Edinburgh Festival: Pirates and Mermaids

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This is possibly one of the best pieces of theatre / storytelling I’ve seen in a long time. The audience was limited to 8 people per show, which was an hour and a half long. It was incredible. We were asked to our phones on silent but not to turn them off. A strange request, but one that made sense. I won’t tell you why, but if you get the chance to see this show, see it. You won’t regret it, I promise.

Edinburgh Festival: The Improv of Being Earnest

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I was always a big fan of the TV show “Who’s line is it anyway” and so thought this might be a good show to see. It was. All the improv elements were provided by the audience before we went in to see the show and then called out by the director after ringing a little bell. It worked very well and was very funny indeed.

Loved the show.

Edinburgh Festival: The Sign of Four

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I do like Sherlock Holmes although I’m no expert on the books. This stage version of the “The Sign of Four” was excellent. Running for just over an hour in what can only be described as a cave off Cowgate with only five actors it was to say the least, inventive.

Whilst the venue was somewhat lacking, even by fringe standards the performances more than made up for this. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.