Edinburgh Gin Presents : Ready, Steady, Cocktail – 5*****

I’ve been wanting to visit the Edinburgh Gin Distillery for some time now and what better way than to sample so delicious gin based cocktails.  In very luxurious surroundings, we are led up to the bar area, greeted with a … Read More

Cherry West – Aff the Telly! 4 ½ ****

This was a much-anticipated show for me, I had first seen Cherry two years ago  when she was 16 and Scotland Youngest Grag Queen, I also had the pleasure of watching the person behind Cherry, “Sam Carlin”, in Everybody’s Talking … Read More

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote 4****

For those unfamiliar with daytime television, Murder, She Wrote was a cult American crime drama series from the 1980s and ’90s. Starring the late Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher, a mystery writer and amateur detective, the show featured a wide … Read More

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

Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett 5*****

Bernie Dieter and her menagerie of misfits and mischief-makers deliver a show where the extraordinary is simply the norm. Theatrics blend seamlessly with circus, cabaret, and live music, creating a seductive, electrifying atmosphere that tingles with anticipation from start to … Read More

Yes-Ya-Yebo! 5*****

In the Ballroom at the Counting House — a room more commonly home to stand-ups clutching a COVID Cornetto and monologuing about their surprise ADHD diagnosis — something seismic is stirring. Yes-Ya-Yebo! isn’t just a show. It’s a statement. A … Read More

Barbara Fernandez – Singing, Sagging and Shagging 3***

Barbara Fernandez might not be a name that rolls off the tongue  but this silver minx arrives on the Free Fringe with a lo-fi cabaret memoir soaked in song and scandal. She’s lived a life — married three times, to … Read More

1 Moment in Time 4.5****

Magician, Illusionist or confusionist Sean Alexander brings his thought provoking and mind-bending show to the fringe. In front of a sell out crowd he begins the show by walking on stage with a balloon, the balloon’s significance is revealed at … Read More

Jess Robsinson: Your Song 4****

Jess Robinson, renowned for her pitch-perfect impressions, returns to the Fringe with a dazzling tribute to the music of Elton John—reimagined through the voices of iconic female singers.

Accompanied by the brilliant musical director Matthew Floyd Jones, Robinson delivers a … Read More

Apocalypse Cabaret: Songs from the End of the World 3.5***

Apocalypse Cabaret: Songs from the End of the World is a bold, heartfelt, and darkly funny celebration of performance at the edge of existence. Created and performed by Scout Durwood (she/they)—a cabaret comedian turned writer/director known for their high-octane music … Read More