Hairy Maclary and Friends

*****

5 Stars.

From start to finish, this was a thoroughly energetic and fun show, was hugely interactive and all the children delighted in participating with the singing, sound effects and picture spotting! The songs are fun and extremely … Read More

I Didn’t Mean to be a Virgin in the 80’s – Laura Hayden

2 Stars

**

Laura Hayden has an impressive cv in the  USA and has been performing for a decade or more as a stand-up and comedy actress so this story, what is in essence the story of her life at … Read More

Felix Dexter – Multiple Personalities in Order

***

3 Stars

There is no doubting that Felix Dexter can do stand-up and also, as an actor, characters too, so a mix of the two should have worked well, shouldn’t it?

Maybe it should, or perhaps it was the … Read More

Rosie Wilby – Further Science of Sex

****

4 Stars

I first saw Rosie Wilby last year when she presented her show The Science of Sex and although I enjoyed it, I felt it was somewhat undersold. 12 months on, and ‘Dr’ Rosie is back with an … Read More

Jessica Ransom: Ransom’s Millions

3 Stars ***

Jessica Ransom tells an almost plausible story of how a worker in a biscuit factory was tasked by her boss to give £1million to a person who had no links with him. This was due to some … Read More

Ian D Montfort: Touching the Dead

4 Stars ****

Ian D. Montfort’s way of giving a literally spell binding performance is to talk slowly and precisely. His movement matches his delivery as he looks and assesses the individuals in the audience. Hailing from Sunderland, he describes … Read More

Adam Riches Rides!

4 Stars ****

Adam Riches superb, highly visual comedy comes from a selection of bizarre characters in a series of extended sketches. He opens with Pierce Brosnan as a singing and dancing centaur, his assistant playing the back end of … Read More

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre – on the Telly

4 Stars ****

This is a non stop show of puns and daft, funny comedy. Two sock puppets form the classic double act; one is sensible and trying to keep to a planned script whilst the other is anarchic doing … Read More

The Bruce Collective

2 Stars **

There is a lot going on this show – improvised comedy against a green backdrop with computer wizardry to produce a science fiction film on a projection screen. Chris Harvey-John directs with his laptop as location scenes … Read More

Gary Delaney: Purist

****

4 Stars

Apparently Gary Delaney doesn’t think that comedy shows contain enough jokes and it his mission to address the problem with his Fringe 2010 show. And he does so in spades!!

He is not a narrative, long-winded comedian, … Read More