Festival Radio Project 2008 : Week One Reviews |
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Here are a selection of reviews of Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows, written by the participants of Weekof Media Education's Festival Radio Project. REVIEW: Sa-choom'Sa-choom'Venue: George Square Theatre 1 Address : George Square/Buccleuch Place, EH8 9LH Reviewer : James ***** As part of the Festival Radio Project we went along to see the show called "Sa-choom". It was a very energetic dance musical from Korea. The venue was very nice inside and comfortable and spacious. The show was based on a story of 3 friends coming of age. Some parts of the show were very funny and a lot of different dance acts were performed. It was a silent show that was played out through mime, music and dance. The audience was made up of young adults and some kids. The audience reacted well with the cast members and many joined in with the song and dance. I would definitely recommend it to my friends and family and I would even go and see it again! REVIEW: Living With Johnny Depp'Living With Johnny Depp'Venue: The Zoo Address : Pleasance Reviewer : Andrew **** In her first Edinburgh performance, Joanne Mitchell entertains us with her comic interpretation of three faces of Irish femininity. There is Shania, the young heroine of sorts, who is in love with a poster image of Johnny Depp and carelessly drifting out of education because of this. Miss Murphy, the teacher is a grotesque creation, repressed and obsessed with grammatical rules by day. At night she dreams alone. Head mistress Mrs Ingoldsby wields power over all but indulges in her own drunken fantasies. Mitchell portrays all three characters, drawn from her own experience, to perfection. The audience has little choice but to participate in the dark humour. A show well worth taking a chance on.
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