89 Nights

REVIEW: 89 Nights, C Too, Edinburgh Fringe ✭✭✭✭

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89 Nights Edinburgh Fringe

Mark Ludmon reviews Troubadour Stageworks’ original new musical 89 Nights at C Too at Edinburgh Fringe 89 Nights C Too, Edinburgh Fringe Four stars Book Now New musical 89 Nights may have a cast of eight but, with its energy and pace, it feels like it could be 80. Presented by Bristol-based Troubadour Stageworks, it is a simple tale of a young woman, Alice, who arrives in New York City for the first time with a visa waiver of just 90 days, giving her 89 nights to experience the city. Although on a tourist visa, she works as a nanny for the brattish children of dysfunctional couple Sheila and George but the heart of the story is Alice’s friendship with local lad Ben who shares his love for NYC with her. The ambiguous relationship between the two young people is really only one part of this show where the biggest … Read more

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A Very Brexit Musical Edinburgh Fringe

From satirical revues and Scottish song to shows tackling challenging, sensitive subjects, Edinburgh Fringe is a place to seek out exciting new musicals. In answer to your first question, yes, there is a musical about Brexit. Students from the University Of Cambridge are presenting the “all-singing, all-dancing political extravaganza” A Very Brexit Musical by Molly Cook and Anthony Gray, built around a “Maily Dail” journalist drawn into the world of “Joris Bohnson” and “Cavid Dameron” around the EU referendum. It runs from 2 to 26 August at La Belle Angele Just The Tonic. And it’s yes to your next question too: there is a musical about Donald Trump. In fact there are two. Returning after last year’s success is the “all-singing, all-dancing musical journey” Trump’d at C in Chambers Street from 1 to 27 August. New for 2018 is Trump the Musical from Blowfish Theatre who brought us Boris the … Read more