Posts Tagged as ‘Edinburgh Festival’

24/08/2009

REVIEW – Life of Si @ GRV / Five Pound Fringe

Life of Si is part of the very popular Five Pound Fringe  5.40pm at the GRV venue. Sy and Simon were witty, hair conscious men.  The show is based around the set up of their shared flat in London.  They let the audience into their lives a little, by showing  dvd collections, games they play and [...]

21/08/2009

REVIEW – At Home With Holly

At Home with Holly is one of the more unusual shows I have seen in the Fringe over the years.   Holly Burn, who is an exceptional comedy actress invites you into her home  for the festival.  You can buy tickets in advance from the Fringe office,  the Five Pound Fringe / GRV box office, or you [...]

19/08/2009

REVIEW – Out of Chaos @ Underbelly

Review by Aitor Poyo Out of Chaos is a fine mix of nowadays stories with self-interpreted Ancient Greek myths in a blended pool of languages including Spanish, French and Japanese. The crew of Temple Theatre try to bring us these stories from the chaos and merge them again into the mess.   In all honesty, I couldn’t see [...]

18/08/2009

REVIEW – Gecko Theatre’s – The Overcoat

The Overcoat is brought to you by Gecko Theatre who describe their show in the brochure as Get the coat, get the girl, change the world. A lonely clerk in a vast office dreams of romance with the girl at the next desk. But behind his quiet exterior is an extraordinary imagination fuelled by a desire [...]

11/08/2009

REVIEW – The Hotel – Mark Watson

The Hotel is an interesting festival experience to say the least and are brought to you by the people of the Invisible Dot but the main name behind the show that you may recognise is Mark Watson. Watson for me, is one of the best performers of the Fringe / Festival over the last number of years [...]

11/08/2009

REVIEW – Paul Zerdin Sponge Fest

Paul Zerdin is a very talented man indeed.  His ventriloquist skills are so astonishing with the speed he can mix his voices.  I was in the front row and after realising that I was never going to see him move his lips, was transfixed on his characters and their almost human like qualities. I was even subject [...]