by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 18, 2015 | Cabaret, Editorial, Features
Every Thursday this festival season, Ben Walters – previous Cabaret Editor at Time Out, and now reviewer for The Scotsman and blogger at nottelevision.net – will be hosting the Chinwag, a panel session with some of the top performers at this year’s...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 18, 2015 | Cabaret, Reviews
My festival treat to myself, I caught Camille O’Sullivan performing on her brief six day stand at the Fringe singing the songs of Jaques Brel, known for his masterful ability to capture the human condition. The stage in the town hall venue is waiting under...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 13, 2015 | Musical Comedy, Reviews, Theatre
Doilies, red satin, Tom Jones and free food prepared before our laughing eyes… Welcome to the oddball world of Jojo Bellini, and Australian performer who is, as she tells us, ‘just an ordinary girl. Sort of.’ Channeling her Welsh heritage on her...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 11, 2015 | Cabaret, Circus, Variety
So where would one start, reviewing cabaret, in Edinburgh…? A show that celebrates the best of traditional and modern Scottish culture in the beautiful Assembly Gardens’ Spiegeltent sounds like a no brainer. And what a treat Le Haggis turns out to be! The...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 10, 2015 | Editorial, Features
Better known for their upside-down purple cow, Udderbelly’s brand new Circus Hub is described as “the first ever major venue dedicated to circus at the Edinburgh Fringe”. An ambitious programme will see a round dozen shows including two European...
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