Jake Mace

Theatre

REVIEW: Corpsing, Red Rabbit Theatre & New Celts Productions, Edinburgh Fringe 2021 ★★★★☆

August 17, 2021December 30, 2021

Where did all those bodies come from? Corpsing kicks off in true dark humour style - a wily undertaker's assistant dragging a binbag-clad corpse across...

Comedy Theatre

REVIEW: Drown Your Sorrows!, Balderdash Theatre Company, Edinburgh Fringe 2021 ★★★☆☆

Jake Mace

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021

"Are you a Cowboy? Or are you just a boy?"- Drown Your Sorrows! Four bartenders are on an adventure to find the Elixir of Life...

Theatre

REVIEW: Afterparty, New Celts Productions & F-Bomb Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2021 ★★★★☆

Jake Mace

August 16, 2021August 17, 2021

One of the great benefits of this year's Fringe being smaller and much more local has been the opportunity for Scottish voices to step forward...

Theatre

REVIEW: Madhouse, Edinburgh Fringe 2021 ★★★★☆

Jake Mace

August 16, 2021December 30, 2021

"Fuck, Marry, Kill - Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom, Priti Patel.""Can I just kill myself?"- Madhouse Chaos, confusion and, often, hilarity sit at the centre of...

News

Binge Fringe is back for EdFringe 2021!

Jake Mace

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021

After what has been an infinitely turmoil-filled year for all of us in the arts community, your favourite alcohol-infused reviewers have returned for another year...

News

Reflections On An Online Festival – Paris Fringe 2020

Jake Mace

July 8, 2020

Last week Paris Fringe 2020 came to an end. Shows from across the world intrepidly embarked on a journey of translating their stage performances into...

Theatre

REVIEW: Trying, Paris Fringe 2020 ★★★☆☆

Jake Mace

July 8, 2020December 30, 2021

Trying is the odyssey of Annina Claesson's Sinead and Ivan du Pontavice's Ronan's attempts at trying to get pregnant. We follow their journey over several...

Theatre

REVIEW: Skank, Clementine Bogg-Hargroves & Future Artists, Paris Fringe 2020 ★★★★☆

Jake Mace

July 1, 2020December 30, 2021

Carrying an entire show's presence with one actor and one character is always an extraordinary feat. The success of one-actor shows often tends to be...

Music Theatre

REVIEW: The Diva, Anita Luna, Paris Fringe 2020 ★★★☆☆

Jake Mace

June 24, 2020December 30, 2021

We are first introduced to Anita Luna - The Diva in what appears to be her dressing room. In a mesmerising performance livestreamed in its...

Spoken Word Theatre

REVIEW: Etched Glass Decanter, Evening Crane Theatre, Paris Fringe 2020 ★★★★★

Jake Mace

June 8, 2020June 13, 2020

It is rare that something definitively thematically original and bold manages to make it's way into the mainstream. Etched Glass Decanter may not be in...

Comedy

REVIEW: Improbotics Online, Paris Fringe 2020 ★★★★☆

Jake Mace

June 7, 2020December 30, 2021

In events reminiscent of a mix between a Franz Kafka novel and an episode of Black Mirror written on an acid trip, Alex the Artificially...

News

The Fringe Festival Kicking the Pandemic with a Free All-Online Programme – Paris Fringe 2020

Jake Mace

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020

It's been a while, hasn't it? Here at Binge Fringe, we were all getting ready to start planning our coverage of Brighton Fringe 2020 and...

Theatre

REVIEW: Leopold Vindictive, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 ★★☆☆☆

Jake Mace

August 16, 2019December 30, 2021

In 1940s Belgium, we're privy to the lives of brave civilians who passed information to the British government through carrier pigeons. It's a concept with...

Spoken Word

Review: Drunk With A Pen, Joseph J Clark, Brighton Fringe 2019 ★★★★★

Jake Mace

May 8, 2019December 30, 2021

It's almost as if someone wrote a show purposefully for our publication. Spoken Word navigating the sometimes tricky and sometimes debauchery-laden waters of alcohol. Sign...

Comedy Theatre

A Digital Pint with… Benjamin Alborough of Ricky Riddlegang & The Riddle Gang, Brighton Fringe 2019

Jake Mace

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

Join us here at the Binge Fringe pub for a Digital Pint with writer-performer Benjamin Alborough. We reviewed his EdFringe 18 show Cream Tea and Incest...

Theatre

Review: Mission: Her, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 ★★☆☆☆

Jake Mace

August 9, 2018December 30, 2021

There is a massive saturation of plays about mental health at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This is no surprise - after all it is an...

Theatre

Review: The Last Sesh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 ★★★★☆

Jake Mace

August 8, 2018December 30, 2021

Is this what nostalgia feels like? Young people often hear their parents talk about Top of the Pops, obtuse hair styles and the constant threat...

Theatre

Review: The Dip, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 – ★★★★★

Jake Mace

August 7, 2018December 30, 2021

11:30pm, it's a tough spot to fill. For many the "late night" fringe represents a warped section of incredibly strangely titled shows ranging from The Importance...