Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain 4****

Tez provides a really good hour of entertainment. There are lots of amusing anecdotes, many around his Pakistani heritage, his family and religion. He talks about his arranged marriage and his love life, with his tinder story differing from the … Read More

Starman – Sven Ratzke 4****

Sven, who was dressed in an outfit that wouldn’t look out of place in a Star Wars film, started the show with his witty repartee with the audience. He then transports us back in time to 1969, when the first … Read More

Attrape Moi – Flip Fabrique – 4****

Attrape Moi is brought to the Fringe by the talented Quebecois circus troupe, Flip Fabrique. The show is a dizzying mix of traditional circus skills – juggling, acrobatics, diablos and hula-hooping, rope-work and trampolining. All of these entertainments, and more, … Read More

Binari – MAC Theatre – 4****

Binari uses traditional Korean music and dance to give an insight into the ancient shamianistic rituals and beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife. If this description makes it sound as though Binari will be a heavy-going and overly serious work, … Read More

Jordan Brookes: The Making Of 4****

I’m very disappointed that Jordan’s audience hasn’t found its way to his show yet. There’s an audience for almost all comedy, and the right one brings an extra frisson to a show. There were more right audience in this show … Read More

Thom:Foolery with Thom Tuck 3***

This is a compilation show: Thom Tuck, and two other thomedians, who also happen to be called Thom, or a variation thereof. Today we saw Tom Toal and Tomas Ford, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable and genial hour, if … Read More

Ed Gamble Stampede 4****

There is no doubt that Ed Gamble, often seen on TV shows like ‘Mock the Week’ is fast becoming one of the must see comics in Fringe circles and is selling out his large space on a daily basis, and … Read More

Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud 5*****

Nish starts his show by telling the audience a bit about himself, his Indian heritage and problems associated with it. He’s self-deprecating about his adolescent years and his unsuccessful attempts to be cool. He thought going to concerts on his … Read More

Dieser Ort – International Collegiate Theatre Festival – 3***

Dieser Ort is being shown as part of the International Collegiate Theatre Festival. It is performed by a company of 16 young dancers.

The premise of the show is an exploration of identity in a sea of uniformity. The dancers … Read More

Taiwan Season – The Sacrifice of Roaring – Hsu Chen Wei Production Dance Company – 3***

THE Sacrifice of Roaring is being shown as part of the Fringe’s Taiwan Season. The Hsu Chen Wei Production Dance Company present a contemporary dance performance inspired by Taiwanese rituals related to mortality and resurrection.

The performance begins with a … Read More