Bat Boy

4 stars ****

I really wasn’t looking forward to this as how can you cut Bay Boy down to one hour? Mercifully this is the full show at two hours long – the programme and posters are in error although … Read More

Music of Les Miserables and West End Musicals

3 stars ***

This production is staged as ten people auditioning for a Les Mis casting session – so each person has a number and has to sing a song each (followed by 30 mins of Les Mis songs). Reasonable … Read More

A Little Night Music

2 stars **

Unfortunately this whole production is let down by the simple fact that you can’t hear a lot of it. It desperately needs mics and not only for the singing but for most of the dialogue too. There … Read More

Blues & Burlesque – B ‘n’ B Group

4 Stars

**** 

This mid afternoon slot is definitely not the normal time slot for a show of this genre, one would normally expect this to be around midnight, but then this is Edinburgh when anything goes.

Welcoming the healthy … Read More

Clinton the Musical

4 stars ****

This professional production charts the eight years of Bill Clinton’s presidency through the main successes and scandals. Mainly the scandals! Although it may help to recap on your general Clinton knowledge before you go in to know … Read More

Streets the Musical

3 stars ***

‘Streets’ is a promising piece of work from new Scottish writing talent and if the response to the show was anything to go by it could certainly have a future. It does need more development though, some … Read More

Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of The Fringe

4 Stars

****

There are few shows that that always are a must on my viewing list and this is certainly near the top. But why?

Well could it be that our host Mervyn Stutter is such a genial host … Read More

The Half

*****

Richard Dormer’s solo performance play is an intimate and dramatic study of a 50 year old actor about to take the stage on a first night performance. Guy Masterson as the actor gives a commanding performance under the direction of … Read More

Les Clochards: Dirty But Nice

****

Les Clochards are a rock’n’roll band. So what, there must be hundreds of rock bands on the planet. This band, however, has developed its own fun and idiosyncratic style.

To begin with, take their appearance. Imagine a bunch of … Read More

Dirty Paki Lingerie

***

Aizzah Fatima is an actress and writer based in New York. Her solo performance play explores the issues of Pakistani women living in America caught between traditional Islamic culture and western liberal, city culture. Most immigrants come from a … Read More