Flyers: A Ghost Story for Halloween.
The first time they got a flyer into his hand he was passing the Pleasance Dome. It was early afternoon. …
Tag Archives: Edinburgh Fringe
Postscript: Layton Williams and what to do when things go wrong at the Edinburgh Fringe.
During this year’s Fringe, there was a spot of trouble in paradise. Layton Williams, a 23-year-old actor and performer, was …
The End of the Fringe: When the Friendship Has Sailed.
It is customary for my final review of the Fringe to alight upon some suitably gloomy topic. Harrowingly, the Fringe’s …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Revenants.
“If you go down in the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise.” “Revenants” is written by Nichola McAuliffe …
Tychy@ the Fringe: In Pursuit of Andromeda.
I have reached that stage where I will need to take action to wean myself off the Fringe, else its …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Beep.
Afterthought Theatre’s “Beep” is a student production from London and it has just finished up at the Space on North …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Hotel.
[The following contains spoilers.] “Hotel” is written by Sam Eastop and it has one night left at Greenside on Nicolson …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Urban Death.
The Californian horror show “Urban Death” at the Sweet Grassmarket commences with some profound psychological unease. After I buy my …
Tychy@ the Fringe: A Midsummer Night’s Droll.
The Owle Schreame‘s “A Midsummer Night’s Droll” is as sprightly as Puck and as sweet as bully Bottom, and yet …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Brexit.
Today is the first time that I have seen a show in the Pleasance Beyond and I am reluctant to …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Maz and Bricks.
[The following contains spoilers.] There has been new work from the Irish writer and performer Eva O’Connor at every Fringe …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Those Worrisome Sleeps.
The last that I saw of the Edinburgh writer Ben Blow, he was playing a gloriously twisted F.D.R. in the …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Working Class Hero.
There is considerable bemusement across the Fringe and it is of totally the wrong kind. The “funniest” joke of the …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Duck Gutters.
“Duck Gutters,” a fun new farce from the University of Manchester Drama Society, is written by Max Scott and it …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Scary Story.
[The following contains spoilers.] Alex Jones’ “Scary Story” has been brought to Paradise in the Vault by some alumni of …
