Jen Brister – Now and Then

4 Star

**** 

Jen Brister is an Anglo-Spanish female who has been on the comedy scene for a while now but strangely this is the first time I had seen he Fringe offering.

Ms Brister feels she is getting old, … Read More

Chris McCausland – Not Blind Enough

4 Star

**** 

For a few years now I have been watching this Liverpool born comic and each time I have seen him it has always been a really good show and this is no exception.

For those who don’t … Read More

And They Played Shang-a-Lang

4 stars ****

More of a play with songs, this comedy recalls the memories of ‘Jim Douglas’ growing up through his teenage years in the 70s. I felt the plot line of Jim dying and his niece reading his last … Read More

42nd Street

3 stars ***

A competent performance by this youth theatre to a sell out crowd. An unusual choice of venue for this style of show as the space is quite restrictive to what you can do. There has been some … Read More

Spring Awakening

5 stars *****

This is how to do it! The direction is excellent, the acting is excellent, the singing is excellent, the band is excellent and the choreography simply outstanding. Yes, I liked it!

Absolutely superb, this is the best … Read More

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

****

Dan Nightingale is an unknown name to me and I would suspect he is to many who regularly attend the Fringe. He last appeared at the Underbelly in 2008. If he has been away honing up his act, then … Read More

A Dirty Martini

****

A Dirty Martini is a light comedy which puts a smile on the audience’s faces. We are taken back to the 1920’s and the upper class party set. The action takes place in a cabaret bar and the venue … Read More

Exterminating Angel – An Improvisation

****

This is a mysterious play. There is no plot as such but rather situations which develop. The play’s opening could not be more banal. Tom and Chrissie are holding a dinner party for a few friends – James, his … Read More

Sean Hughes Stands Up

***

I wasn’t a huge fan of this show. I don’t think it’s funny to be outright rude to your audience: all but calling one person ugly and decrying another’s clothing choice. Some enjoyed his humour though, and those being … Read More

Jeff Leach: Boyfriend Experience

****

Jeff Leach is self-confessedly ‘needy’, and he has fine tuned his techniques for getting the responses he needs from the audience. His apparent honesty is entirely charming, and does create a predisposition to find him funny – … Read More