Voicebox: Edinburgh Fringe
Every year since 2014 we have been travelling up to the Scottish capital every August to review the largest arts festival in the world.
This is where all the content we've created over the years gets filed. This Voicebox contains reviews, interviews, opinion pieces and blogs. Enjoy!
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25 May 2022
SIX The Musical Review
History, Feminism and Musical Theatre combined...are these some of your favourite things? Then this Musical is for you
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17 February 2022
Some musical picks for Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022
Edinburgh Fringe Festival makes its triumphant return this year to celebrate it’s seventy-fifth anniversary. 3,000+ acts are performing though which makes it easy to be inundated, so here are my top picks as a Fringe newbie to check out.
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6 September 2021
Review: SUGAR
Mabel Thomas’ one-woman show is as compelling as it is disquieting.
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6 September 2021
Review: As British As a Watermelon
Mandla Rae introspectively explores their thought processes in a video performance. They depict life as a refugee from Zimbabwe, and how family dynamic, local systemic racism, and identity confusion intertwine and have made them who they are today.
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3 September 2021
Review: Every Dollar is a Soldier/With Money You're a Dragon
A multimedia, virtual gallery that the viewer explores through a 3D gaming-based experience, Every Dollar is a Soldier/With Money You’re a Dragon is a unique, collaborative piece of art with unfortunate technical issues
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1 September 2021
Review: Isabelle Farah’s Ellipsis
Deeply personal and conscious of its own format, Farah’s Ellipsis opens up the symbiotic relationship between audience and comic in this stand-up show that uses her own experiences to criticise British society’s grief culture
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1 September 2021
With Whom on Zoom: Episode 3: Blair Christie
Founder of award-winning charity Raised Voices Blair Christie joins us for our third episode of With Whom on Zoom. His charity works creatively with those who have experienced homelessness and/or mental health issues.
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1 September 2021
Review: Screensaver Series
Janine Harrington’s dance piece hypnotizes and entrances in a homage to screensaver programmes.
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31 August 2021
Review: Basil Brush Unleashed Vol 2
Basil Brush is back at the Edinburgh Fringe bringing a sequel to his previously sold-out adult show back in 2019
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26 August 2021
Tania Lacy's Catch A Falling Star Review
“A post-menopausal straight, white woman with a Facebook page… kill me now!”
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25 August 2021
Review: Love Me
An asexual coming of age story, Love Me shines a spotlight on the anxiety of self-discovery with well-told raw emotion, but rushes through too many story beats and supporting characters to fully reach its potential.
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25 August 2021
Review: Julia Masli: Choosh
As utterly baffling as it is captivating. In this absurd, clownish performance Julia Masli combines highly experimental comedy with mesmerising visual lunacy to create… I’m not entirely sure what.
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25 August 2021
Review: Slings and Arrows
From Raised Voices, an award winning charity that works creatively with those who have experienced homelessness, mental health issues or addiction, Slings and Arrows brings an authentic voice to many overlooked social issues.
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25 August 2021
Review: Receptionists
An enjoyably daft and visually captivating take on the absurdity of customer service jobs.
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25 August 2021
Review: Wish List
A mature depiction of the tumultuous life of a young carer and her brother, Wish List gives voice to a struggle many of us have little knowledge of.
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25 August 2021
Review: Madhouse
A promising debut production that unfortunately falters in its writing and pacing, Madhouse depicts the chaotic nature of student living with its rag-tag cast of characters.
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25 August 2021
Review: Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience
Ensemble Mik Nawooj, with assistance from rapper Sandman, perform through the Fringe’s on-demand service, theSpaceUK. The orchestral display succinctly integrates music and dance within one short video production.
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24 August 2021
Review: My Left Nut
A one-man show starring Michael Patrick, My Left Nut addresses the distress of a swollen testicle and sets this against the backdrop of adolescence, culminating in a hilarious show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.