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    You Are Not My Mother 2* (TIFF 2021)
    Eli Meadow Ramraj
    • Sep 26, 2021

    You Are Not My Mother 2* (TIFF 2021)

    "An eerie Irish folk horror wherein a teenage girl’s mother goes missing only to return with an increasingly uncanny change in personality."
    Titane 5* (TIFF 2021)
    Eli Meadow Ramraj
    • Sep 22, 2021

    Titane 5* (TIFF 2021)

    Dir. Julia Ducournau Language: French / Country: France / Genre: Body Horror . Runtime: 108 min "An automobile accident leaves disturbing...
    WFH: a director's take on the Edinburgh Fringe 2021 and rehearsing a play from your living room
    bellaforshaw
    • Sep 10, 2021

    WFH: a director's take on the Edinburgh Fringe 2021 and rehearsing a play from your living room

    The Edinburgh Fringe: a world-renowned celebration of the arts, pedalling everything from stand-up comedy to burlesque and cabaret. ...
    Plasters 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 25, 2021

    Plasters 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    In this extremely competent and complex piece of writing, our characters take us through the highs and lows of love and how we move on.
    Madhouse 3* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Ben Fleming
    • Aug 24, 2021

    Madhouse 3* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    Madhouse is a fun, energetic and spirited fringe play about the trials and tribulations of living in a student house...
    Screen 9 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Violet Mackintosh
    • Aug 22, 2021

    Screen 9 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    Screen 9 is a raw piece of verbatim theatre following the stories of four survivors as they attempt to come to terms with the horrendous ...
    Press 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Violet Mackintosh
    • Aug 22, 2021

    Press 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    If you have any interest in arts and politics surrounding it – then this is the one for you.
    Dave Alnwick: Exceptional Magic 4* (Edinburgh Free Fringe Review)
    Violet Mackintosh
    • Aug 22, 2021

    Dave Alnwick: Exceptional Magic 4* (Edinburgh Free Fringe Review)

    David Alnwick’s Exceptional Magic on the PBH’s Free Fringe is Magic done right...
    Corpsing 3* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Violet Mackintosh
    • Aug 22, 2021

    Corpsing 3* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    Corpsing is an entertaining dark comedy with an intriguing concept and impressive delivery...
    Catching Up 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 18, 2021

    Catching Up 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    Catching Up is a thought-provoking study of trauma and its year-spanning, rippling effects.
    Paul Currie: TEET 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 18, 2021

    Paul Currie: TEET 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    If you want hilarity, weirdness, cynicism and life-affirming laughter then this comedian is the one for you.
    Afterparty 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 18, 2021

    Afterparty 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    What starts as a girls’ night out after A-levels ends with a prank that gets taken far beyond the level of harmless drunken mistakes.
    Woke 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 18, 2021

    Woke 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    In this passionate one-woman show, two lives run in parallel to construct a narrative of black female voices and their collective struggle.
    Pool (No Water) 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 16, 2021

    Pool (No Water) 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    OOTC's first production asks us how we react under extreme circumstances, and to what extent we can find beauty and art in suffering.
    Fear of Roses 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Violet Mackintosh
    • Aug 15, 2021

    Fear of Roses 4* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    Fear of Roses is a fast-paced, dark comedy complete with crime, cunning, and remarkable writing. ..
    Styx 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Violet Mackintosh
    • Aug 15, 2021

    Styx 5* (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    This is a thought-provoking, mystical production; you can just let it wash over you and remember the beauty of exploring the past...
     The End of the Line 3 *(Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 14, 2021

    The End of the Line 3 *(Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    Two strangers exchange stories from their pasts in this coming-of-age play that leads us through the disillusionment of early adulthood.
    Bacon 5 *(Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 14, 2021

    Bacon 5 *(Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    Francis Bacon welcomed us to a raunchy, intimate, and self-indulgent biopic of his life as he gazed back over his living years.
    Double Drop 4 * (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Zoë Combe
    • Aug 14, 2021

    Double Drop 4 * (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    90s rave culture, tribal Welsh rituals, a powerful mother-daughter bond and some beautiful harmonies. Welcome to Double Drop.
    Mediocre White Male 4 * (Edinburgh Fringe Review)
    Violet Mackintosh
    • Aug 14, 2021

    Mediocre White Male 4 * (Edinburgh Fringe Review)

    With a very intriguing, if not unappealing title, this show certainly surpasses mediocre...
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