An Evening Without Kate Bush 4.5****

Sarah-Louise Young delivers an outstanding tribute to the musical icon Kate Bush. She immerses the audience in Bush’s world through her captivating performance of song, dance, and theatrical movements, all signature elements of Bush’s style.

From the very beginning, Young … Read More

Trygve Wakenshaw: Silly Little Things 5*****

An almost full house of people who know what they are there for and a performer willing and capable of giving it to them is an electric thing. A comedy show which moves you to tears (of laughter or sorrow, … Read More

Harriet Dyer: Skin 3***

Harriet Dyer is a delightful comedian with a mind that bounces around like a pin ball, and the elements of the show where she reins it in enough to stay on track are till entertaining, but missing a little of … Read More

The Balls of Philadelphia 3***

The description of Danielle Solof’s show in the Fringe guide is one of the most accurate I’ve seen: this show delivers exactly what it says on the tin / in the Programme. This review is unlikely to improve on that … Read More

John Hegley: Do Horses Have Teeth, Sir? 4****

John Hegley is a master of his craft. You would expect this, given the length of his career, and his commitment to that craft, but his verve and uncomplicated delight in what he does are perhaps less assumed. Mr Hegley … Read More

Zoe Brownstone: A Bite Of Yours 3***

Zoe Brownstone is a self-described hopeless romantic, having grown-up in the 90s golden age of rom-coms, and she’s been searching for her own happy ending. Technically solid and well delivered, this show would perhaps benefit from a bit of refinement … Read More

Jade Kelly – Nasty Wee Bitch 3.5***

Jade Kelly is a comedian from Glasgow-way, and there’s a style of interaction with the world that is unmistakeably Glaswegian. Ms Kelly has it in spades. It is inherently good-humoured, but that’s hiding a core of granite, and heaven forefend … Read More

Madame Chandalier Saves Opera 3.5***

We hear Madame Chandelier before we see her, singing her way down the aisle and waving hello to everyone. We were a small audience, so it was to everyone. Nothing daunted, however, Madame Chandelier pushed on and won a slightly … Read More

Stephanie Laing: Rudder 4****

Stephanie Laing could probably read the shipping forecast and make an amazing show, she’s got such warmth and confidence and presence. And just the right amount of filth. There’s a bit of audience participation in this show, but definitely don’t … Read More

Maeve Press: Failure Confetti 3***

Maeve Press is bouncy and energetic and endears the audience to her the instant she’s on stage. This is a show about her experience of being her, and that a sense of self continually evolves. It’s a really lovely portrayal … Read More