Flick   4.5****

Flick packs Summerhall’s Red Lecture Theatre for an hour of sharply observed, darkly funny and quietly unsettling solo theatre. Dressed in hospital scrubs, palliative care nurse Madelaine Nunn commands the stage, revealing that she works in an end-of-life cancer hospice, … Read More

Ghosted – A New Musical 3***

It begins in near-darkness. Four figures, each in their own candlelit corner, summon the mood with a low, gothic hum. Then, from the shadows, emerges our narrator — a spiteful, tap-dancing spirit, equal parts Fred Astaire and Edgar Allan Poe, … Read More

Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse 4.5****

Robin Ince: The Universe and the Neurodiverse is a highly entertaining, speedy though seemingly shambolic journey through neurodiversity, particularly ADHD, in the hands of a seasoned comedian, writer and broadcaster.

Ince’s trademark scattergun style darts between gravestone inscriptions, … Read More

Koalas and Kebabs 4.5****

Koalas & Kebas sees two of Australia’s rising new stars take to the stage and deliver an excellent, joke packed hour of stand-up.  Kurt Sterling and Kiyanosh Sahebi put on a 30 minute set each, in a kind of … Read More

The Nose Dive Assembly – 3.5 stars

In The Nose Dive Assembly, we meet Pierrot, a distracted mistress of ceremonies. She is meant to be running the show but can’t focus – this is how the blurb for the show starts; however, this feels a lot … Read More

Emily Weitzman- Furniture Boys 4****

Furniture Boys is a one woman show set in the comforts of a home with a two-seater sofa taking centre stage. The concept of furniture replacing boyfriends is certainly a new one and you could be forgiven for thinking Emily … Read More

Liam Withnail – Big Strong Boy 5*****

With every show being packed out, the numbers tell their own story. But then Liam is telling an even better one. His. And it is resonating with the audiences too.

It was ten years ago I saw him deliver … Read More

Stuart Laws is Stuck 4****

Stuart Laws goes through a difficult breakup and decides to become the caretaker of an island solely populated by puffins; he is then embroiled in a whodunnit as he has to solve a mysterious disappearance on this island. It’s an … Read More

Ray O’Leary – Laughter I hardly know Her 4****

Those who have seen Ray O’Leary before will be familiar with his signature grey suit and deadpan, drawling delivery of surprising punchlines. His 2025 show Laughter? I Hardly Know Her proves this as a winning formula.

There’s no particular theme … Read More

NewsRevue 3 ½ ***

It has been a few years since I had last seen what used to be an institution for me so full of anticipation I went expecting to be blown away.

The format hasn’t changed, why would it? Four performers sing, … Read More