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Kate Smurthwaite Interview and Review - September 2024 September 11th, 2024
Traditionally, Drag Kings are women performers who adopt masculine attire and embody male gender stereotypes. Drag has been part of the British entertainment scene since the days of the nineteenth century music hall. Interestingly, in China, women took to the stage to perform as men as early as 700 CE. The great drag stars of […]
FIVE STAR SHOWS - August 2024 August 31st, 2024
We published reviews of 36 shows at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe. This is our complete list of 5 STAR shows. ONE Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows ★★★★★ “Abby is warm and vulnerable and powerful.” TWO Milo Standards: Penis de Milo ★★★★★ “One day Kate Smurthwaite will receive the wider credit […]
REVIEWS: Twenty-Five of the Best - August 2024 August 13th, 2024
Pictured: Njambi McGrath by Steve Ullathorne Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows ★★★★★ Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture? ★★★ Barbaren Barbies: A Wild Women Circus ★★★★ Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch ★★★ Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody ★★★★ Dr Jo Prendergast: The Cool Mum ★★★ Elf Lyons: Horses ★★★★★ Elvis […]
Actor Brian Cox named as the latest Patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - March 2024 March 21st, 2024
Actor Brian Cox has today been announced as the newest Patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He joins fellow Patron Eddie Izzard and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society’s honorary President, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as ambassadors for the festival. Brian Cox said: “The culture of the performing arts in Scotland is embedded firmly in my DNA, and […]
Apple and Google Wallet Ticketing for the Fringe in 2024 - March 2024 March 14th, 2024
Apple and Google Wallet ticketing functionality has been added for Fringe 2024. The new functions, sponsored by Johnnie Walker Princes Street, will enable audience members to instantly save e-tickets booked via the Fringe Box Office to their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet app. Downloaded tickets can then be easily accessed even in areas with limited […]
Free Festival Celebrates 20th Year - February 2024 February 19th, 2024
The Edinburgh Free Festival, perhaps more accurately described at the Edinburgh ‘Pay-What-You-Can’ Festival, has reached its 20th Year. In 2004, founder Alex Petty originally teamed with comedian Peter Buckley Hill, forming the PBH Free Fringe, but they parted ways two years later. Two rival ‘free’ festivals have been operating ever since. Rather than paying a […]
On the Mic Use of AI - February 2024 February 1st, 2024
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Award Winners - August 2022 August 29th, 2022
It’s the end of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Here are the 2022 awards! – the runners, riders and winners. Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Winner – Best Show Sam Campbell Comedy Show Winner – Best Newcomer Lara Ricote GRL/LATNX/DEF Winner – Panel Prize Best in Class Best Show nominations Alfie Brown Sensitive Man Colin Hoult […]
Becky Fury’s Diary - August 2022 August 25th, 2022
Read Becky Fury’s Diary, as she brings her show, C*nt to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Exclusive diaries from Jo Caulfield and Anu Vaidyanathan give different perspectives on the Edinburgh Fringe experience. If You Haven’t Laughed at Least You’ve Learnt Something – by Becky Fury Holy Cow! – by Anu Vaidyanathan The Good, the Bad […]