Lucy Porter – Fool’s Gold

**** 4 stars

As regular visitors to our site will already know, we here at one4review have been Lucy Porter fans for many years now, so it was with keen anticipation that I attended her Fringe 2009 offering in the … Read More

My Darling Clemmie

**** 4 stars

Rohan McCullough has the demeanour and calm dignity to convince immediately in the role she plays as Clementine Churchill. Hugh Whitemore’s play charts Clementine’s life story from childhood to Winston Churchill’s death in 1965. This is a … Read More

The Love Shop

**** 4 stars

The Love Shop, written and directed by Lorraine McCann, is a joyful comedy. It becomes obvious that the humour is working when the audience are smiling and chuckling throughout.

The action takes place in a charity … Read More

Richard Herring – Hitler Moustache

***** 5 stars

Anyone familiar with the work of Richard Herring will no doubt be aware of the ‘stooshie’ that arose from a recent Guardian article in which Herring had to defend himself against the implication that he may be … Read More

Sammy J: 1999

**** 4 stars

I first saw Sammy J in ‘The Forest Of Dreams’ last year, absolutely loved the show and decided to come back for more. ‘Sammy J 1999’ is his 2009 fringe offering.

Picture Sammy 10 years ago, … Read More

Treasure Island

**** 4 stars

There is so much to ‘Treasure Island that you would wonder if it is possible to do it justice in 40 minutes, but Hartshorn-Hook Production do this with a cast of only six. The adaptation is cleverly … Read More

Sarah Millican – Typical Woman

***** 5 stars

I was so delighted that Sarah Millican won last years if.comedy newcomers award as her show was excellent, certainly one of my favourites, so was keen to see if this year’s one Typical Woman was up to … Read More

Out of Chaos

*** 3 stars

Out of Chaos draws on storytelling traditions ranging from Greek mythology to cultures all over the world. There are six cast members, three from England and one from each of Spain, Denmark and Japan. The stories are … Read More

Pythonesque

**** 4 stars

Pythonesque is a structured comedy written by Roy Smiles and given a smooth direction by Michael Kingsbury. The play opens with a deceased Graham Chapman arriving at the gates of heaven. There he meets an officious janitor … Read More

Balloon Boutique

** 2 stars

Balloon Boutique is mime theatre with the characters portrayed by actors wearing masks. Naturally, balloons as props form an integral part of the action. All manner of ingenious ways are employed, with a particularly innovative final scene. … Read More