people...
Becky Wallis
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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Strategic Love Play, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and UK Tour: Interview with writer Miriam Battye
So they’ve both swiped right. Now they’re meeting for the first time. Facing each other. As if that’s a normal thing to do. But she’s...
Becky Wallis
Aug 8, 20235 min read
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My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?) - Edinburgh Fringe Review
If you think of theatre shows that feature stories from the LGBTQ+ Community, it may be ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ or ‘Kinky...
Becky Wallis
Sep 16, 20223 min read
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World - Edinburgh Fringe Review
Years on from the success and popularity of shows such as Horrible Histories (still pleasing audiences to this day), the idea of using...
Becky Wallis
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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Showstopper: The Improvised Musical - Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Images not of performances mentioned Over the years, the Edinburgh Fringe has become known for many things; street performers, mad dashes...
Becky Wallis
Sep 1, 20223 min read
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Charlie Russell Aims to Please - Edinburgh Fringe - Pleasance Below
‘You can’t please everyone’ It’s a saying that most people have probably heard before, and many people probably do fall into the idea of...
Becky Wallis
Aug 29, 20223 min read
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Mischief Movie Night - Cooking Up Trouble - Edinburgh Fringe - Pleasance at the EICC
Over the years, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has acted as a launchpad for many productions and performers that are now household names...
Becky Wallis
Aug 28, 20223 min read
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The Importance of being ... Earnest? - Pleasance Beyond Edinburgh Fringe
When it comes to the Edinburgh Fringe, it’s very easy to fall into a hole of not knowing what to expect as there is just so much to see....
Becky Wallis
Aug 27, 20223 min read
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'They can laugh along with you, they see themselves in it' - Interview with Lauren-Nicole Mayes
We are just a week away from the start of the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with countless shows preparing to open all over the...
Becky Wallis
Jul 26, 20227 min read
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'Is heart-warmed a word? It is now' - Interview with Jim Daly - Football and Fatherhood
Comedian Jim Daly is preparing to bring his show ‘Jim Daly: Football and Fatherhood’ to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer, and in the...
Becky Wallis
Jul 17, 20224 min read
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'That sort of thing really makes it worthwhile' - The Bleeding Obvious' Jessica Rowbottom Interview
Yorkshire lesbian Jessica Rowbottom is the sole member of The Bleeding Obvious, a one women show that describes her own coming out...
Becky Wallis
Jul 16, 20228 min read
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'I think that the fringe is a very important showcase' - Interview with Sugar's Mabel Thomas
With ‘a strong script and riveting performance by Mabel Thomas’ (Fringe Biscuit), Sugar was an online hit of last year’s Edinburgh...
Becky Wallis
Jul 14, 20225 min read
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