Performing Arts
![A brunette man in a white-off-the-shoulder dress is pouring wine into a tiny glass. Ni Ni Madre.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/andrew-soria.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: Ni Ni Madre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Arturo Luíz Soria channels his feisty Brazilian mother to explore the complexity of love and trauma.
![A woman in a light blue dress and silver boots is holding onto a mop. she is sitting on a table, A band is behind her.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/sally-jubb-e1723532977951.jpeg?w=310)
Festival review: June Carter Cash, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A tribute to June Carter Cash, interwoven with the life story of a devoted fan.
![A blonde woman with ski goggles on her head wearing a pink skiing outfit.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/I-Wish-You-Well-c-Mark-Senior-4-e1723533383979.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A parody musical that takes delight in skewering all things Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Festival review: A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
An absurdist two-hander that moves from childhood games of war to actual battlefields.
![Two black women are dancing in front of a a swirly yellow and black backdrop.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/Lyceum-Through-The-Mud_-Apphia-Campbell-Tinashe-Warikandwa_Photo-Credit_-Stuart-Armitt.jpg-21.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: Through the Mud, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Protest theatre about the US Civil Rights Movement that uses original songs and traditional gospel to tell its stories.
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Festival reviews: Drum, Failure Project, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Two Festival Fringe shows that both delight in their exploration of culture, resilience and community.
![A blonde woman is peering over the top of a chair. You can only see her head and upper body.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/Roisin.jpg?w=310)
Theatre reviews: Did You Mean to Fall Like That, The Daughters Of Róisín, Beyond Krapp, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Three solo acts in The Edinburgh Festival Fringe show a range of styles and subject matter.
![A bare-chested man is spot lit. He has tattoos on his chest and a while ruff around his neck. He has white make up on his face. His right arm is raised.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/sasha-krohn.png?w=310)
Theatre review: The Weight of Shadow, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Physical theatre and dance explore the daily struggles of having anxiety and PTSD.
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Festival reviews: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, various venues
Four very different Australian shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe impress with their content and direction.
![A courtyard of a performing arts space seen through an archway. The Pleasance.](https://www.artshub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/08/Pleasance-Courtyard-2.jpg?w=310)
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: blood, sweat, tears and a truckload of money
Have the costs of taking a show to the biggest Fringe Festival on the planet finally become too much?