Comedy Club 4 Kids 4****

Comedy Club 4 Kids is a staple of a comedy loving parent’s fringe. OK, so the acts talk more about farts and poo than at most (but certainly not all) fringe stand-up shows, but you do get to see actual … Read More

There May Be Pirates… There May Be Dragons 3***

There may be pirates or there may be dragons, depending on which day you go – Dragons are on even numbered days, so that’s the tale we were told.

On being flyered, my 7 year old was promised a strong … Read More

The New Maths Magic Show 3***

From our arrival, we were set maths challenges, before magician Jason Davison set about using his tricks to explain mathematic ideas.

The room was packed, with parents eager to encourage their children to love this sometimes unpopular school topic, … Read More

Trash Test Dummies 5*****

The Trash Test Dummies is a children’s show unlike any I’ve seen before. Best described as a mixture of comedy, circus, acrobatics and downright silliness, this show had my daughter and I laughing, gasping and clapping throughout. Before the show … Read More

The Amazing Bubble Man 4****

Louis Pearl, aka The Amazing Bubble Man, has been performing bubble shows for over thirty years, and was top of the list of shows for my five year old, who was very excited for the show. I did wonder how … Read More

Eden- 4****

Eden

Today I empathised with a bin bag. There’s a sentence I never expected to type, but for the 40 minutes of Less Theatre’s production I was in turn, surprised, charmed, concerned about, and ultimately terribly sad about a black … Read More

Opera Mouse-4****

Opera Mouse

This is a gentle and enjoyable way to start your morning at the Fringe with your under eights.

Tilly wants to break beyond the constraints of being a mouse to become an opera star. Unfortunately everyone she meets … Read More

Captain Flinn and the Dinosaur Pirates – 4****

Captain Flinn and the Dinosaur Pirates 2 – The Magic Cutlass

Les Petits have returned to Edinburgh with this sequel to their much lauded Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs based on the book by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto. … Read More

The Little Prince – 2**

The Little Prince

‘What is essential is invisible to the eye’ Saint-Exupery tells us in The Little Prince. There was a great deal within this production that was essential to making it a success that was not clearly visible to … Read More

Jarleth Regan – Arseways 4****

Jarleth Regan is well respected in the comedy industry and can always be relied on to produce a quality show and certainly the 2016 is of the same standard Regan is Irish and has a natural raconteur style and easy … Read More