Posts tagged "Edinburgh Festival Fringe"

Edinburgh Fringe – Cardboard Citizens: Bystanders

Cardboard Citizens: Bystanders Written by Adrian Jackson Starring Jake Goode, Libby Liburd, Mark Lockyer and Andre Skeete Summerhall, Tech Cube 0 11:30am-12:30pm 2 – 25 August (not 12th or 19th) Tickets £5 for previews, from £10 for week days and weekends Age recommendation 12+ by Bernie C Byrnes Based in London, Cardboard Citizens has been […]

Edinburgh Fringe – (I)sland T(rap): The Epic Remixology of The Odyssey

(I)sland T(rap): The Epic Remixology of The Odyssey Written & Performed by Austin Dean Ashford Assembly Checkpoint 31 JUL – 26 AUG 13:15 (1 hour) by Bernie C Byrnes Austin is scared, and with good reason. He’s afraid of water and the waters are rising. As a young black man living in America he has […]

Edinburgh Fringe: With Child

With Child PLEASANCE COURTYARD pleasance.co.uk / @ClareRebekah 31 JUL – 25 AUG (NOT 14TH AUGUST) 3:30PM (1 hour) by Bernie C Byrnes With Child is a series of six ten-minute “talking heads” style monologues, which invite audiences to take a glimpse at the everyday lives of six characters who refuse to be defined by their […]

Edinburgh Fringe – Will Duggan: Class Two

Will Duggan: Class Two PLEASANCE COURTYARD pleasance.co.uk / @willduggan 31 JUL – 26 AUG (NOT 12TH AUGUST) 3:15PM (1 hour) by Bernie C Byrnes Middle class midlander Will Duggan, has been sure since birth that he was destined to become an icon and he’s absolutely livid that hasn’t happened. During an odd and turbulent time […]

Edinburgh Fringe – Phoebe Robinson: Sorry Harriet Tubman

Phoebe Robinson: Sorry Harriet Tubman ASSEMBLY GEORGE SQUARE STUDIO THREE 12TH – 25TH AUGUST 6:45PM (1 hour) by Bernie C Byrnes Phoebe Robinson is an over-sharer and we love it! From politics to penises to trying not to fart in front of Michelle Obama, she’s happy to tell you all about it. Robinson, like many […]

Edinburgh Fringe – Jenny Bede: The Musical

Jenny Bede: The Musical Just the Tonic at the Mash House (Venue 288), 1ST – 25TH August (Not 12TH August) 5:05PM (1 hour) by Bernie C Byrnes Jenny Bede is worried that her classical training in musical theatre (and her stint in a girlband) has stopped her being seen as a proper comedian, serious actor, […]

Edinburgh Fringe: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein

Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein Underbelly Bristo Square (McEwan Hall) Devised by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace and Julia VanArsdale Miller 31st July – 26th August (not 12th), 14:45PM (75 min) by Bernie C Byrnes In their extraordinary trademark style, Manual Cinema use overhead projectors, over 500 shadow puppets, actors in silhouette, and live music to bring this […]

Edinburgh Fringe: Teach by Matthew Roberts

Teach Written & Performed by Matthew Roberts Directed by Helen Tennison The Space @ Surgeons’ Hall Aug 8-10, 12-24 16:05 (50 mins) by Bernie C Byrnes Teacher Matthew Roberts mixes autobiography and statistics to create a powerful one-man show that has any teachers in the audience bawling their eyes out – including me. Teach is […]

Edinburgh Fringe: Red Biscuit Theatre – The Very Well-Fed Caterpillar

Red Biscuit Theatre – The Very Well-Fed Caterpillar Venue53 theSpace @ Surgeons Hall – Theatre 2 Aug 12-17, 19-24 Recommended age: 14+ Cast: Theo Moore / Craig Unadkat / Nathan Charles / Ted Vaudrey / Murray Burgess by Bernie C Byrnes A young and lonely caterpillar, whose eating habits have ballooned him to an impossible […]

EdFest 2019 Programme Launch

EdFest 2019 Programme Launch

EdFest 2019 Programme Launch by Alex Plant Camden Lock was treated to a wee taste of Edinburgh this week with the 2019 EdFest.com programme launch at Dingwall’s, hosted by The List. There were tandem events happening in both London and Edinburgh, featuring beer from Truman’s, whisky cocktails from Johnnie Walker, delicious snacks from Soderberg as […]