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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8 August 2015Natasha Noman: Noman’s Land
View ReviewI was intrigued about going to see Noman's Land. Intrigued about how a former journalist in Pakistan was now in the business of giving a one-woman show.
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8 August 2015Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts
View ReviewDane Baptiste brings an amusing insight into his mind in this funny stand-up show.
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8 August 2015Shakespeare Untold: Titus Andronicus (The Piemaker's Tale)
View ReviewA gory tale told by the kitchen boy, brought to life with the aid of vegetables. A great show for children and adults alike!
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8 August 2015Sophie Pelham: Country Files
View ReviewA comedy-sketch show that, for me, lacked comedic value.
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8 August 2015Marny Godden: Flap 'em on the Gate
View ReviewPerfect Arc/Absolute Chaos. A phrase mentioned at the start of the show, and it describes it perfectly. This show is mad. Absolutely bonkers. Surreal. Abstract, and many other synonyms for just plain barmy!
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8 August 2015Shakespeare Untold: Romeo and Juliet (The Party Planner's Tale)
View ReviewThis version of Romeo and Juliet was reimagined with a modern twist, telling the well-known story from the view of an outsider who saw it all.
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8 August 2015Kai Humphries: How to be happy
View ReviewGeordie comedian shares his secrets on how to be happy, and somehow, they all make sense!
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8 August 2015Derby Day
View ReviewGambling, alcohol and a lot of fighting is the order of the day with this piece, as we sit down and join the Ballardbrothers at their father's wake...
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8 August 2015Scaramouche Jones
View ReviewThis is a show about a clown. No, it's not just a show about a clown – it's the best show about a clown because (SPOILER) it doesn't contain the use of any unicycles or impractically small vehicles...
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8 August 2015Balletronic
View ReviewI saw this show on a whim, and with that whim I was blown away. It's officially the best whim of my life.
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8 August 2015Iain Stirling: Touchy feely
View ReviewPolitics, being Scottish, McDonalds, dieting and vegetarianism are the order of the day for this standup show, with BAFTA nominated Iain Stirling.
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8 August 2015Kevin Day: Hairline
View ReviewHairline opened with the most original start to a routine – slick and funny with the right level of ridiculousness.
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8 August 2015Echoes by Henry Naylor
View ReviewPeople never change, not really, and over the past 175 years can we say that we've learned from our mistakes? Perhaps, we've certainly changed as individuals, but as a species?
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8 August 2015Abigoliah Schamaun: Post-Coital Confessions
View ReviewAbsolutely hilarious cathartic post-coital confessions by the best comedienne I've seen so far.
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8 August 2015Kevin J: Council Estate of Mind
View ReviewKevin J brought his childhood to life on stage, describing just what it is like to grow up on a notorious North London council estate, and the community spirit that comes with it.
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8 August 2015Justin Moorehouse: Destiny Calling
View ReviewJustin did not miss a laugh - best comedian i've seen so far
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Interview
8 August 2015Jennie Benton Wordsmith Interview
View InterviewA quick interview with the lovely and hilarious Susan Harrison.
