one4review | On 17, Aug 2025

I was asked to review Dru Cripps show “Juicy Bits” by a good friend of his who he works with on the Fringe hit, “Sophie’s Surprise 29^th”.  And boy am I glad I did, what a recommendation.  At first Dru enters the freight container with some clown mime to get the audience warmed up, and at this point I had no idea what direction this show was going to take.

He then starts to work the crowd, and interrogating them, for little morsels about their lives.  They then pick a music genre, and off he goes, composing tracks of wizardry on his Loop Box, by layering different sounds. It’s total genius.  Funny, original and absolutely hilarious.  You’ll be guaranteed a different show every night as the musical tastes are provided by his willing fans.

Cripps knows how to get the most from his audience, his comedy timing is fantastic, he’s very unassuming, but then can flick to frustration with very funny consequences.  The room layout kinda worked but this guy definitely needs a much bigger venue.  We were all pretty contained in the big metal box.

Definitely one of my Fringe highlights, don’t miss this one, it’s an absolute cracker.

****1/2

Reviewed by Gavin

Venue – Wee Container @ Hoots Potterrow

Time 21:00

Until 25^th Aug