Miles Jupp: Fibber in the Heat (A Cricket Tale)

4 Stars ****

Miles Jupp’s cricketing tale is gripping and endearing storytelling with lashings of humour thrown in. Using no props or frills, he uses the power of word and gesture to create the mental pictures of a highly unusual … Read More

Memory Cells

4 Stars ****

Louise Welch in her new psychological drama, directed by Hannah Eidenow, deals with a sensitive and difficult subject which is the entrapment, imprisonment and abuse of a woman by a man. As a piece of theatre, it … Read More

Eirlys Bellin: Unaccustomed As I Am

2 Stars **

Eirlys Bellin bounces on stage, totally confident in addressing the audience. She introduces herself as Hayley, a Lancashire lass, who has become an instructional expert on public speaking. This is the linking character for a series of … Read More

It is Rocket Science! V2 – Helen Keen

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3 Stars

Is Helen Keen a geek? I don’t know but she announces that the show is a stand-up lecture on Rocket Science and she collects stamps!!  Specifically space stamps!! Well I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions.

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Jeremy Lion Goes Green

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4 Stars

Was it really 5 years ago that Justin Edwards last performed his creation Jeremy Lion at the Fringe, and got Perrier nominated if memory serves me correct.

Lion is back. The boozed up children’s entertainer has fallen … Read More

Ali Cook: Pieces of Strange

*****

5 Stars

I have to admit that magic shows are not normally my bag, however I was persuaded by a friend that I should check out Ali Cook as he was amazing, and I have to admit that in … Read More

Humerus: St. George’s Medics Revue

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3 Stars

Every year for the last few I have sworn off Student Revues. The reason? Basically I am not the demographic they are pitching at, so I’m wasting their time and mine by going. There is usually an … Read More

Bound

Five Stars *****

Although a contemporary play reflecting the current economic uncertainties in the fishing industry, the use of snippets of folk songs and shanties at the beginning and during the course of the play give Bound a timeless quality. … Read More

Mushy Ate My Credit Card

2 Stars **

Mark Brailsford’s solo performance play portraying Sam, a Sussex County Cricket Club fanatic is heavy on facts but light on humour. The story follows Sam during the summer of 2003. Sussex, for over a century have been … Read More

Pluck: Musical Arson Reignited

3 Stars ***

Pluck is a string trio of two male violinists and a female cellist. They play a selection of well known classical melodies from composers such as Vivaldi, Offenbach and Ravel.  Their comedy consists of visual gags and … Read More