Gabey Lucas: A Berkshire Boar Walks Into a Bar (and Gets Shot in the Face) 2**

There’s definitely enough good stuff in this show that with a bit of restructuring and redirecting, it would be great. The form I saw didn’t quite pull it off.

The concept of the show is that Ms Lucas has a … Read More

Caitriona Dowden is Holier Than Thou 3***

Caitriona Dowden has hit upon a good conceit for her stage presence: an outwardly monotonous and dry delivery juxtaposes with and gives lie to the content of her material. This is comedy with one eyebrow half raised, dry, yes, but … Read More

TBC: A Stand-Up Experiment 4****

The success or failure of this concept-show rests entirely on the performer, so it’s good that the performer is Rob Alderson, accomplished comedian and workshop-facilitator extraordinaire. ‘Workshop facilitator’ is meant here as the highest compliment; the show simply wouldn’t be … Read More

Funny Guy – 4.5****

In this entertaining play, we meet two couples – Dan and Emma, and Bill and Margie. In the beginning, Dan oozes confidence and success, whereas his friend Bill, although content with his lot, has a wife (Margie) who wants more. … Read More

Seymour F*cking Mace You C*nts – 5*****

I don’t know why, but I feel my Fringe has not really started in earnest until I have had the annual dose of Seymour Mace and the brilliant mayhem he continues to produce year on year. If there are rules … Read More

Andrew Maxwell – The Bare Maximum 5*****

It is always good to have something that can be relied upon and in Fringe terms it is a certainty that an hour spent in the company of Andrew Maxwell is a guarantee of 60 minutes of top-quality fare. Andrew … Read More

John Robertson’s The Dark Room – 5*****

There’s always a little tension for me when I’m going to see a “cult” show for the first time. I worry I might find myself lost in a sea of catchphrases and in-jokes that I’ll never escape from. Fortunately, John … Read More

Baby Wants Candy – 5*****

There are a lot of Fringe staples that don’t live up to the hype for newcomers, and I’ve found this to be the case a few times, especially in the case of Improv shows. I was beginning to think that … Read More

Hold On To Your Butts – 5*****

There is no denying the cultural impact of the original Jurassic Park, as titanic as any T-Rex. But the movie is so long, who has time to watch it again? We need a better solution. And that solution is provided … Read More

Spy Movie: The Play! – 3***

The idea for this show instantly attracted me – a frustrated screenwriter, lacking the funding to turn their proposed big-budget blockbuster Bond-alike movie off the ground is only able to get enough money to make it as a play to … Read More