EdFringe Review: Bump at the Gilded Balloon

Bump

Gilded Balloon (Venue 14) ​

11:00 / 50 minutes

★★★

Created by Buckle Up Theatre, Bump explores the relationship of two 20-somethings who accidentally bump into each other and get a little crazy. The piece is fast paced and high energy but, on occasion, feels a little forced.

EdFringe Review: Angel in the Abattoir at the Gilded Balloon

Angel in the Abattoir 
Gilded Balloon (Venue 14)
12:00 / 1 hour
Reviewed on Monday 10th August 2015
★★★

Questioning the role of 'the hero' in today's society, Angel in the Abattoir is an intense one-man show. Phil Nichol plays a Spaniard in Edinburgh who goes to extreme lengths to care for the love of his life - even when he gets screwed over by her father, becomes her pimp and delivers her baby

EdFringe Review: Wasted at the Gilded Balloon

Wasted
Gilded Balloon (Venue 14) ​

12:15 / 1 hour

Reviewed on Friday 7th August 2015

★★★

Wasted is an eye opening piece of new writing exploring the grey area of consensual sex.

Kicking off to an explosive start in a nightclub, the audience are ushered on to the stage where they come face to face with stellar young actors Will Merrick and Serena Jennings. Merrick struts around like a ‘Jack the lad’ with Jennings drunkenly stumbling after him. I thought this would be a classic ‘nightclub love-story’, leading up to a fumbling one-night stand and seedy walk of shame the following morning.