Posts by fortheplotmaguk

Date: 9 August 2026Time: 12.20pmVenue: Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker 2Running time:Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)Reviewed by: Eileen Inglis Funny, tender and unexpectedly devastating, Heart Beats Strong gets under the skin of what it…

Interview conducted by Olivia Bastin For Martin Bearne, comedy and darkness have always existed side by side. Whether he’s attempting to make an audience laugh or even trying to get…

Interview conducted by Olivia Bastin There are few places where friendships are formed quite as quickly as the girls’ bathroom on a night out. From compliments exchanged between complete strangers…

Date: 8 August 2026Time: 16:30Venue: Scottish Storytelling Centre, Venue 30Running time:Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5)Reviewed by: Howard Bunch and Gail Bronfman (Bunch) My wife and I had previously seen the star of…

Date: 8 August 2026Time: 3.05pmVenue: Ivy Studio, Greenside @ George StreetRunning time: 55 minutesRating: ★★★★★ (5/5)Reviewed by: Lucy Deehan Stanislavski Can’t Save Me From the Apocalypse takes us to a…

Date: 8 August 2026Time: 7am - 8amVenue: Santu Coffee Roastery, 23 Union Street (Venue 331)Running time: 60 minutesRating: ★★★★ (4/5)Reviewed by: Bella Pirintji Fringe Run: 8 Aug, 22 AugTicket Price:…

Date: 9th August 2026Time: 12pm (Noon)Venue: The Caves, Just the TonicRunning time: 60 minutesRating: ★★★★ 4/5Reviewed by: Sarah Turnbull Does what it says on the tin: a daily pick-and-mix of Fringe talent designed to give you…

Date: 9th August 2026Time: 9.20pmVenue: Underbelly Bristo Square, Dairy RoomRunning time: 60 minutesRating: ★★★★★Reviewed by: Kaitlyn Smith Under the Influence might just be my favourite show of the Fringe so…

Date: 7th August 2026Time: 12:30 - 14:00Venue: Bijou at Assembly @ St Andrew SquareRating: ★★★★★ (5/5) Reviewed By: Bronfman and Bunch The CMU Center for New Work Present: Midsummer! By William Shakespeare in aModern Verse Translation…

Why am I getting emotional over an egg? Date: 7th August 2026Time: 1.25pmVenue: Playground 3 at ZOO PlaygroundRating: ★★★★ (5/5)  Reviewed By: Paige Ashwood Instagram: @_Claud_Creates Having only seen a handful of Fringe shows…