An Evening with Dame Granny Smith 5*****

David Salter gets right to the core of comedy in An Evening with Dame Granny Smith, a wildly original and laugh-out-loud interview with the world’s most celebrated apple. Yes, it’s literally just an apple—eyes cut out, a moving mouth—but Salter’s … Read More

Sugar 4****

The award-winning Sugar, written by Ro Bright and performed by Tomas Kantor, is a bold, outrageous, and irresistibly fun theatrical ride. This high-energy cabaret blends cheeky humour, impressive vocals, and a queer twist on a classic rom-com tale to brilliant … Read More

Dan Tiernan : All In 4.5****

To say that Dan Tiernan is a comedian who stands out from the crowd would be something of an understatement! So much has been achieved in such a short space of time; 2022 British Comedian of the year and BBC … Read More

Adele Cliff : Adele, Adele, Adele…Cliff It Isn’t the Consequences of My Own Actions 4****

Adele Cliff made her Fringe debut back in 2016 and returns with a brand new show. The show covers quite a random array of topics. Adele launches into her performance with much assured confidence of a stand up who is … Read More

24Weeks – 4****

Set in a terrifyingly plausible dystopia where abortion is illegal, contraception is tightly restricted, and the NHS is legally obliged to report any suspicious female health activity, 24Weeks is a chilling and urgent play written by Laura Walker. Split into … Read More

Jack Traynor – Before I Forget 4****

In his debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, west coast Scot, Jack Traynor explodes onto the stage like a man kicked out of time, space, and probably Waitrose. He enters like a surprise WWE Royal Rumble contestant, high-fiving the … Read More

2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger 3.5***

Leicester comedian Kirsty Munro knows exactly how to set the mood. Within seconds, the lights are up, Natasha Bedingfield’s Unwritten is blasting, and the audience is singing like it’s 2004 and they’re already three cocktails deep. Subtle? Absolutely not. But … Read More

Andy Barr – The Hotly Anticipated 4th Debut Hour from Rising Star Andy Barr 3***

Andy Barr returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show, “The Hotly-Anticipated Fourth Debut Hour of Rising Star, Andy Barr” and it’s a full on hour of absurdity and silliness.

His musings are at times rather random but there’s … Read More

Douglas Widick: Paperclip 3.5***

This warm-hearted, wonderfully silly show opens with Douglas Widick explaining why he’s travelled back in time to kill the Godfather of computing. The reason? A future ruled by evil AI. Remember Clippy? (If you were born between 1985 and 1995, … Read More

Dirty Work 5*****

There the shape a story underpinning this show, and it took me several hours post-show to parse it out. The story is doled out between hilarity in little snippets and slightly obscure allusions that need to be reconstructed, along with … Read More