Day 5 round-up (Mon 5 Aug)

Today was the first of the early Fringe 2-for-1 specials, where a load of shows have (you guessed it) two-for-the-price-of-one tickets available, to encourage audiences and give sales a boost. This turns what might otherwise be a quiet Monday and Tuesday into some of the busiest days of the Fringe, and today was no exception with almost-full houses at many of the shows we saw today. A fairly tight schedule with a couple of Uber rides between venues allowed us to fit in ten shows, spanning everything from farce to tragedy (sometimes in the same production!):


  • Umbrella Man, 10:00-11:00, Summerhall 
  • On The Other Hand, We’re Happy, 11:20-12:30, Summerhall 
  • Wireless Operator, 12:40-13:40, Pleasance Courtyard 
  • Catching Comets, 13:45-14:45, Pleasance Courtyard 
  • Endless Second, 15:10-16:10, Pleasance Courtyard 
  • Bedlam, 16:30-17:20, Sweet Grassmarket 
  • Everything I See I Swallow, 18:00-19:00, Summerhall 
  • Just Like A Woman, 19:10-20:00, Space Surgeons’ Hall
  • Bitch, Antigone, 20:50-21:45, Space @ Mile
  • Absolutely Reliable, 22:00-23:00, C Cubed
Two real standouts today were On The Other Hand and Wireless Operator, both top-notch theatre pieces in different ways.

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