There are great theatre shows on offer all year round at the King's Theatre and Festival Theatre, Edinburgh.

Can of Worms

Source: The List (Issue 584)
Date: 23 August 2007 (updated 29 July 2008)
Written by: Nicola Husband

Slapstick approach to torture, scandal and government cover-ups

When a government minister is pictured committing an act he’d rather keep under wraps, can he keep the evidence hidden? And will his aide keep quiet? Dealing with torture, scandal and government cover-ups, all through the unlikely medium of slapstick, the cast manically fling themselves and the set around the stage in what, at first, seems like two separate sketches. The ideas and the humour are there; you just need to look beyond the chaos to find them. (Nicola Husband)

Underbelly’s Baby Belly, 0870 745 3083, until 26 Aug, 2.15pm, £8–£9 (£7–£8).

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