Melanie Bracewell Attack of the Melanie Bracewell 4.5****

Melanie Bracewell, star of taskmaster New Zealand is a Kiwi with bags of talent. The 6ft 2” comedian isn’t hard to miss but not because of her height, her natural talent is there to see.

She begins her performance about … Read More

Stephen Mullan : Rascal 4.5****

Stephen Mullan bounds on stage full of energy with an immediately engaging personality and a cheeky grin!

You could definitely guess from the accent but we learn that Stephen grew up in Cork the son of an Argentinian mother and … Read More

Anna Akana : It Gets Darker 4.5****

As the title suggests the theme and topics covered are not easy to put across within a stand up comedy show. There are a number of shows at the Fringe this year that are presented under the comedy umbrella but … Read More

La Clique 5*****

La Clique returns to the magnificent Spiegeltent, delivering another year of breath-taking, hilarious, sexy, and dangerous circus antics. This venue, aptly nicknamed “The Beauty,” draws you into the experience from the moment you enter, with circus music playing and props … Read More

Gareth Mutch – Modern Man 4 ½ ****

Gareth Mutch has had an interesting past 12 months he muses shortly after coming on stage and a gentle warm up. A lot has happened. On turning 30, he claims on of the worst ages, not old, but not young … Read More

Gavin Webster – An Hour Of Shouting And Swearing 4 .5 ****

Dressed in a dinner suit, albeit with a bow tie somewhat a skew, Gavin Webster bursts into his room making the whole audience immediately pay attention. And he held their attention for the full hour. Webster, a veteran of many … Read More

Louise Atkinson: She’s Got The Look 4****

Louise Atkinson is charm personified. She is warm and welcoming, building rapport with those in her audience right from the off – she is already onstage – so that they are already smiling and at ease before she starts into … Read More

Micky Overman – Hold On 5*****

Award-nominated comedian, writer, and actor for ITV2, Channel 4 and BBC3, Micky Overman, or Ozzy Osbourne (I’m not sure anymore) is back with us at The Fringe. This time the former nanny (I was one too, so go team-nanny), presented … Read More

I Really Do Think This Will Change Your Life – 4****

This play, written and performed by Emma-Louise Howell, starts at breakneck speed and never loses momentum. We are treated at the outset to a hilarious tale of our heroine Belles, working as a child’s entertainer, dressed as Elsa from Frozen … Read More

Shadow Necropolis – 5*****

Shadow puppetry feels oddly underrepresented in the arts, considering it dates back over literally thousands of years. Perhaps it’s those ancient origins that lead many of us to see it as a dated artform. Fortunately, there are still wonderful shows … Read More