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We’re Back For Our 5th Year!
Can you believe it's been five years since Neurodiverse Review started? Back in 2022, with the first proper Edinburgh Fringe since Covid, so much had changed. One of the things…
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Moving On… Really, Really Slowly
★★★★ ‘I prefer to do silly things with props, rather than talk about personal things’ so Stephen Catling opines in his new hour. Don’t worry there is plenty of the…
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Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes
★★★★★ Of all the live stand-up shows I’ve ever seen, Cat Cohen: Broad Strokes has stolen the title of my favourite. I’d never even heard her name before, but I will certainly…
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Jamie MacDonald: Toxic Bastard
★★★ Like a lot of straight white male middle-class comedians at the fringe, Jamie has to work against the assumption of this type, or at least address it in his…
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Another Sight
★★★★ Another Sight is a 4-hander by Brazilian theatre group Blind Theatre. The script centres around the relationship between two women, both with cancer – Grace, who is about to…
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Natasha Lumley/Rashmi Amatya
★★★★ Deaf Action’s Edinburgh Deaf Festival is incredible insofar that it encompasses so many creative disciplines. Their curation of two deaf artists, with on-site painting and workshops is a testament…
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Of Fire and Flame
★★★★★ Oh, this one is for the bookstagram girlies. I laughed until I cried. This is a show that is utterly keyed into the 'romantasy' era of popular fiction currently…
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Falling: A Disabled Love Story
★★★★★ Aaron Pang’s geeky confidence sends out a tidal wave of good vibes as he enters the room. With real wit and a genuine ability to connect with his audience,…
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Mending Nets
★★★★ There were many collective intakes of breath during Janis Mackay and Nada Shawa’s hour of storytelling, dance and poetry. Together they brought this gentle calm, like they sprinkled some…
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Ted Hill: 110 Percent Normal
★★★★★ Sometimes a reliance on multimedia in comedy, is a surefire way to paper over a lack of material. Ted Hill not only refutes such an idea, he uses his…