Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

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John Hinton breathes much humour and enlightenment in his lively portrayal of Albert Einstein. Musical comedy is not the most obvious way to convey theoretical physics but John Hinton’s script and Tangram Theatre Company’s approach works wonderfully well.

Using … Read More

I Hate Children Children’s Show 4****

From the very beginning (whilst still in the queue!) it was soon clear that this was going to be a very lively and energetic show, we were not disappointed! The magician/ comic had the whole audience thoroughly involved in their … Read More

Catriona Knox – Player 4 Stars ****

Ms Knox is a talented comedy actress who I have seen over a few Fringes now so it was no surprise that I was in a rather busy performance area to see her 2013 performance.

Greeted in person as … Read More

Lysistrata: The Disco, Vaudeville, Rock ‘n’ Roll Musical – Aurora/ WCSU 4 Stars ****

Over the years the Fringe has been graced by this company crossing the pond from America to stage their adaption of historical pieces and given the twist of making into a musical extravaganza.

The classical story of Lysistrata is … Read More

Economy of Thought

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Economy of Thought written by Patrick McFadden and directed by John Higgins is a dark comedy drama very definitely of our current social and economic times. The central character is Amanda (Katharine Davenport) who works as a high flying … Read More

Blofeld and Baxter – Memories of Test Match Special

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At the outset, I should declare that I am a cricket enthusiast and regard Test Match cricket as the pinnacle of team sport. Also, being of advanced years, I have listened to Test Match Special (TMS) for decades. Thus, … Read More

Chris Coltrane – Compassion is Subversive

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Chris Coltrane is an activist with what might be described as anti-tory principles; this year’s superb show pokes some serious fun at some of the more idiotic policies and political events of the last year, spiced with … Read More

Janey Godley is Ungagged 5 Stars *****

It has been a couple of years now since Janey Godley has performed a run at the Fringe, so for her legion of fans it was great to see her back and as an added bonus her extremely funny … Read More

Barry Castagnola: The Donny Donkins ‘As (hopefully soon to be) Seen On TV’ Show 5 Stars *****

It takes real talent to be a character comedian, to be able to sustain the level throughout the hour. It takes even more ability to intentionally play down the acting skills so as appear to do it badly, when it … Read More

Bench Bites

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Bench Bites presents a day in the life of a bench, told through brief sketches of interactions between an array of well-drawn characters who remain on the entirely believable side of caricature.

This is a … Read More