Lucy Porter – Northern Soul 4 Star ****

Lucy Porter is little, lovely, likeable and laugh out loud funny comedian who tells us from the top that this is her 22nd Fringe. How can this be when she doesn’t look a day over 30?

Little in stature she … Read More

Daniel Sloss – Stand-Up 5 Star *****

It must be nearly 5 years now that I first saw Daniel Sloss doing 10 minutes at The Stand Comedy Club and thought ‘the child’ had a shed load of potential.

I have watched his career flourish over the years, … Read More

The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe

*****

Marilyn Monroe’s life and career still fascinate more than fifty years after her death. After carrying out detailed research, writer and director Elton Townend Jones takes a leap of imagination to speculate on the thoughts and emotions that might … Read More

No Direction

***

Albert Wellings’ drama takes the form of a play within a play. It features Wellings as one of the two un-named characters and Ronnie Toms as the other.

The play opens with the two men bursting onto the stage, … Read More

Next Door

***

The trigger for this show was the death of Ivan Hansen’s neighbour who lived in an adjoining flat in Hansen’s home city of Copenhagen. Despite living in such close proximity, they did not know each other. He considered what … Read More

Champagne Cabaret

***

The three girls forming OzCabaret pour your sparkling wines then return to the stage to give a pleasing hour of relaxing entertainment.

The entertainment they provide is by way of toasting, song and short monologues. They aren’t miked up … Read More

8 Storeys Up

4 stars ****

This is a fun romantic comedy musical featuring the intermingling stories of eight characters in an apartment block.

The characters are quite engaging and it’s good to see the character development throughout the piece – it’s thankfully … Read More

Forest Boy

4 stars ****

Excellent direction and choreography make what could easily be quite an average show a beautifully done and engaging piece of musical/physical theatre.

As is the norm with RCS shows, the singing and performances are spot on and … Read More

Kiss of the Spiderwoman

4 stars ****

It’s nice to see Kiss of the Spiderwoman back on the Fringe and this University College London group have produced a competent interpretation of Kander and Ebb’s rarely done work.

The ensemble have good vocals and projection, … Read More

Ben Van der Velde’s Chain Letter 3 Star ***

Ben Van der Velde is staging his first full length Edinburgh show based on his love for hand written letters rather than the more normal habit of today by using the technology such as e-mails and social media to communicate.

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