Swamp Juice

*****

In the wondrous finale of Swamp Juice, shadow puppetry is taken to a big, big scale in a way I have never witnessed before. It is breath taking, but let me take you back to the beginning. Jeff Achtem, … Read More

A Donkey and a Parrot

****

Sarah Hamilton’s solo performance play is charmingly and ingeniously performed. She is Australian and one branch of her family tree goes back over 300 years. Her story begins in France during the Huguenot persecutions, moves to London and Maryland … Read More

Jim Jeffries –Fully Functional

4 Star

**** 

Aussie comic Jim Jeffries has been around for a while doing comedy his way! I remember first seeing him was in one of the Pleasance shipping containers quite a few years ago and his career has blossomed … Read More

DeAnne Smith – Living The Sweet Life

4 Star

****

DeAnne Smith is a young lady with a huge comedy future ahead of her that is for certain. She comes from ‘Across the Pond’ and is doing her second full length Edinburgh comedy show and fairly packing … Read More

Susan Calman – This Lady’s Not for Turning Either

5 Star

*****

Susan Calman is no stranger to me as I have watched per on stage many, many times and each time it is a pleasure. She has grown in comedy circles if not in physical height steadily and … Read More

Felicity Ward- The Hedgehog Dilemma

4 Star

**** 

Yet another Aussie comic on the Fringe? Hell yeah, but who cares where they come from as long as they are funny right? And Ms Ward is certainly that. And then some!!

The title intrigued me as … Read More

Nina Conti – Dolly Mixtures

4 Stars

**** 

Now the stunning Ms Conti has been a Fringe regular for ages, and of course in her early shows she was really part of a double act, her of course and the irreverent Monkey and what a … Read More

The Oxford Imps

3 Star

***   

Every year the Fringe is graced by The Oxford Imps, a troupe of Improv comedians, complete with an MC and a keyboard and these guys and gals work their way through a selection of random audience suggestions … Read More

Daniel Sloss – The Show

5 Star

*****

It seems like only yesterday when I saw a young child like comedian doing a slot at The Stand Comedy Club but his 10 minutes that night blew me away. I have charted his progress with interest … Read More

Luke Toulson – Luke Who’s Talking

4 Star

**** 

It’s been a couple of years since I have seen this really tall comic perform during  the Fringe and I have to confess I’d forgotten how good he can be.

A number of years ago he was … Read More