Suzy Bennett Dancing On Thin Ice 3 Stars ***

West Country lady Suzy Bennett brings her first full length show to the Fringe this year and it has been widely tipped to do well.

I saw her perform in the furnace that is the Pleasance Attic in a show … Read More

Diane Spencer – Hurricane Diane 4 Star ****

It isn’t often when entering a venue one witnesses the comic actually building their set on stage but this flame haired funny lady was building a roof. Yeah really, but there was a reason.

As in previous years Ms Spencer’s … Read More

Drum Struck

*****

Ubuntu is an African word meaning harmony. During Drumstruck’s performance, there were waves of ubuntu and energy flowing from the performers to the audience and from the audience back to the performers. Every member of the audience is an … Read More

Each of Us

****

There is a lyrical quality about Ben Moor’s performance. His way with words is brilliantly conceived and he pushes the ironies of life to the limit. Yet his style of delivery is very emotionally restrained.

His story arises out … Read More

Pants On Fire’s Pinocchio

***

In this adaptation of the tale of Pinocchio the setting is mid-west America in the 1950’s. Mr Geppetto is a lonely and reclusive widower whose wife and child were killed in a nuclear accident. Out of despair and in … Read More

Martin Mor: How Do You Like Your Blue Eyed Boy Now Mr Death 4 Stars ****

There is no doubt that Martin Mor is a big man, in stature, his beard is huge and his personality reaches out and engulfs the room from the off. In case we were in doubt as to who was on … Read More

Tom Binns Does Ivan Brackenbury and Others – 4****

The “Pay What You Want On Exit” or book for £5 model of fringe ticketing means this show has two queues, one looking more tense than the other. Thankfully, most of both get in, and the room fills with a … Read More

Mark Thomas – 100 Acts of Minor Dissent – 5*****

This review is never going to get written if I keep looking at websites and joining in Minor Dissent, but it’s very hard not to. How can dissent be so inspiring? Because it’s in the hands of a consummate professional; … Read More

The Firebird – 3***

Done by Purves Puppets, the people behind fringe regulars Pips and Panda, this is adapted from the Stravinsky ballet, and so aimed at a slightly older audience than that – 6+. However, even for the numerous younger children there, it … Read More

The Twits 5*****

This is the tale of the quite frankly, disgusting Mr & Mrs Twit which will both delight and revolt the audience at the same time! It takes the key events from the popular Roald Dahl’s book and they manage to … Read More