A round-up of all my reviews of cabaret and LGBTQ+ shows from this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Scotsman reviews (part 2 – queer round-up)
A round-up of four terrific queer shows – Wilf, Delicious Fruit, Grandmother’s Closet and No Place Like Home – plus a nod to the sensational Ode to Joy (or How Gordon Got to Go to the Nasty Pig Party)
Edinburgh Fringe 2022 Scotsman reviews (part 1)
My first batch of reviews from this year’s Fringe, including Mat Ricardo, ALOK, Reuben Kaye, Sarah-Louise Young, Sooz Kempner, Michael Trauffer and more.
Edinburgh Fringe 2018: Scotsman reviews (1 of 2)
Reviews of Murray Hill, Victoria Falconer, Mat Ricardo, Dusty Limits, Yana Alana, Dandy Darkly and Peter Straker.
How to get five stars for a cabaret show
Here are five questions to ask about a cabaret show. If they all get a ‘yes’, the show gets five stars.
24 cabaret shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2015
Two dozen shows to look out for from across the Cabaret section of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme
Edinburgh Fringe 2015 previews for the Guardian
Features previewing this year’s Fringe about: Penny Arcade’s new piece; a rise in trans representation; and DIY shows inspired by blockbuster movies
Carried on others’ arms: an uplifting inaugural Not Television Festival
A report on the inaugural Not Television festival at Chelsea Theatre, a weekend of shows involving collaboration between performers and audience members and the special atmosphere that resulted
Critics are not parents, publicists or parasites. Here’s what we are.
An overview of some of the misconceptions about the cultural role of critics as expressed in several shows at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, including The Reviewers, Critical! and No Turn Unstoned by Diana Rigg
How not to screw up audience participation in a cabaret show
The relationship between performer and audience is crucial to cabaret: the form is arguably defined by the lack of a fourth wall and the possibility of unplanned collaborations between those on the stage and those off it. Cabaret doesn’t have a monopoly on such things but it’s the only form where they can be taken […]
