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Qulture reviews theatre, musical comedy and performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and elsewhere in Scotland. The writing comes from contributors who attended the shows; this collection links to their published reviews.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
Theatre, comedy and performance reviews from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Words: Clíona Mccann Acts of Contrition is sharp and witty, yet heartfelt. Direct from a sell-out run in Barcelona, Glasgow-born John-Gerrard McFaulds recounts his struggle with sexuality…
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Words: Cliona Mccann. January 6th the Musical is a wacky in-your-face musical comedy following Jessie and Kiely as they are wrongfully accused as insurrectionists and arrested. In theory,…
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Words: Kenny Ross Let’s be honest, a play about a grieving widow who copes by sticking on a bear costume sounds like the sort of thing that could go spectacularly wrong. Thankfully,…
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Words: Clíona Mccann To Be Frank is a hysterical hour of absurd clowning. No dialogue; just a stellar live score and the vocalisations you would expect of a zombie-monster-creature-thing.…
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Words: Laura M Ross Dirty Dancer (in no way affiliated or endorsed by the movie Dirty Dancing or it’s creators) but definitely a homage to it…is playing most nights of the Edinburgh Fringe…
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Words: Clioná McCann With over 3,500 shows to choose from, the Fringe is overwhelming. So, I’ve put together a guide of both new and returning queer shows to cut through the noise. From…
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Reviews from Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and Portobello Town Hall in Edinburgh.
Words: Jessica Rose Small Acts of Love, written by Frances Poet with music by Ricky Ross, is a play about the Lockerbie bombing that happened in December 1988, that focuses on those…
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Words: Jessica Kerr Photos: Malik Tajamul This December, Portobello Town Hall transformed into beloved pantomime magic with the help of Stage Door Entertainment! For the third year the…
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Words: Clíona McCann Lesbian Space Crime is a new musical comedy by London-based company Airlock Theatre, following astronaut Sue Brightman as she battles career-ending accusations from her…
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Words: Madi Briggs Closing the festival was Darkfield Radio’s ‘Eternal’. A show that I had never experiencedanything like before, it made for an interesting way to round off another year of…
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Words: Niamh Leiper On my last day of the Fringe, I found myself witness to, an awkwardly charming hostage scenario. This isn’t just an unfair generalisation of live theatre, as Strangewife…
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Words: Jessica Rose Kerr Bill Bailey’s latest Fringe outing at the Edinburgh Playhouse is a sharp, confident performance that balances quick-fire wit with moments of genuine thoughtfulness.…
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