What are the best musical theatre shows of the Edinburgh Fringe 2018?
Cora Bissett in What Girls Are Made Of at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. Photo: Sid Scott
With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 now underway, our expert reviewing team pick their best musical theatre shows of the festival so far. Their selection will be updated throughout the festival as more shows are reviewed.
What Girls Are Made Of
Traverse Theatre, times vary
★★★★★
Euphoric and deeply moving autobiographical gig theatre from Cora Bissett
The Flop
Summerhall, 4.55pm
★★★★
Weird and wonderful musical farce about a 17th-century French nobleman with erectile dysfunction
My Left/Right Foot
Assembly Roxy, 6.10pm
★★★★
Irreverent and entertaining, if occasionally brash, comedy meta-musical about disability and inclusivity
Timpson: The Musical
C Venues, 17.10
★★★★
Zany musical comedy that hits all the right notes
Timpson: The Musical review at C Venues, Edinburgh – ‘zany musical comedy’
Electrolyte
Pleasance Dome, 17.30
★★★★
An energetic electronica-fuelled gig-theatre piece exploring the emotional damage that grief can cause
Electrolyte review at Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh – ‘energetic electronica-filled gig theatre’
One Life Stand
Roundabout at Summerhall, 21.45
★★★★
A stylish, smartphone-saturated Odyssey from Hull-based gig-theatre makers Middle Child
One Life Stand review at Roundabout, Edinburgh – ‘boundary-breaking buzz’
Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard
TheSpace, 14.10
★★★★
Outstanding new writing about Robert Burns’ wife and mistress from female-led collective Fearless Players
Armour: A Herstory of the Scottish Bard review at TheSpace, Edinburgh – ‘warmth and sincerity’
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