#Review of The Interval #FringeReview @edfringe #FringeEdin #WhatsonEdi #Edinburgh #Fringe #Edinburgh Venue 53

The Interval

The Haldane @TheSpace, Venue 53 is where I saw this play in Edinburgh.

Suitable for 16 plus, For anyone who has ever had to “hold it in” to protect their reputation, take a quick break and relieve yourselves. An attempt to make it through yet another one without going completely off script, The Interval is a dry-witted, no filter, one-person struggle to just keep playing along. So sit back, relax and enjoy the show. And you get to choose how many times you see it. She works here…

Review

At the interval of your play or musical we all see the person who sells the ice creams and directs people to the toilets etc, but how many of us consider the person behind the job? Enter the world of the front of house team at the theatre in this pertinent, thought provoking, poignant, very funny one woman show.

The Interval is a study behind the facade of the person who is smiley and politely serving you, whilst also inside, there’s a whole host of other pent up feelings and a bit of vulnerability going on and a very irritating boss to contend with. There’s a lot that people will be able to relate to, whether they’ve worked front of house in a theatre or not. There are a couple of themes, such as assault and suicide you may want to be aware of, but they are handled with care and sensitivity. They are a small part of the show, in terms of time spent on this and there’s nothing especially graphic about either. It is skilfully written and the humour shines through and wins out.

It was brilliantly clever, when so much was addressed that people talk about when they go or have been to a theatre, like someone filming when they aren’t supposed to.

All these pertinent subjects and many more interweave what is a hilarious comedy.

#EdFringe News of Ted Hill 110 Percent Normal @thetedhill @ARedinburgh #EdFringe #Comedy #ADHD #Fringe #WhatsOnEdinburgh #WhatsOnEdin #Edinburgh #TedHill110PercentNormal

Ted Hill 110 percent normal

Ted Hill just could be 110 percent normal. What do you think? There’s time to find out with this comedy that has audiences saying “he’s hilarious”.  Don’t delay nor tarry though. Now’s the time to check this talent out on George Square Gardens, Studio 4 at 2:40pm to 3:40pm every afternoon until and including 26th August, excluding the 13th August.  https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ted-hill-110-percent-normal

Ted Hill – ‘genuinely hilarious’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com) – is weird. His clothes are weird. His vibes are weird. His comedy is weird. He’s always been a weird little ADHD weirdo. But now he must grow up and do some proper, traditional stand-up comedy. There will* be NO multimedia mayhem, definitely NO computer chaos and absolutely ZERO silliness. ‘Few comedians harness the frenetic activity of their minds quite as comprehensively as Ted Hill’ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Hill’s childish energy belies the slickness of his tech and his irrepressible nerd’s fondness for graphs’ (Scotsman). *probably

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ted-hill-110-percent-normal

#Review of St. Doctors Hospital By Lou 5 stars Venue 17 @ARedinburgh @assemblyfest #ImprovComedy #FringeReview @edfringe #StDoctorsHospital #FringeEdin #WhatsonEdinburgh #Edinburgh #Fringe #Theatre #UnleashYourFringe

St. Doctors Hospital

Improv Comedy – Venue 17 – Assembly George Square Studios, Studio 2
4th – 12th Aug 3:40pm (1hr)

Rating: 5 out of 5.

St Doctors Hospital

Description

Painfully funny improvised medical drama. For these brave front-line heroes no procedure is too convoluted, no disease too made-up and no relationship saga too inappropriate for the operating theatre. Sit back as we administer 50cc of laughs straight to your funny bone. Inspired by TV medical dramas, from Grey’s Anatomy to ER – and a few words from our audience, the all-star cast will improvise a brand-new episode of your favourite show St Doctor’s Hospital every day. Created by Graham Dickson, from West End smash-hit, Austentatious. ‘Incredibly talented group… hilarious… a truly brilliant show’ ***** (ThePhoenixRemix.com).

Review

Catch an episode on stage of St. Doctors Hospital! It could be your new medical drama but with comedy. It is hilarious! The audience gives a part of the hospital for the setting and another word and the cast work from that. This time it was the morgue and a vampire, so the staff followed this theme with laugh-out-loud results.
It’s set-up like you’re watching Casualty or ER or Grey’s Anatomy in that it has its own theme tune and an incident happens and a bit of romance. When I saw it, the incident was like nothing you’d have seen before. For the whole hour, this theme was kept up and the humour just kept coming and you could tell even the cast were having fun doing this.
St. Doctors Hospital is unpredictable, laugh-a-minute comedy.

Tickets https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/st-doctor-s-hospital#

 

#Review By Lou of Ben Miller: Volcano Venue 88 @JustTheTonic #Volcano #BenMillerVolcano #Science #Comedy #FringeReview @edfringe #FringeEdin #WhatsonEdinburgh #Edinburgh #Fringe #Theatre #UnleashYourFringe

Ben Miller: Volcano

Venue 88 – Just The Tonic At The Caves – Just Up The Stairs

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Ben Miller, no, not that one but another one. If you’re into comedy and science then this is something truly different for you. Age 16+

Synopsis

What happens when a comedian walks into a volcano? In 2023, Ben Miller was the artist-in-residence at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, the first stand-up comedian ever selected. This was probably a terrible idea on their part. Come watch this show where scientist turned stand-up comedian Ben Miller explores volcanology, entomology, Hawaiian history, cats, cookies and more. And yes that photo is real. Ben has made people laugh in front of a burning lava lake, and he is not afraid of you.

Review

Scientists often have a joke or two up their sleeve. There’s a scientist in my family, so I know (and no it isn’t Ben Miller). Down in the Just The Tonic Caves is scientist turned comedian, Ben Miller who certainly knows his stuff when it comes to volcanoes. Nicely, he keeps it not from turning into a science lecture. You’ll learn something and then he skilfully adds in a joke that may involve food, pets and more…
On the whole, it was very funny, a couple of times it felt a bit awkward, but then he picks it up and gets back into his stride and it becomes very funny again or very interesting again. There are times when you just don’t know where he’s going to go with a joke and that really works. It is full of surprises and the further it goes, the further this show has promise and the better it becomes, so worth a watch for something rather different.

Tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/venues/just-the-tonic-at-the-caves

#Review By Lou of The Black Blues Brothers 5 stars Catch them on their farewell season Venue 20 @ARedinburgh @assemblyfest @TheRealTBC #TheBlackBluesBrothers #Acrobats #Music #Circus #FringeReview @edfringe #FringeEdin #WhatsonEdinburgh #Edinburgh #Fringe #Theatre #UnleashYourFringe

The Black Blues Brothers

Venue 20- Assembly Rooms – Music Hall 3:10pm (1hr) until 25th August

Rating: 5 out of 5.

The Black Blues Brothers

Synopsis

After thrilling the world, with more than 600,000 spectators and astonishing appearances at the Royal Variety Performance, Monte Carlo Festival and Moulin Rouge, the ‘best circus show’ (TheatreWeekly.com) returns on a mission to entertain… for the last time! Don’t miss the farewell season of this acrobatic celebration joining the energy of Africa with a R’n’B sound. Five unleashed acrobats perform their comedy tribute to cult movie The Blues Brothers. In an elegant nightclub reminiscent of The Cotton Club, chairs, table and surroundings become props for breathtaking jumps, fire and somersault routines, human pyramids and much more!

Review

Hugely entertaining and full of tricks! The Black Blues Brothers is lots of fun and very, very clever with high energy. Blues, soul, R’n’B, Jazz music converges with acrobats in an amazingly creative way! 
Back-flips, balancing acts, breath-taking stunts and tricks all tell stories. The narrative they produce is easy to follow and all is highly entertaining and awe-inspiring.

It all pays great tribute to The Blues Brothers in a phenomenally innovative way that is utterly impressive and great fun!

The Black Blues Brothers are stunning! The run-time is 1hr and it goes incredibly fast.

I highly recommend you catch it before they go in this farewell season.

You too can witness such feats of aerobatics by checking out the link for tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/black-blues-brothers

#Review By Lou of The Beatbox Collective -What’s Your Sound? 5 stars @ARedinburgh @assemblyfest @TheRealTBC #TheBeatBoxCollective #Music #FringeReview @edfringe #FringeEdin #WhatsonEdinburgh #Edinburgh #Fringe #Theatre

The Beatbox Collective – What’s Your Sound?

Assembly George St. Square 6:15pm to 7:15pm 

Review by Louise Cannon (Lou)

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Even if you don’t think Beatboxing is for you, give this show of world champion beatboxers a try and you may be surprised. This is music and familiar sounds with a difference.
It is sure to lift your spirits with its sheer entertainment.
Find out more below and then my review.

The Beatbox Collective

Synopsis

Review

The Beatbox Collective are some of the coolest people in the city. Just ordinary guys doing extraordinary things to make every sound convincing, from a phone to songs and so much more as you feel the vibrations rush through the floor with the energy they produce as music and sounds come from within and out through their mouths.
 
They came into the room with the wind and introduced themselves with drums and beats with a difference. All these sounds came from them. They then introduced familiar tv sounds and took you into the natural world with David Attenborough and into other popular tv programmes.
The format changed to a gameshow as they spun a wheel with films on it and then another for the different beats, then the magic happened as the 2 collided to recreate the theme-tune as you’ve never heard it before. Seamlessly, they changed to songs you’d hear on the radio, with a bit of whole audience participation.
 
They ask What’s Your Sound? The audience participation ups its game so you too can learn the basics of beatboxing.
 
There was a change in tempo with different styles of music, from hip-hop to pop.
 
It’ll leave you with your heart soaring and in awe of what you’ve just witnessed.
 
The Beatbox Collective also do other jobs involving their art, including working with children in schools.
 
You too can feel and hear the beat of The Beatbox Collective here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/beatbox-collective-what-s-your-sound