#chriswiegand — Public Fediverse posts

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky review – the bell tolls for Patrick Hamilton’s lost Londoners
By Chris Wiegand

Southwark Playhouse Borough, London The sequence of richly atmospheric novels about lonely souls in the capital is condensed into an engrossing play that could be more unsettling

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/19/twenty-thousand-streets-under-the-sky-review-southwark-playhouse-borough-london

#Theatre #SouthwarkPlayhouse #Stage #Culture #Books #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky review – the bell tolls for Patrick Hamilton’s lost Londoners
By Chris Wiegand

Southwark Playhouse Borough, London The sequence of richly atmospheric novels about lonely souls in the capital is condensed into an engrossing play that could be more unsettling

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/19/twenty-thousand-streets-under-the-sky-review-southwark-playhouse-borough-london

#Theatre #SouthwarkPlayhouse #Stage #Culture #Books #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky review – the bell tolls for Patrick Hamilton’s lost Londoners
By Chris Wiegand

Southwark Playhouse Borough, London The sequence of richly atmospheric novels about lonely souls in the capital is condensed into an engrossing play that could be more unsettling

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/19/twenty-thousand-streets-under-the-sky-review-southwark-playhouse-borough-london

#Theatre #SouthwarkPlayhouse #Stage #Culture #Books #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky review – the bell tolls for Patrick Hamilton’s lost Londoners
By Chris Wiegand

Southwark Playhouse Borough, London The sequence of richly atmospheric novels about lonely souls in the capital is condensed into an engrossing play that could be more unsettling

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/19/twenty-thousand-streets-under-the-sky-review-southwark-playhouse-borough-london

#Theatre #SouthwarkPlayhouse #Stage #Culture #Books #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky review – the bell tolls for Patrick Hamilton’s lost Londoners
By Chris Wiegand

Southwark Playhouse Borough, London The sequence of richly atmospheric novels about lonely souls in the capital is condensed into an engrossing play that could be more unsettling

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/19/twenty-thousand-streets-under-the-sky-review-southwark-playhouse-borough-london

#Theatre #SouthwarkPlayhouse #Stage #Culture #Books #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Million Dollar Quartet review – jumping jukebox show reignites rock’n’roll classics
By Chris Wiegand

The Arts at Marble Arch, LondonElvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis’s 1956 get-together is respun with an unsubtle script but some vigorous performances

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/17/million-dollar-quartet-review-the-arts-at-marble-arch-london

#Theatre #Musicals #ElvisPresley #JerryLeeLewis #JohnnyCash #Rockabilly #Music #Culture #Stage #WestEnd #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Million Dollar Quartet review – jumping jukebox show reignites rock’n’roll classics
By Chris Wiegand

The Arts at Marble Arch, LondonElvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis’s 1956 get-together is respun with an unsubtle script but some vigorous performances

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/17/million-dollar-quartet-review-the-arts-at-marble-arch-london

#Theatre #Musicals #ElvisPresley #JerryLeeLewis #JohnnyCash #Rockabilly #Music #Culture #Stage #WestEnd #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Million Dollar Quartet review – jumping jukebox show reignites rock’n’roll classics
By Chris Wiegand

The Arts at Marble Arch, LondonElvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis’s 1956 get-together is respun with an unsubtle script but some vigorous performances

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/17/million-dollar-quartet-review-the-arts-at-marble-arch-london

#Theatre #Musicals #ElvisPresley #JerryLeeLewis #JohnnyCash #Rockabilly #Music #Culture #Stage #WestEnd #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Million Dollar Quartet review – jumping jukebox show reignites rock’n’roll classics
By Chris Wiegand

The Arts at Marble Arch, LondonElvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis’s 1956 get-together is respun with an unsubtle script but some vigorous performances

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/17/million-dollar-quartet-review-the-arts-at-marble-arch-london

#Theatre #Musicals #ElvisPresley #JerryLeeLewis #JohnnyCash #Rockabilly #Music #Culture #Stage #WestEnd #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Golden Boy review – Great Depression boxing melodrama swings between hope and despair
By Chris Wiegand

Almeida theatre, London Josh O’Connor makes a powerful return to the stage as a New York violinist driven by dire straits to risk everything in the ring

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/16/golden-boy-review-almeida-theatre-london-josh-oconnor

#Theatre #Almeidatheatre #Boxing #Classicalmusic #JoshOConnor #Culture #Music #Sport #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Golden Boy review – Great Depression boxing melodrama swings between hope and despair
By Chris Wiegand

Almeida theatre, London Josh O’Connor makes a powerful return to the stage as a New York violinist driven by dire straits to risk everything in the ring

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/16/golden-boy-review-almeida-theatre-london-josh-oconnor

#Theatre #Almeidatheatre #Boxing #Classicalmusic #JoshOConnor #Culture #Music #Sport #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Golden Boy review – Great Depression boxing melodrama swings between hope and despair
By Chris Wiegand

Almeida theatre, London Josh O’Connor makes a powerful return to the stage as a New York violinist driven by dire straits to risk everything in the ring

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/16/golden-boy-review-almeida-theatre-london-josh-oconnor

#Theatre #Almeidatheatre #Boxing #Classicalmusic #JoshOConnor #Culture #Music #Sport #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Golden Boy review – Great Depression boxing melodrama swings between hope and despair
By Chris Wiegand

Almeida theatre, London Josh O’Connor makes a powerful return to the stage as a New York violinist driven by dire straits to risk everything in the ring

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/16/golden-boy-review-almeida-theatre-london-josh-oconnor

#Theatre #Almeidatheatre #Boxing #Classicalmusic #JoshOConnor #Culture #Music #Sport #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantino’s West End playwriting debut
By Chris Wiegand

The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/10/sacha-baron-cohen-quentin-tarantino-west-end-debut-popinjay-cavalier

#Theatre #WestEnd #SachaBaronCohen #QuentinTarantino #Comedy #UKnews #Culture #Comedy #Film #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantino’s West End playwriting debut
By Chris Wiegand

The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/10/sacha-baron-cohen-quentin-tarantino-west-end-debut-popinjay-cavalier

#Theatre #WestEnd #SachaBaronCohen #QuentinTarantino #Comedy #UKnews #Culture #Comedy #Film #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantino’s West End playwriting debut
By Chris Wiegand

The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/10/sacha-baron-cohen-quentin-tarantino-west-end-debut-popinjay-cavalier

#Theatre #WestEnd #SachaBaronCohen #QuentinTarantino #Comedy #UKnews #Culture #Comedy #Film #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantino’s West End playwriting debut
By Chris Wiegand

The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/10/sacha-baron-cohen-quentin-tarantino-west-end-debut-popinjay-cavalier

#Theatre #WestEnd #SachaBaronCohen #QuentinTarantino #Comedy #UKnews #Culture #Comedy #Film #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The best theatre to stream this month: Bryan Cranston cranks up the tension in All My Sons
By Chris Wiegand

Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead a brilliant staging of Arthur Miller’s tragedy, a Shelagh Delaney deep-cut is released and Black Watch turns 20

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/01/the-best-theatre-to-stream-this-month-ivo-van-hove-arthur-miller-all-my-sons

#Stage #Culture #Theatre #NationalTheatre #Musicals #Audiodrama #LucyKirkwood #BryanCranston #IvovanHove #PaapaEssiedu #ArthurMiller #Cymbeline #MarianneJeanBaptiste #ShelaghDelaney #BenWhishaw #SusanWokoma #NationalTheatreofScotland #JohnTiffany #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The best theatre to stream this month: Bryan Cranston cranks up the tension in All My Sons
By Chris Wiegand

Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead a brilliant staging of Arthur Miller’s tragedy, a Shelagh Delaney deep-cut is released and Black Watch turns 20

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/01/the-best-theatre-to-stream-this-month-ivo-van-hove-arthur-miller-all-my-sons

#Stage #Culture #Theatre #NationalTheatre #Musicals #Audiodrama #LucyKirkwood #BryanCranston #IvovanHove #PaapaEssiedu #ArthurMiller #Cymbeline #MarianneJeanBaptiste #ShelaghDelaney #BenWhishaw #SusanWokoma #NationalTheatreofScotland #JohnTiffany #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The best theatre to stream this month: Bryan Cranston cranks up the tension in All My Sons
By Chris Wiegand

Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead a brilliant staging of Arthur Miller’s tragedy, a Shelagh Delaney deep-cut is released and Black Watch turns 20

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/01/the-best-theatre-to-stream-this-month-ivo-van-hove-arthur-miller-all-my-sons

#Stage #Culture #Theatre #NationalTheatre #Musicals #Audiodrama #LucyKirkwood #BryanCranston #IvovanHove #PaapaEssiedu #ArthurMiller #Cymbeline #MarianneJeanBaptiste #ShelaghDelaney #BenWhishaw #SusanWokoma #NationalTheatreofScotland #JohnTiffany #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Underground Monk Show review – hysterical visions enrobed in mystery
By Chris Wiegand

Assembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghFour clowns stir up a strange stew of ideas about faith in this playful and highly physical comedy

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/29/underground-monk-show-review-assembly-george-square-gardens-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Comedy #Clowns #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Underground Monk Show review – hysterical visions enrobed in mystery
By Chris Wiegand

Assembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghFour clowns stir up a strange stew of ideas about faith in this playful and highly physical comedy

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/29/underground-monk-show-review-assembly-george-square-gardens-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Comedy #Clowns #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Underground Monk Show review – hysterical visions enrobed in mystery
By Chris Wiegand

Assembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghFour clowns stir up a strange stew of ideas about faith in this playful and highly physical comedy

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/29/underground-monk-show-review-assembly-george-square-gardens-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Comedy #Clowns #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Fairytales pending: the fringe musicals hoping to live happily ever after
By Chris Wiegand

Edinburgh has given festival audiences a look at two long awaited musicals – Bliss and Disenchanted! – with both aiming to now scale up their spectacle

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/28/fairytale-musicals-edinburgh-run-bliss-disenchanted-the-hit-musical-pleasance

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Musicals #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Theatre #Fairytales #Books #Festivals #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Fairytales pending: the fringe musicals hoping to live happily ever after
By Chris Wiegand

Edinburgh has given festival audiences a look at two long awaited musicals – Bliss and Disenchanted! – with both aiming to now scale up their spectacle

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/28/fairytale-musicals-edinburgh-run-bliss-disenchanted-the-hit-musical-pleasance

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Musicals #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Theatre #Fairytales #Books #Festivals #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Fairytales pending: the fringe musicals hoping to live happily ever after
By Chris Wiegand

Edinburgh has given festival audiences a look at two long awaited musicals – Bliss and Disenchanted! – with both aiming to now scale up their spectacle

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/28/fairytale-musicals-edinburgh-run-bliss-disenchanted-the-hit-musical-pleasance

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Musicals #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Theatre #Fairytales #Books #Festivals #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Owl at Home review – this Edinburgh fringe hoot is a wise choice for children
By Chris Wiegand

Gilded Balloon Teviot, EdinburghSongs, physical comedy and clever design come together in Theatr Iolo’s adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s offbeat story, aimed at over-fives

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/27/owl-at-home-review

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Childrenstheatre #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Childrensbooks7andunder #Books #Childrenandteenagers #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Owl at Home review – this Edinburgh fringe hoot is a wise choice for children
By Chris Wiegand

Gilded Balloon Teviot, EdinburghSongs, physical comedy and clever design come together in Theatr Iolo’s adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s offbeat story, aimed at over-fives

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/27/owl-at-home-review

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Childrenstheatre #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Childrensbooks7andunder #Books #Childrenandteenagers #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Owl at Home review – this Edinburgh fringe hoot is a wise choice for children
By Chris Wiegand

Gilded Balloon Teviot, EdinburghSongs, physical comedy and clever design come together in Theatr Iolo’s adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s offbeat story, aimed at over-fives

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/27/owl-at-home-review

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Childrenstheatre #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Childrensbooks7andunder #Books #Childrenandteenagers #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The Wreck review – scuba drama about siblings under pressure
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, EdinburghGabe Winsor’s inventively staged tale is charming and sweetly lo-fi, but the emotion never quite clicks

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/26/the-wreck-review-summerhall-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Puppetry #Film #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #Summerhall #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The Wreck review – scuba drama about siblings under pressure
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, EdinburghGabe Winsor’s inventively staged tale is charming and sweetly lo-fi, but the emotion never quite clicks

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/26/the-wreck-review-summerhall-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Puppetry #Film #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #Summerhall #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The Wreck review – scuba drama about siblings under pressure
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, EdinburghGabe Winsor’s inventively staged tale is charming and sweetly lo-fi, but the emotion never quite clicks

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/26/the-wreck-review-summerhall-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Puppetry #Film #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #Summerhall #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Kirsty Mann: Corpse review – a comedy so creepy you’ll fear the next revelation
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, Edinburgh The comedian brings a calm authority to her tale of a haunted house and digs out maximum horror from a minimal staging

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/26/kirsty-mann-corpse-review-summerhall-edinburgh-fringe

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #Horrorfilms #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Kirsty Mann: Corpse review – a comedy so creepy you’ll fear the next revelation
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, Edinburgh The comedian brings a calm authority to her tale of a haunted house and digs out maximum horror from a minimal staging

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/26/kirsty-mann-corpse-review-summerhall-edinburgh-fringe

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #Horrorfilms #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Kirsty Mann: Corpse review – a comedy so creepy you’ll fear the next revelation
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, Edinburgh The comedian brings a calm authority to her tale of a haunted house and digs out maximum horror from a minimal staging

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/26/kirsty-mann-corpse-review-summerhall-edinburgh-fringe

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #Horrorfilms #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Camping trips, grief and embarrassing your kids – the fringe shows embracing every facet of fatherhood
By Chris Wiegand

Edinburgh comedies by Whisper Theatre, Lightning Rod Special and Olaf Falafel are exploring what it’s like to be a dad, from the hilarious and melancholic to the devastatingly accurate cringe

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/well-balanced-dads-lions-olaf-falafel-helium-balloon-factory-edinburgh-fringe-stage

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Clowns #Parentsandparenting #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Family #Stage #Festivals #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Camping trips, grief and embarrassing your kids – the fringe shows embracing every facet of fatherhood
By Chris Wiegand

Edinburgh comedies by Whisper Theatre, Lightning Rod Special and Olaf Falafel are exploring what it’s like to be a dad, from the hilarious and melancholic to the devastatingly accurate cringe

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/well-balanced-dads-lions-olaf-falafel-helium-balloon-factory-edinburgh-fringe-stage

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Clowns #Parentsandparenting #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Family #Stage #Festivals #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Camping trips, grief and embarrassing your kids – the fringe shows embracing every facet of fatherhood
By Chris Wiegand

Edinburgh comedies by Whisper Theatre, Lightning Rod Special and Olaf Falafel are exploring what it’s like to be a dad, from the hilarious and melancholic to the devastatingly accurate cringe

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/well-balanced-dads-lions-olaf-falafel-helium-balloon-factory-edinburgh-fringe-stage

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Clowns #Parentsandparenting #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Family #Stage #Festivals #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Soft Spot review – this wine-glass circus has a lot of bottle
By Chris Wiegand

Zoo Southside, EdinburghA handstand artist and a juggler slide, toss, stack and stand on umpteen glasses without a drop of wine in sight

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/soft-spot-review

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Circus #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Juggling #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Soft Spot review – this wine-glass circus has a lot of bottle
By Chris Wiegand

Zoo Southside, EdinburghA handstand artist and a juggler slide, toss, stack and stand on umpteen glasses without a drop of wine in sight

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/soft-spot-review

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Circus #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Juggling #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Soft Spot review – this wine-glass circus has a lot of bottle
By Chris Wiegand

Zoo Southside, EdinburghA handstand artist and a juggler slide, toss, stack and stand on umpteen glasses without a drop of wine in sight

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/soft-spot-review

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Circus #Stage #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Juggling #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The Librarians: A Very Serious Comedy! review – workplace meltdown borrows from classic sitcoms
By Chris Wiegand

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Well-tuned performances help along a familiar set of laughs as a rickety library gets a new manager and an inspection

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/the-librarians-a-very-serious-comedy-review-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Libraries #Books #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The Librarians: A Very Serious Comedy! review – workplace meltdown borrows from classic sitcoms
By Chris Wiegand

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Well-tuned performances help along a familiar set of laughs as a rickety library gets a new manager and an inspection

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/the-librarians-a-very-serious-comedy-review-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Libraries #Books #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The Librarians: A Very Serious Comedy! review – workplace meltdown borrows from classic sitcoms
By Chris Wiegand

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Well-tuned performances help along a familiar set of laughs as a rickety library gets a new manager and an inspection

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/the-librarians-a-very-serious-comedy-review-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Libraries #Books #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

The Librarians: A Very Serious Comedy! review – workplace meltdown borrows from classic sitcoms
By Chris Wiegand

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Well-tuned performances help along a familiar set of laughs as a rickety library gets a new manager and an inspection

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/25/the-librarians-a-very-serious-comedy-review-pleasance-courtyard-edinburgh

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Libraries #Books #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

A supreme being, the nearly naked show and politics with paws: Edinburgh fringe pick’n’mix
By Brian Logan, Lyndsey Winship, Arifa Akbar, Kate Wyver, Tim Jonze and Chris Wiegand

From Taiwanese steampunk dance to Australian climate comedy, here are 13 quick-fire fringe reviews

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/23/edinburgh-fringe-reviews-pick-n-mix

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Stage #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Dance #Circus #AhirShah #Cabaret #TheGuardian #BrianLogan #LyndseyWinship #ArifaAkbar #KateWyver #TimJonze #ChrisWiegand

A supreme being, the nearly naked show and politics with paws: Edinburgh fringe pick’n’mix
By Brian Logan, Lyndsey Winship, Arifa Akbar, Kate Wyver, Tim Jonze and Chris Wiegand

From Taiwanese steampunk dance to Australian climate comedy, here are 13 quick-fire fringe reviews

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/23/edinburgh-fringe-reviews-pick-n-mix

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Stage #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Dance #Circus #AhirShah #Cabaret #TheGuardian #BrianLogan #LyndseyWinship #ArifaAkbar #KateWyver #TimJonze #ChrisWiegand

A supreme being, the nearly naked show and politics with paws: Edinburgh fringe pick’n’mix
By Brian Logan, Lyndsey Winship, Arifa Akbar, Kate Wyver, Tim Jonze and Chris Wiegand

From Taiwanese steampunk dance to Australian climate comedy, here are 13 quick-fire fringe reviews

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/23/edinburgh-fringe-reviews-pick-n-mix

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Stage #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Dance #Circus #AhirShah #Cabaret #TheGuardian #BrianLogan #LyndseyWinship #ArifaAkbar #KateWyver #TimJonze #ChrisWiegand

Dirty Dancer review – Swayze stan is like a whirlwind as she replays 80s favourite
By Chris Wiegand

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghMelissa Firlit recreates Dirty Dancing in a one-woman show that mixes trivia, personal memories and a singalong

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/dirty-dancer-review-melissa-firlit

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Film #DirtyDancing #PatrickSwayze #Comedy #Dance #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Dirty Dancer review – Swayze stan is like a whirlwind as she replays 80s favourite
By Chris Wiegand

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghMelissa Firlit recreates Dirty Dancing in a one-woman show that mixes trivia, personal memories and a singalong

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/dirty-dancer-review-melissa-firlit

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Film #DirtyDancing #PatrickSwayze #Comedy #Dance #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Dirty Dancer review – Swayze stan is like a whirlwind as she replays 80s favourite
By Chris Wiegand

Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghMelissa Firlit recreates Dirty Dancing in a one-woman show that mixes trivia, personal memories and a singalong

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/22/dirty-dancer-review-melissa-firlit

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Film #DirtyDancing #PatrickSwayze #Comedy #Dance #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Ihsane review – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui leads us from brutal tragedy to euphoric harmony
By Chris Wiegand

Festival theatre, EdinburghThe choreographer combines a homophobic killing from 2012 with a remembrance for his father in an often rapturous show about healing

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/ihsane-review-sidi-larbi-cherkaoui-leads-us-from-brutal-tragedy-to-euphoric-harmony

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Edinburghfestival #Culture #Stage #Dance #Theatre #SidiLarbiCherkaoui #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand

Ihsane review – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui leads us from brutal tragedy to euphoric harmony
By Chris Wiegand

Festival theatre, EdinburghThe choreographer combines a homophobic killing from 2012 with a remembrance for his father in an often rapturous show about healing

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/ihsane-review-sidi-larbi-cherkaoui-leads-us-from-brutal-tragedy-to-euphoric-harmony

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Ihsane review – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui leads us from brutal tragedy to euphoric harmony
By Chris Wiegand

Festival theatre, EdinburghThe choreographer combines a homophobic killing from 2012 with a remembrance for his father in an often rapturous show about healing

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/19/ihsane-review-sidi-larbi-cherkaoui-leads-us-from-brutal-tragedy-to-euphoric-harmony

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Exit review – a circus squad who really drive each other up the wall
By Chris Wiegand

Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe acrobats in this symphony of ins and outs build and break tension as they clamber over the set together

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/exit-review-zoo-southside-edinburgh

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Exit review – a circus squad who really drive each other up the wall
By Chris Wiegand

Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe acrobats in this symphony of ins and outs build and break tension as they clamber over the set together

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/exit-review-zoo-southside-edinburgh

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Exit review – a circus squad who really drive each other up the wall
By Chris Wiegand

Zoo Southside, EdinburghThe acrobats in this symphony of ins and outs build and break tension as they clamber over the set together

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/exit-review-zoo-southside-edinburgh

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Bigfoot Ripped My Dog in Half I Saw It review – Xhloe and Natasha create a monster hit
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, EdinburghWith physical and vocal agility, the tricksy clown duo trigger an avalanche of misinformation in this feverish treat

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/bigfoot-ripped-my-dog-in-half-i-saw-it-review-summerhall-edinburgh-xhloe-natasha

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Bigfoot Ripped My Dog in Half I Saw It review – Xhloe and Natasha create a monster hit
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, EdinburghWith physical and vocal agility, the tricksy clown duo trigger an avalanche of misinformation in this feverish treat

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/bigfoot-ripped-my-dog-in-half-i-saw-it-review-summerhall-edinburgh-xhloe-natasha

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Bigfoot Ripped My Dog in Half I Saw It review – Xhloe and Natasha create a monster hit
By Chris Wiegand

Summerhall, EdinburghWith physical and vocal agility, the tricksy clown duo trigger an avalanche of misinformation in this feverish treat

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/18/bigfoot-ripped-my-dog-in-half-i-saw-it-review-summerhall-edinburgh-xhloe-natasha

#Edinburghfestival2026 #Theatre #Comedy #Clowns #Comedy #Culture #Edinburghfestival #Stage #TheGuardian #ChrisWiegand