Water of Leith Apartment - The Edinburgh Blog

The Traverse Bar Café reviewed for drinks and food (nachos) by the Edinburgh Blog.

Review of Daniel Kitson's play, It's always right now, until it's later, at the Traverse theatre for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010.

Summary of Peter Mandelson's appearance at the Edinburgh Book Festival to promote his book, The Third Man.

Edinburgh Blog review of Miles Jupp - fibber in the heat, Miles Jupp's comedy show about following the England cricket teams tour of India.

Gig review for Mika at Edinburgh's HMV Picture House venue, for the 2010 Edge Festival, in August 2010.

Review by The Edinburgh Blog of Nicholas Parsons' Happy hour show at the Pleasance Courtyard.

Set in the dark streets of New York, or was it Gotham City, Bane 2 is a one-man show performed with pace, flair, boundless energy and tongue firmly in cheek. This is the world of Sam Spade and film noir: hats pulled low, strong cigarettes, back allies and violence. Our hero, the mob enforcer, Bruce Bane, tumbles through a series of comic encounters with characters from the dark side of town: the snitch, the Russian mobster and his muscle, the fat Italian, the stairwell crazy, the backstreet quack and many others.

Each character was vividly brought to life by employing swift changes of voice, expression and gait – a truly awe inspiring physical and artistic effort on the part of the main man, Joe Bone. The action was accompanied by a dark and brooding live acoustic guitar set, which both propelled the action and added to the fog of drama. With a cunning twist at the end, which made me realise how much I’d been sucked into the story, I was left wanting more of this dark and satisfying brew. Luckily the original version of Bane is being reprised as part of this year’s Fringe for a Fiver (where does he find the energy). There is also the promise of Bane 3 to come.

A great show. Recommended.

Bane 2 is showing at the Pleasance Dome until August 29th, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010 at 8.20pm. £9.50 a ticket.
The original Bane is showing at the GRV, Guthrie St, also until the August 29th at 5.40pm. £5 a ticket.

Review of the 2010 Edinburgh Foodies Festival, which was held in August at Edinburgh's Holyrood Park.

Review of Smoke & Mirrors at The Spiegeltent by the Edinburgh Blog. Smoke & Mirrors is showing at Edinburgh's Spiegel Garden (George Square gardens) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010.

Smooth and Painful, by Hans Teeuwen review at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010 (stand-up comedy). Hans Teeuwen is a controversial, compelling Dutch stand-up comic.