Dorothy Squires: Mrs Roger Moore

*****

A little known fact is that only two singers have made the British charts with the song My Way. Frank Sinatra was obviously one and the other one was Welsh songstress Dorothy Squires. The lyrics of this song perfectly … Read More

The School of Night

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The concept of the school of night goes back many centuries. In Shakespeare’s time, a mix of nobles, writers and poets met in secret to discuss forbidden subjects. This modern troupe of five ‘Fraters’ perform many impressive feats of … Read More

McNeil and Pamphilon

3 Star

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Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon are male sketch comedy duo  who have been around for a year or two now and obviously are confident in their approach to this medium.

Unlike a lot of their genre they … Read More

Activism is Fun

****

This is not standard political comedy, where politicians are lampooned for ill-thought and highly publicised remarks or generally-disliked policies are picked over in finer detail. This is activism for beginners: learn about a subject, question it and get involved. … Read More

One Night Stand:- West Avenue Theatre Company

3 Star

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Alice and Brian are work colleagues. No more, no less in spite of Alice’s hopes. Then one drunken work night out the dynamic is changed. Or has it.

Brian wakes up hung-over so badly you can feel … Read More

Punch: Little Dog Productions

4 Star

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Initially set in The Cock Tavern Covent Garden where John a comedian ‘with no material’ is playing an offensive set, where he is later arrested.

Cut to a cell and Anne the harassed social worker sets about … Read More

Coalition

4 Star

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The concept of politics and comedy can be a successful one as a number of explorations have taken place over the years and in this new production by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky all the players are … Read More

Love All

****

Performers and co-writers Aideen Wylde and Tadhg Hickey recount a true tale, but with some artistic licence, of tennis and murder set more than a century ago. The action centres on Vere St Ledger Goold, form Cork and of … Read More

The Lonely One

****

Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine is the inspiration for this suspense drama. It is set in 1928, in Midwest America in summer time when the days are hot and the nights are dark and cloudless.

A good suspense has a … Read More

The Hand-Me-Down People

**

The difficulty for a student production in the Fringe is that they are going to be measured against so many professional companies. Thus, there is the need to have something out of the ordinary to make it stand out … Read More