Fringe Review: Triskaidekaphilia

Fringe Review: Triskaidekaphilia

Still milking the Scotsman review that described her as “somewhere between a crack addict and a blow-up doll”, Vendetta Vain was not afraid of jinxing her one-night-only Fringe revue. Billed as “Scotland’s best schlock horror cabaret burlesque sideshow”,...
Fringe Review: Lady Sings It Better

Fringe Review: Lady Sings It Better

As far as feminist statements go, Australian sextet Lady Sings It Better has got one both simple and inventive: they only sing songs written by men. Ideological appropriations aside, the group’s eponymous debut show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe includes strong...
Fringe Review: Bordello Blues

Fringe Review: Bordello Blues

Judging by the line of people waiting to see Bordello Blues at most of its dates, demand for burlesque is still as high nowadays as during the peak of its hype last year. Judging by the insipid garbage that follows once all the seats are taken, the B-word is still a...
Fringe Review: The Jewbadour

Fringe Review: The Jewbadour

Leeds multi-instrumentalist Daniel Cainer returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a repertoire of biographical songs predominantly culled from his album Jewish Chronicles. Like the two previous eponymous shows based on that release, The Jewbadour tells stories...
Fringe Review: The Magic Faraway Cabaret

Fringe Review: The Magic Faraway Cabaret

Something about The Voodoo Rooms seems to keep attracting good shows. Revisiting the premise of 2008 revue The Magic Faraway Travel Agency, London vaudevillians Dave the Bear, Claire Benjamin and Mister Meredith star in a riotous showcase of unapologetic goofiness....