Theatre at the <a href="/events/edinburghfringe">Edinburgh Fringe</a> and <a href="/events/eif">Edinburgh International Festival</a>.
Theatre
James II: Day of The Innocents, the second of Rona Munro’s historical trilogy, is a gripping tale of trauma,…
It is perhaps only in the last twenty years or so, thanks to the movement to document ‘history from below’,…
Almost as soon as the bridegroom steps forward to deliver a speech of thanks replete with unconscious irony…
Found, quite literally underground, beneath the excitable streets of Edinburgh, the Trainspotting cast are…
The play opens with Alex, a tutor in creative writing, giving his last lecture of the term. He tells one of…
This is a theatrical journey. It will take us from the dawn of a new era, through turbulent times and…
Jamie Griffiths tour through the arcane world of CDSs (credit default swaps) and CDOs (credit default…
Like a child a weapon won't be satisfied until it dominates your every thought.
The sex trade is something which Edinburgh is all too familiar with, from stag-do’s to prostitution, the city…
On a bare stage on which two opposing rows of par cans rest, Olwen Fouere appears, simply dressed, ready to…
I do feel a bit guilty about calling Beggars Belief a rather bloated episode of Two Pints Of Lager And A…
This one man show gives a fascinating glimpse into the deadliest job in the world.
In the Baillie Room up a few flights of stairs at the Assembly Hall, the stage is set with a bench and tea…
A fight to deal with boxed off emotions.
The secure thread of friendship runs through this gently comic play.
A brilliant show: funny, touching, and completely satisfying to someone who had no familiarity with the books…
"Expect the unexpected" is how the Traverse describes Dream Plays (Scenes from a Play I'll Never Write),…
There are any number of shows at the Fringe designed specifically for children, but very few are performed by…
Many years ago, at the end of a play, a noted Scottish dramatist in the next seat muttered, ‘It’s just…
Paying homage to via Sistina 125 in Rome where Nikolai Gogol had an apartment may seem to some to be absurd…