Deborah Frances-White: Cult Following

3 Star

***   

It ‘s been a couple of years since Ms Frances-White has graced the Fringe so I was interested to see that she was not doing one show but two!! Talk about making up for lost time.

In … Read More

The Company of Wolves

***

I’m not entirely decided what I think of this show. It was very good – four actors re-telling the story of Little Red Riding Hood, with a very different outcome. Those actors were excellent, and convincing in … Read More

Maurice’s Jubilee

****

Julian Glover, as retired jeweller Maurice, heads a strong cast in Nichola McAuliffe’s comedy drama. The play is in two acts and centres on the theme of diamond jubilees.

In the opening act we are introduced to the three … Read More

Martin Dockery: Wanderlust

****

Martin Dockery is a likeable and humorous storyteller. His show is a collection of his experiences on a journey through the countries of West Africa.

He is in his mid-thirties, single and comes from New York. Whilst working with … Read More

Towards the Moon

5 stars *****

I really like this new work by Andrew McGregor, even in this reduced version it is still nicely crafted and works well.

The music is beautiful, very apt to the story and nicely sung by all (I … Read More

Dan Mitchell – Free Egg

***

Dan Mitchell has lots of potential, which is usually a nice way of saying the show wasn’t very good. In this case, it’s not strictly true. There are some aspects in need of attention – overlong pauses … Read More

Mephisto Waltz

****

This show isn’t going to be for everyone. It does not present a conventional narrative. The soundtrack does not consist of only music – there’s noise and snippets of recordings and soundscapes. It tends more to the … Read More

Female Gothic

*****

In essence, this is a one-woman recounting of three creepy ghost stories. But Rebecca Vaughan doesn’t simply tell you those stories, she shows you them. She inhabits each character and place and injects life in to your imagination so … Read More

Six and a Tanner

*****

A coffin occupies centre stage. Joe, the son of the deceased, enters. Normally this would be a scene of grief. This is not so. Joe is present to rejoice and obtain final closure on a father who was an … Read More

Just a Gigolo

**

There are times when a play has a good performance but the play itself lacks dramatic content to sustain interest. Maurice Roeves solo performance cannot be faulted but the play has little to recommend it.

It is set in … Read More