14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (290+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions The Trials of Magnus Coffinkey is a deeply devastating show about using storytelling as a mechanism to process grief and loss, and one I was not prepared for. No, seriously; I really need…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (484+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions Last night I made my way to Hoots @ Hilton on Bread Street for the Big Naked Variety Show, fully expecting to a) see naked people and b) be entertained. Both of these things happened! Which…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago   (827+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions Leigh Milne’s All New Crazy Puppet Magic Show is exactly the kind of colourful, silly and interactive entertainment that young children can get completely swept up in. Combining puppetry, magic, silly humour and…...

20+ hour, 4+ min ago   (358+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions “Thank you for your warm hand on my opening” he began, before reciting Spike Milligan’s Alphabet Poem. It was the perfect way to begin, and he admitted the format was “just a peg…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago   (383+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions A picture book musical adventure that comes with colouring sheets and stickers? Getting tickets to Milly’s Musical Adventure for my toddler was a no brainer! Developed by Grownup Playhouse, a small creative team…...

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (380+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions In my experience, the Circus Hub, has quality shows, and YOAH fits right in with this general rule. This is a great circus! There was a very good turnout for a Thursday evening....

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (105+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions Music & Murder By… is a witty, fast-paced chamber musical that turns writer’s block into a delightfully chaotic crime scene. While the opening scenes take a beat to establish their rhythm, the payoff is…...

23+ hour, 52+ min ago   (258+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions Intergalactic novelty politician Count Binface is bringing his political satire to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a single performance on Wednesday 26 August 2026. The one-hour comedy show, titled Count Binface: Face of the Establishment,…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago   (318+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions Amy Mansfield’s hit workplace satire H.R. The Musical brings its razor-sharp parody of modern corporate absurdities to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. Running at the Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose’s Big Yin space on Chambers…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (317+ words) Local reviews of places, sights and attractions The structural craft of the set mirrors the spinning grooves of a record. Clark frequently circles back to earlier threads, layering punchlines onto recurring motifs like frank conversations with his dad and sharp…...