Andrew Melrose

Aug 25, 2024 | threeweeksedinburgh.com | Andrew Melrose

ED2024 Reviews ED2024 Theatre ReviewsThis is a deeply emotional poignant piece of theatre, an hour-long deep monologue delivered mainly on a simple black chair. It’s a tale dealing with themes of abortion and cancer as we follow our central character as she embarks on a school reunion. Using minimal lighting, sound and production, Edith Alibec lures the audience in with stellar acting, hypnotising the audience with her words.

Aug 24, 2024 | threeweeksedinburgh.com | Andrew Melrose

ED2024 Comedy Reviews ED2024 ReviewsA constantly novel comedy experience: a sketch show where the idea is that people’s dreams are milked for insane scenes that will have you laughing out loud. From an auctioneer coming home, to pasta scenes and a dinosaur restaurant, every moment kept surprising me in this non-stop hour. This duo has constructed a very well written sketch show, and, even through the absurdity, still find ways to keep linking it all together – the callbacks are genius.

Aug 24, 2024 | threeweeksedinburgh.com | Andrew Melrose

ED2024 Reviews ED2024 Theatre ReviewsSpeechless – what an incredibly important piece of theatre. Focused on the publication in the US of ‘The Female Eunuch’, the show explores Germaine Greer’s views on women, in particular her truly bold views on transgender women, and it’s showcased in the most creative way.

Aug 23, 2024 | threeweeksedinburgh.com | Andrew Melrose

ED2024 Reviews ED2024 Theatre ReviewsThis show is beyond good. Cormac is dead, and has huge plans for his funeral, but his mum has different ideas. Plus, he has the issue of also being haunted by his ex to deal with. A truly divisive show that’s aimed clearly at those that love dark humour and a depressing tale, although it does also have a killer, mismatched soundtrack.

Aug 23, 2024 | threeweeksedinburgh.com | Andrew Melrose

ED2024 Comedy Reviews ED2024 ReviewsThere’s no doubt that everyone will in fact be talking about Jamie now, after this show, in which he tells the audience about a friendship that went astray, and his spontaneous love for cycling classes. A combination of storytelling and singing made this hour enjoyable and sometimes relatable throughout and judging by the rest of the audience’s reactions it wasn’t just me that was entirely engrossed in his tale.