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There are some productions at the Fringe that immediately feel bigger than the room they are playing in, and Acid’s Reign is certainly one of them. This is an ambitious, visually impressive and incredibly polished piece of musical theatre that delivers on almost every level. From the moment the show begins, there is a confidence to the production. It knows exactly what kind of world it wants to create and commits to it completely, resulting in a show that feels remarkably lar

There is a genuinely great idea at the heart of HOW TO WIN A GAMESHOW. Taking the familiar world of television game shows and bringing it into a live, interactive Fringe setting has loads of potential. Unfortunately, the performance I saw never quite managed to turn that idea into a fully formed show. The concept itself is easily its biggest strength. The audience aren’t simply there to watch; interaction is built into the production, giving the whole thing the unpredictabili

The Night Ali Died – Edinburgh Fringe 2026 The Night Ali Died starts with a fairly simple promise: by the end of the hour, we are going to find out how Ali died. Getting there, however, is anything but simple. Christopher Sainton-Clark takes on Ali alongside a whole collection of characters connected to his story, moving between them as the events surrounding that night begin to unfold. With so many characters being played by one actor, it could quite easily become difficult