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Review: Nerds, the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
A new musical comedy about the rival fathers of the tech revolution, Bill Gates of Microsoft and Steve Jobs of Apple , comes to the...

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Aug 8, 20253 min read


Review: World's Greatest Lover - a new musical at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
New pop musical World's Greatest Lover has its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August. Renowned theatre producers...

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Aug 7, 20254 min read


Review: Hot Mess - a new musical, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Original rom-com musical Hot Mess has its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 following previews at the Birmingham...

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Aug 6, 20253 min read


Review: Motorhome Marilyn - Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut
Eastenders legend Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill,...

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Aug 4, 20252 min read


Review: Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence | Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence photo by K Darius Photography Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence ★★★★☆ review: 03 August 2025 | Assembly...

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Aug 4, 20253 min read


Review: Consumed by Karis Kelly | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 - Paines Plough
Karis Kelly ’s play Consumed , directed by Katie Posner , receives its world premiere on the Traverse stage this August, in a Paines...

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Aug 3, 20252 min read


Review: Make It Happen by James Graham - RBS play starring Brian Cox | Edinburgh International Festival 2025
Make It Happen is a new play by James Graham , directed by Andrew Panton , that tells the story of the Royal Bank of Scotland ’s rise and...

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Aug 2, 20254 min read


Review: A Gambler's Guide to Dying by Gary McNair | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025
Gary McNair ’s beloved solo fable A Gambler’s Guide to Dying returns to the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh ten years on from its sell-out,...

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Aug 2, 20253 min read


Review: Standing in the Shadows of Giants - Lucie Barât | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Lucie Barât, sister of The Libertines' frontman Carl Barât, steps into the spotlight in the world premiere of her autobiographical...

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Aug 1, 20252 min read
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