Ava Vidal: The Hardest Word

4 Stars ****

It has been a while since I first saw this funny lady perform comedy and have been delighted to see her profile grow as she deservedly is becoming appreciated for the comedy talent she undoubtedly is.

With … Read More

Seann Walsh: Ying and Yang

4 Stars ****

Seann Walsh first came to my attention back in 2008 when he almost won the Amused Moose Laugh Off and his career has really taken off since then with numerous TV appearance including Mock the Week for … Read More

Sara Pascoe vs The Apocalypse

3 Stars ***

Last years show called was almost uniformly rated as 2 ** Ms Pascoe tells us in the over self deprecating start to proceedings and she was dubbed arrogant.

So for this year she has set about the … Read More

Flood: Flood Theatre

2 Star **

I have to admit that this wasn’t on my list of shows to see originally. But the persuasive crew persuaded me brave what is self-billed as a cruel comedy and a fusion of sketch show, detective story … Read More

The Rob Deering Experience

4 Stars ****

After a gap of a few years Rob Deering his trusty guitar and pedal bank return to the Fringe and are we pleased to see him back? You bet we are.

There is a lot less of … Read More

Ovid’s Metamorphoses

5 Stars

*****

The work of an obscure ancient Roman poet as a title might be off-putting but Pants on Fire’s production is very funny, ingeniously presented and impressively performed. On entering the auditorium it does appear somewhat odd that the … Read More

The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo

4 Stars

****

Internet dating has become the theme for a number of productions in the past few years. Misshapen Theatre’s take on the subject is by far and away the funniest and most intelligent I have seen. Great credit … Read More

Men of War : Scratch

4 Star ****

This is a late night sketch show starring David Schaal, Cariad Lloyd, Stephen Harvey and Gareth Kane, four accomplished comedy actors who are pulling in large and enthusiastic crowds even at their late performance time.

There … Read More

Cluedo the Musical

4 stars

****

An accomplished performance from this youth group of a show based on the board game (and not dissimilar in idea to Kander & Ebb’s ‘Curtains’). The cast do a good job overall although it’s fair to say … Read More

Chez Jack L

5 Stars

*****

First a few organisational details. Jack Lukeman is from Ireland and his show in Assembly 2 does not appear in the Fringe booklet because he is a very late addition to the Assembly schedule. He will be … Read More