Festival Radio Project 2005 : Week Four Reviews |
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Week One | Week Two | Week Three | Week Four Here are a selection of reviews of Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows, written by the participants of Week Four (22nd - 26th August 2005) of Media Education's Festival Radio Project. REVIEW : The Little Howard Appeal'The Little Howard Appeal'Fringe Guide : Page 37 Venue: Smirnoff Underbelly (Venue 61) Address : 56 Cowgate, EH1 1EG Reviewers : Matthew The show is a comedy featuring an interactive video character called Little Howard and a human being called Howard Read. Firstly I would like to stress that this is not only the worst venue in Edinburgh, but possibly one of the worst on the planet. As for the show, it was incredible to see a room full of 'adults' completely absorbed by a screen featuring a badly drawn cartoon character. The humour seemed laboured and over-rehearsed. Dreadful. 1 * By Matthew REVIEW : Jack In The Box'Jack In The Box'Fringe Guide : Page 157 Venue: PendFringe@Gateway (Venue 7) Address : Gateway Theatre, Elm Row Reviewer : Stephen and Euan The show was about a football club called Benson FC and a boy called Jack who was only 5ft 5in - short for a centre forward! And they won the cup against all odds. We thought it was a very well thought-out and original show, fast moving and comical, good for kids and adults. All performers put a lot of effort in to make the show enjoyable. The show was roughly an hour long put passed very quickly. Good performance! 4 **** Stephen and Euan REVIEW : True Genius'True Genius'Fringe Guide : Page 186 Venue: C Electric (formerly The Odeon) (Venue 50) Address : Clerk Street, EH8 9JH Reviewers : Fran and Mark It's about a guy who's been lied to by his mother all his life and ended up with mental problems. He battles to keep what sanity he has left and tries to find himself in a true light. I thought the show was amazing. It was funny, dramatic and intense. It was well performed - we don't have a bad word to say about this show. Brilliant. 5***** By Mark and Fran REVIEW : FILM FESTIVAL : 'Stoned''Stoned'Film Festival Guide : Page 83 Venue: The Cameo Address : 38 Home Street, Tollcross, EH3 9LZ Reviewers : Fran and Mark SPECIAL FILM FESTIVAL REPORT This film was about the life of Brian Jones, creator and guitarist in the Rolling Stones' early years. I thought it was a well-documented film, thrilling from start to finish. It was an eye-opener concerning the life of a rock 'n' roll star. 4 **** By Fran and Mark. REVIEW : Cabareighties'Cabareighties'Fringe Guide : Page 25 Venue: The Stand Comedy Club II (Venue 5) Address : 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ Reviewers : Fran and Mark This show was about the Eighties lifestyle of the "Fun Brothers" in a comedy fashion. I thought it was really bad. Not one person laughed at any of the jokes and to quote Derek, he'd "rather people just walked out instead of sitting there with a blank expression on their face". 1 * By Mark and Fran REVIEW : The Real Inspector Hound'The Real Inspector Hound'Fringe Guide : Page 173 Venue: Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House (Venue 115) Address : Lady Glenorchy's Church, Roxburgh Pl, EH8 9EB Reviewers : Euan and Stephen This show is a murder mystery featuring two critics reviewing a play. Hard to understand, poorly acted, every twenty minutes was feeling lost, not recommended. Cast member said the show was for kids also, but if we couldn't understand it, we don't think kids would have a chance! 1 * By Euan and Stephen REVIEW : Heart Of A Dog'Heart Of A Dog'Fringe Guide : Page 152 Venue: Assembly@George Street (Venue 3) Address : 54 George Street, EH2 2LR Reviewers : Euan and Stephen A world renowned professor transplants the brain and testicles of a dead man onto a stray dog. The dog starts walking and talking and becomes a bit of a political anarchist and causes a bit of trouble for the professor. We thought the show was a bit muddled, and we thought it was a bit political which was misleading. We found the show quite hard to understand. 2** By Euan and Stephen REVIEW : Sexual Perversity In Chicago'Sexual Perversity In Chicago'Fringe Guide : Page 179 Venue: Roman Eagle Lodge (Venue 21) Address : 2 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2PW Reviewer : Rizia Relationship between the sexes and thoughts on who we are or who we think we are. Good script and acting. Just the right time and length. Funny in parts - nothing overly serious. Enjoyable and the characters did what they were supposed to. 3 *** By Rizia REVIEW : How Everything You Know Could Be Wrong'Gareth Jones - How Everything You Know Could Be Wrong'Fringe Guide : Page 34 Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot (Venue 115) Address : 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AL Reviewer : Rizia Gareth Jones' life from birth and some myths which he disproves - and a few tricks! Gareth has an amiable personality and carries the show well. His tricks, though, are very basic - perhaps he underestimated his audiences' intelligence or knowledge of science. Nevertheless, an enjoyable hour. It is suitable for children - ie. Nothing offensive and it did make me laugh a few times. 3*** By Rizia
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