Peer Gynt is Henrik Ibsen’s poetic classic: a tale that follows the eponymous Peer Gynt, who dreams of becoming emperor of the world. The story takes us deep into the mountains, from the frozen peaks of Norway to the dusty streets of Egypt. It is an intimate story of love, sin, and ambition. It is…
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Eggsistentialism, as suggested by the title, follows the autobiographical story of Joanne Ryan, in her dilemma about having a child (or not).
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‘Baby Wants Candy’ is infamous at the Fringe. The format is simple: they take an audience suggestion for a musical title that has never been written or performed before, they then create a musical on the spot… the question is: are they worth the hype?
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If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’. Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ In the half-century since they were written, Bob Dylan’s words have become an apparently timeless symbol of political upheaval and…
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The Cairns Lecture theatre in Summerhall is a somewhat unconventional venue for a “great night out”. From the second you enter the venue you are required to participate; whilst waiting in my red padded seat, I was handed a plastic shot cup with WKD in. This was the beginning of the show Eggs Collective Get…
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“Mouthpiece follows one woman, for one day, as she tries to find her voice.” The concept sounds simple enough, but in a mere 60 minutes Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava explore timeless issues faced throughout the history of the female experience.
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Most (sensible) people hide their embarrassing moments from when they were teenagers. They may show a special few some unflattering photos, perhaps even a scandalous diary entry (well, you thought it was scandalous at the time). But Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson have taken bashful nostalgia to the next level by showing all their footage…
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Nominated for: Best UK Feature The refugee crisis of 2015 is something that shocked us all, with immigrants from Afghanistan, Iran and Syria attempting to escape the war that has devastated their countries in order to start afresh in Europe. Richard Wyllie directs a fascinating insight into only five days of a difficult ordeal, enough…
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