Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: looking back, looking forward

June 23, 2026September 3, 2022 by David Mead

Some great shows, but visitors down. The soaring cost of accommodation, which has long been a problem but it is starting to get acute

June 23, 2026August 29, 2022 by David Mead

Spektakel is probably the sort of mad piece that most choreographers have in their heads but that few dare to put out there

June 23, 2026August 28, 2022 by David Mead

In/Out of Bounds, a cross-cultural coming together of Indian and Chinese dance; and The Ticking Clock, a look at climate change

June 23, 2026August 25, 2022 by David Mead

The non-professional cast may zip through everything in around an hour, but the show packs a lot in

June 23, 2026August 25, 2022 by David Mead

The fully committed and invested dancers are terrific. The way the emotion and feeling comes through…is truly impressive

June 23, 2026August 24, 2022 by David Mead

The words often spew forth in a torrent, the subjects varied, the delivery superb. And the dancing is pretty good too!

June 23, 2026August 23, 2022 by David Mead

Runners is no ordinary circus show. It mostly takes place on a giant running machine, used in any number of inventive ways

June 23, 2026August 23, 2022 by David Mead

The Receptionists It is all terribly inventive. Like the best comedy, it’s not only funny but has more than a grain of truth buried in there.

June 23, 2026August 22, 2022 by David Mead

‘Are You Guilty’ by TOB Group, ‘End Without Days’ by Stephen Pelton Dance Theatre, ‘Antigone, Interrupted’ by Scottish Dance Theatre

June 23, 2026August 21, 2022 by David Mead

Lea is honest, self-deprecating, and often very funny, but there are moments that are hugely poignant too

June 23, 2026August 20, 2022 by David Mead

The Whisper of the Waves is very, very stylish and has a lovely pace and rhythm. It comes with depth and intensity