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EdFringe 2026 Review: Hess

"A commanding and deeply unsettling performance that lays bare the enduring dangers of political fanaticism." Derek Crawford Munn brings Hess to the Gilded Balloon's Billiard Room this Edinburgh Festival Fringe, giving us a stark and unflinching insight into the mind of one of the architects of the German Reich. This one-man play from writer Michael Burrell holds an eerie contemporary resonance as it examines political fanaticism and the cruelly defiant mind of the oppressor.

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Theatre At The Fringe – FEATURE – The Boys We Were, The Men We Become

"I realised I wasn’t just nostalgic for those memories, I wanted to build a world that captured them."

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EdFringe 2026 Review: Mario Adrion – Live a Little

“Quick, confident and unafraid to be vulnerable, Live a Little is a stand-out Fringe debut from Mario Adrion.” International model and stand-up comedian Mario Adrion makes his Fringe debut with Live a Little, a darkly comic treat that sees him recount his journey from a picturesque German village to the world of modelling. Mario brings an endearing frankness and self-deprecation to this hour-long set as he explores skewed power dynamics, German stoicism, and encounters ranging from the absurd to the downright traumatic.

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EdFringe 2026 Review: This Is Not America

"Jack Stokes delivers a performance of truly spellbinding impact in this razor-sharp exploration of the darkness lurking beneath the American Dream." This Is Not America from writer-director Philip Stokes arrives at the Pleasance this Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with the one-man play anchored by a fearless performance from Jack Stokes. Delving into the darkness at the heart of the American Dream, Stokes presents a challenging and uncomfortable glimpse of a fragmented USA through the story of one American family.

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EdFringe 2026 Review: Turn the Cloth

Glasgow-based Cutty Sark Theatre bring queer-leaning horror Turn the Cloth to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, delivering a punchy and atmospheric look at the traditional societal pressures placed upon young women through the lens of Scottish folk horror. Built around four performers, Turn the Cloth takes us to 1989, where a group of young village women enact the ritual of turning the cloth, an act intended to keep the dangerous Kelpie at bay during a harsh storm.

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Musicals At The Fringe – FEATURE –Who Would I Be If I Didn’t Turn This Into A Musical?

"This is the first time in my life where I have created something original, personal, and important to me"

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Theatre At The Fringe – FEATURE – Taking Creative Risks

"Everyone at this festival dreams of making a hit show. But not everyone has a cool idea..."

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Theatre At The Fringe – FEATURE – From Fictionkin to Fringe…

"As a young woman in her early 20s, an adult teenager, I saw myself in the snot-nosed, precocious, demanding, spoiled Veruca Salt."