The Story of Mr B 4****

The Story of Mr B

This is an enchanting, beautifully crafted piece of theatre by people who understand children and know how to engage them completely in the world that has been created.

The story of Mr B is contained … Read More

Chiffonnade – 2**

Chiffonade Carre Blanc Cie

The performer stands on stage encased in a fabric covered ball. She retreats into it and pokes out arms and legs before bringing out strips of fabric with which she interacts. She leaves the ball and … Read More

Jo Caufield – Pretending to Care 4****

Jo Caulfield can always be relied on to write and perform an hour of well though gags and stories, delivered in the trade mark style she has perfected over the year. Ms Caulfield seems to have quite a lot that … Read More

Carey Marx – Hero of the People 5*****

If you are searching for a hero, then there is one lurking deep in the underworld below the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh’s old town and that hero is a 50 year old guy with a wicked sense of humour. Marx … Read More

Brendon Burns – Dumb White Guy 5****

Brendon Burns may be a white guy but the last word that could describe him is dumb. In both meanings of the word. Burns is a very clever person and one of the true comedy genius’s that are still performing. … Read More

Bourgeois and Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying 5*****

It’s Maurice, with a slightly French accent, rather than ‘morris’, as I’d been thinking of it. I really enjoyed this show, and the audience I was in with seemed to too: we got to sing along, and even meet them … Read More

John-Luke Roberts Builds a Monster 3***

John-Luke Roberts does not do conventional stand up. But then equally, he also did not do this show, since his set was presented by the ghost of his father (you’ll know he died last year if you saw last year’s … Read More

Zach and Viggo: Thunderflop 3***

Zach told us that they love what they do, and it’s clear they have a blast doing it. I do believe that it’s customary to ensure that the audience does also. There were some pretty big and unusual asks for … Read More

David Longley: Everything I Hate About My Club Set 2**

The gig opened with a robo-compere doing all the stereotype lines via a lager box head, a voice machine that sounded like a cross between Siri and my satnav, and a bit of pointing.

Then on came David Longley, … Read More

Bronston Jones: God Bless ‘Merica (Again) 3***

As Bronston Jones’ blurb says “God Bless ‘Merica, because it’ll take a… miracle to fix it!” And boy does he outline the ways in which our cousins across the pond are mad, scary, and in need of a serious miracle … Read More