Nic Sampson: “Marathon, 1904,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
by *** (out of 5) Marathons: Famously not sprints. The 1904 Olympic Marathon was rather infamous, yet might have been all but lost to history, if …
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Patti Harrison at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
****1/2 (out of 5) Patti Harrison is a woman possessed. By comedy demons. No amount of content trigger warnings can prepare you for the absurdism …
Celya AB: “Swimming,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) Is it her accent? Is it her frock? Is it her glasses? Whatever it is, there’s something magnetic about Celya AB …
Jake Cornell and Marcia Belsky: “Man and Woman,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
***1/2, ****, and ****1/2 (out of 5) (sliding scale applies!) For a moment, it feels quite possible that Jake Cornell and Marcia Belsky’s introduction to …
Milo Edwards: “Voicemail,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) Voicemails are “dad shit.” But so too was Dunkirk. Soon something you find normal will be. “The relentless march of time …
Mary Beth Barone: “Silly Little Girl,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) Is it really all that silly for a little girl growing up in Greenwich, Conn., to want a modeling career or …
Julia Masli: “CHOOSH!” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
***1/2 (out of 5) My friends suggested strongly that I couldn’t leave my first Fringe without seeing at least one bona fide clown show. It …
“Kylie Brakeman Presents Linda Hollywood’s Big Hollywood Night,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
**** (out of 5) How do you translate social media stardom into onstage brilliance? That’s something Linda Hollywood could teach you. In this case, it’s …
Laura Davis: “If This Is It,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
***1/2 (out of 5) Laura Davis is thrilled to be back at the Fringe, even if she’s no longer a current visa holder to live …
Emily Wilson: “Fixed,” at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
****1/2 (out of 5) The idea of chasing fame feels all too familiar for young women Wilson’s age, at the bridge between Millennial and Gen …