MagiComedy Night
I think we could all use a little magic sometimes. Some sparkle and wonder. Repetitive routines, pressing deadlines, and limited free time can sometimes turn our little lives a shade…
Tell Me A Story
The Tell Me A Story stage show at Heldeke! Theatre-Bar in Tallinn on 17th December was a fantastic theatrical experience. From the moment I stepped foot into the cozy atmosphere…
André de Freitas: Made in Portugal
Autumn has landed earlier in Tallinn, so to arrive at Heldeke in the evening means warming up a bit after a cold walk around the beautiful streets of Kalamaja. Sometimes…
Pidur: Concert
Isn’t ‘psychedelic’ a word we all use way too much and in way too many wrong contexts? Surely, we’ve all overused it at times: like when we say something is…
Kat Nip: Liability
Liability is a clear and loud title for a brand new stand-up show based precisely on that concept: liability on each one’s past. Kat Nip’s performance is not only committed and…
Ellen Meriny: Exhibition
When I arrived at the opening night of the Ellen Meriny exhibition, I expected that the live presentation would be a lecture. I knew only that Ellen Meriny was a…
Mark Norman Harris: Apocalypse When
It’s late and the crowd is fidgety when Canadian artist Mark Norman Harris enters from stage right. He’s wearing a glitzy silver-sequined coat over a maritime-striped shirt and diamond-pattered trousers,…
Sille-Kadri Simer: Tourist Trapped
Tourist Trapped is the English-language debut of the Estonian comedian Sille-Kadri Simer. She’s already well known on the Estonian scene, both for her stand-up and her popular podcast, Tissident (a play on the…
Kaisa Pylkkanen: Douze Points
The first night of the fringe is one of excitement and anticipation for the performers as well as the audience. Although Tallinn Fringe has over 90 acts, this night sets…
The Clit Comedy Club @ Tallinn Fringe
The Clit Comedy Club announces itself as an unapologetically feminist show designed to combat the myth that women aren’t funny. Stand-up comedy is still dominated by men, the host Mari…