by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 24, 2018 | Fringe, Theatre
To a soundtrack of techno ebbing and flowing behind him, Davy alternates between dancing wildly, spitting rapid-fire verse at the audience and teetering at the edge of a podium, ready to jump. He’s telling us about his life: the drugs, his pals, peer pressure...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 23, 2018 | Fringe, Theatre
Light vs shade and bright vs dark are played with throughout Rights of Passage. Three main characters are dressed in black, while the others – mainly their detractors – are all-white jeans and tees. The lighting flickers on and off at times of high...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 22, 2018 | Fringe
This is the second year of A Mentally Well Fringe. After being approached by Fringe Central in 2017, NHS Lothian and Division of Clinical Psychology within the British Psychological Society have banded together again to create a space for performers, as well as...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 21, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe, Theatre
The SpiegelYurt is an unassuming little venue, next to the Potterrow Underpass and opposite Bob’s Blundabus. Step inside, however, and it’s a cosy, opulent space with benches laid out in a semi-circle and gentle twinkling lights. It only takes Lucy Hopkins and Bob...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 21, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe
Ruby is interviewing herself. From a chair she sometimes sprawls in, sometimes does leg stretches again, she asks herself questions about stress, mindfulness and being frazzled. Is there more stress now than ever? Are all your problems caused by your parents? Are...
by Kirstyn Smith | Aug 21, 2018 | Comedy, Fringe
Dave Chawner is an award-winning comic, published author and mental health campaigner. He’s been featured in the Guardian, the Independent, the Metro, Tomorrow’s World, Mental Health in the Metropolis, and BBC Breakfast. His Fringe show, Mental, is a vulnerable look...
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