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Review: The High Life – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
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Alan Cumming & Forbes Masson reunite in The High Life musical at Festival Theatre. Read our 4-star review of this chaotic, nostalgic 90s Scottish TV revival.
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Even if this Priscilla is 'only' the sum of its parts, that still adds up to a joyful night at the theatre and a ticket well worth the price of admission.
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Ralph Little shines in a slick stage adaptation of Le Carré's Cold War classic. A breathless, sharply acted production that favours pace over pause.
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"It's an honour to share her full story..." Musical chameleon Christina Bianco on bringing June Carter Cash to life in the Ballad of Johnny and June as it tours the UK.
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Baby Lasagna, aka Croatian singer Marko Purišic, was to be my last review of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. Unfortunately, Baby Lasagna didn’t get the…

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Sam Williams’ debut hour, Touch Me Not, sets itself the ambitious task of unpicking the apparent contradictions of being both Christian and bisexual. It is…

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“In 2015, Matty Grey, kids’ comedian, accidentally insulted a child in passing at the Edinburgh Fringe. What happened next would see the brief interaction go…

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