If you're having trouble navigating the masses of shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year, here are ten you really shouldn't miss.
All That Is Wrong by Ontroerend Goed
Ontroerend Goed are the rude boyz and gyals of fringe theatre and yet their name is huge. They probably don't, but they appear to have a refreshingly cavalier attitude to both the establishment and the audience. If you find you've seen a lot of run of the mill, critic-pleasing pieces during your time at Ed' go see their show about teenagers processing the world's ills. It features a character from their love it or hate it show Once and For All We're Gonna Tell You Who We Are So Shut Up and Listen.
As of 1.52pm GMT on Friday April 27th 2012 This Show Has No Title by Daniel Kitson
So Daniel Kitson thinks he's Mike Leigh does he? Thinks he can get away with no title and no description for his show, does he? Annoyingly he probably can. Having blown away crowds at National Theatre with It’s Always Right Now, Until it’s Later, whatever his new show is, he will draw you in, he will make you love him. The bastard.
The Letter of Last Resort and Good With People
A double bill of pieces from David Greig and David Harrower respectively. These two scripts aren't brand new but the productions will have been worked on by the time they reach Edinburgh. The Letter of Last Resort was only a half hour long when we saw it at Tricycle Theatre and it was outstanding amid the nine other short plays in featured alongside.
Machines For Living by Let Slip
This devised show about the relationship between social housing and the architects that design it is funny, physical and full of lingering questions about utopia, architecture and responsibility. The company are a great example of how to investigate a poignant subject and highlight the humour it throws up. We liked their run at Blue Elephant Theatre so much we wrote a piece on it.
Bitch Boxer by Snuff Box Theatre
This young company are on a roll. Speedily racking up awards, they have in their armament writer Charlotte Josephine, who was highlighted at Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Season for this hour-long piece about a boxer who happens to be a woman. Shocked to find out that 2012 is the first year female boxers have been allowed to compete at Olympic level, we're keen to see which questions Snuff Box Theatre raise in Bitch Boxer.
The Fantasist by Theatre Temoin
Another Blue Elephant Theatre find. We highly recommend you see Theatre Temoin's take on romance, art and the fragility of the human mind. Three performers play a multitude of characters including an artist, a lover and a couple of hilarious disembodied heads. Utterly strange but thought-provoking and increasingly alluring as the show goes on.
Letter to the Man (From the Boy) by Pilot Theatre
Ah we're suckers for this kind of stuff! A boy writes a letter to the adult he will one day become, charting his coming of age. Written and performed by poet Henry Raby, this spoken word show requires you to face your own milestones and may well be the most cathartic event at The Fringe this year.
Punch by Little Dog Productions
A comedy about comedy featuring Frisky and Manish's Matthew Jones. This two-hander excavates the inner-workings of a dark (seriously dark, worse that Frankie Boyle dark) comedian who is hauled in front of a social worker to explain the injuries apparent on his baby. This new play by Steven Bloomer promises fans of Russell Brand and Jim Jeffries something new and unsettling to chew on and laugh at.
Camille Claudel by Gael Le Cornec / Footprint Project
There are a number of one wo/man shows at Pleasance Courtyard this year including another run of Miriam Margolyes - Dickens' Women. But if you only see one of these, make it Gaël Le Cornec's intimate take on the passion, art and self-destruction of artist Camille Claudel (1864-1943), the lover and muse of Rodin. Following high praise for her mesmerising turn as Freida Kahlo, Le Cornec promises to introduce you to a lady unlike anyone you've met before.
Irreconcilable Differences by Refractive Lens Theatre
Writer Alan Flanagan strips twenty years of marriage down to its bare bones as two people struggle for survival. The couple in question have been in a car accident and only one of them will make it. The decision is yours. How does a person prove their worth, especially after shedding their 'better half'?
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