Blaze FM review – high-energy history of pirate radio station

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe cast are formidable in this defiant if sometimes clunky show about the ups and downs of running a community treasureThis story of a pirate radio station is also the story of a marginalised community. When they hear a bang on the door, the DJs of the illegal Blaze FM, youngsters and veterans alike, assume the authorities have spotted their antenna and come to shut them down.That is only rarely the case. As the early years of this century slip by, many other flashpoints from the outside world find their way into the Hackney council flat from where they broadcast.At Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, until 25 AugustAll our Edinburgh festival reviews Continue reading...

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