Alexander Cohen

Aug 16, 2024 | scotsman.com | Anahit Behrooz |Alexander Cohen |Rory Ford |David Kettle

Our latest batch of Fringe theatre reviews includes an unflinchingly sincere and compassionate gender statement, a wildly entertaining rumination on bisexuality, a shocking act of violence, and a life-affirming comedy from three women in their sixtiesHYPER ★★★★Summerhall, Former Women's Locker Room (Venue 26), until 26 AugustThe defining featuring of the hyperpop genre is its balls-to-the-wall maximalism. Think the nervous system hijacking kineticism of Charli XCX or Lady Gaga.

Aug 5, 2024 | scotsman.com | Susan Mansfield |Sally Stott |Rory Ford |Alexander Cohen

Traverse through a wide range of what the Edinburgh Fringe has to offer with our latest batch of theatre reviews. BellringersRoundabout @ Summerhall (Venue 26), until 26 August★★★★A storm is coming - they’re becoming more frequent and more severe - and Clement and Aspinall are tasked with ringing the bells of the village church. Somewhere there’s a superstition that church bells might ward off lightning. No one’s convinced, but it’s worth a try.

Aug 3, 2024 | scotsman.com | David Kettle |David Pollock |Alexander Cohen

An ambitious new opera at the Fringe comes together with ringing conviction. MUSICALS AND OPERASTUMPED ****Scottish Storytelling Centre (Venue 30) until 13 AugustAny kind of opera is a rare beast at the Fringe, let alone a brand new, fully staged creation with an ambitious theme to boot.

Aug 3, 2024 | scotsman.com | Susan Mansfield |Josephine Balfour-Oatts |Alexander Cohen |Rory Ford

A ripping yarn from Young Pleasance is an early Fringe highlight. THEATREAlice Diamond and the Forty Elephants ****Pleasance Dome (Venue 23) until 11 AugustYoung Pleasance turn the clock back to the London of the Peaky Blinders era with this ripping yarn based on real events.