Reviews & features: Miriam Sturdee
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Eleanor Conway's Midnight Rumble
3 Sep 2012
Conway turns fatigue into an art form in hilarious midnight show
Moving up in the world of Fringe, Conway returns to form with a new format, a new venue and a host of guests hot off the press including wrestling legend Mick Foley, hilarious newcomer Dana Alexander and the pick of the best of rest – from hidden stars…
Ilana Halperin: We Form Geology
30 Aug 2012
Travelling Gallery, various locations around Scotland, Aug-Dec 2012
New York born artist Ilana Halperin collaborates with National Museums Scotland for this travelling show which kicked off on Fri 24 Aug for a three-hour run outside the City Art Centre in Edinurgh, and continues across Scotland throughout the rest of…
Well, It's Woody
30 Aug 2012
Seamless cabaret night with a programme to savour
Edinburgh legend BBC Pink Tent guest while singing aficionado Woodstock Taylor lures you into a packed piano bar to enjoy an eclectic mix of song, instrumental music, spoken word and comedy. This rather enigmatic lady arrives in dark glasses and hat…
Cambridge Impronauts present 2012: An Improv Oddessy
28 Aug 2012
Enthusiastic but rehearsed improv
Of the glut of improv the 2012 Fringe has brought in, the Cambridge Impronauts’ bright blue boiler suits promised a well-organised stint of audience participation and laughs. The Oxbridge colleges (and Edinburgh’s own university) appear to revel in the…
Künt and the Gang - Free
24 Aug 2012
Against the odds, a stream of filth can only stretch so far
Word of mouth has certainly worked for Künt and the Gang. Stewart Lee and various amused Facebook and YouTube proponents are among those who have been banging the drum and the tightly spaced seating here just about coped. The first thing of note is that…
Giants of Comedy – Darren Walsh, Leo Kearse & Lindsay Sharman
26 Aug 2011
They might be giants, and they're definitely tall
There's a Jurassic Park moment on the approach as the ground starts shaking and concentric rings appear in the pints of the wary audience... and then they arrive: the 3 aptly titled Giants of Comedy. Compering by the comparatively short and extremely…
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lightning Fields and Photogenic Drawings
25 Aug 2011
Breathtaking exploration of both photography and science
To say that Sugimoto's contribution to the Edinburgh International Festival is striking would be an understatement. This is the first time these works have been displayed in Europe. The Japanese photography pioneer’s huge analogue 'Lightning Fields…
Conway's Time of the Month
24 Aug 2011
Hardeep Singh Kohli, Andi Osho and Imran Yusuf guest at free Edinburgh show
London-based presenter and comedian Eleanor Conway brings her 5 star thighs, the news, and a host of comedy guests to Edinburgh's cosy Space 3 at the Voodoo Rooms. On the platter of entertainment are Hardeep Singh (BBC), Andi Osho (Stand up for the…
Interview: John Byrne
24 Aug 2011
Painter and playwright at 2011 Edinburgh Art Festival
What came first – the art or the writing? It must have been the drawing and the art, because my mother used to tell people that I was drawing in my pram. We have to take her word for it – she was a very honest woman. Do you hold writing and art in…
John Byrne: Moonlight and Music
17 Aug 2011
Major exhibition of works by much-loved Scottish artist
So recent are some of the pieces in this show – timed to coincide with the launch of a biography of the artist by Lund Humphries – that self-portrait ‘Chop Suey’ and Byrne’s children’s book Donald & Benoit: A Story of a Cat and a Boy arrived close to…
Sitting & Looking
28 Jul 2010
Innovative group show offers comfortable, close examination of 21st century objects
At first glance you might be forgiven for thinking you have wandered into an upmarket furniture store. Upon closer inspection it becomes apparent that there are wonders here that far outweigh the trappings of consumerism. Taking a seat to peruse the…
