Stay Awake – 2**

Kudos to Luke Speirs for having the guts and determination to bring his own work to the Fringe and I hope this is the beginning of a journey of discovery and maturity which will see new work over the years. … Read More

Funny Girl 2**

This production of Funny Girl came over as unfortunately too ambitious for this student theatre company. It got off to a bad start with an incredibly dodgy overture but then fortunately the small band settled in and were very good … Read More

Pete Johansson – Several Jokes 4****

On a wet evening early in week three, Pete Johansson, a British based Canadian opened to his select crowd talking about vulnerability fear and his show title, which was claimed to actually live up to its billing, containing several jokes … Read More

A Race of Robots 3***

This is just a fun and entertaining “B-Musical” with your typical sci-fi scenario. Goodies, baddies, aliens, robots, cheese galore, this has everything you’d expect.

The amateur company with a mix of ages clearly has fun and obviously (and thankfully) doesn’t … Read More

Luke Toulson: Laid-Back Grouch 4****

Mr Toulson does not look as old as he says he is, and he’s a very genial grouch, even with the two teenagers in the front row who talked most of the way through the set. It’s not … Read More

Monkey Poet: Sh*t Flinging 4****

Okay I am not really a huge fan of poetry, so why am I packed in a space in the bowels of Edinburgh along with about 50 others listening to an hour of the stuff?

Well meeting the man himself … Read More

Frisky and Mannish- Just Too Much 4***

There is no doubt that Frisky and Mannish have carved their own special niche on the Edinburgh Fringe that didn’t come close to being filled last year when the duo had a year off. But fear not they are back … Read More

The Reviewers – 3***

Essentially “The Fringe – the Musical”, this could have had a lot of good things going for it but unfortunately fails to hit the mark and ultimately nothing interesting really happens. The lead character has a good, strong voice but … Read More

Avenue Q (School Edition) – 4****

Like many, I know the full show quite well but had never seen the School Edition of Avenue Q before. How would a show work which is famed for being crude and adult, especially as that is where a lot … Read More

Rory O’Hanlon – Have Jokes Will Travel 4****

 Rory O’Hanlon is an Irish comedian who has been coming to the Fringe for a while now and is steadily building a place for himself as the literally standing room only show I saw will testify … Read More