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Festival review: June Carter Cash, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A tribute to June Carter Cash, interwoven with the life story of a devoted fan.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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The performing arts company breaking every convention in the book … and winning

For a company working in an art form steeped in tradition, the choice to break away from some of its…

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