Helen Bauer: Bless Her 4****

The overarching theme of Helen Bauer’s ‘Bless Her’ is evident before she even arrives on stage, delivered to the audience through a compilation of media snippets about self love – the most notable being Ru Paul’s famous Drag Race … Read More

Lou Wall: Breaking the Fifth Wall 4.5 ****

Such a high energy and clever show with numerous twists and turns, so you never quite know what to believe. Which is actually the premise.

Lou Wall says she’s been lying all her life, but actually has she?  Is she … Read More

Shaparak Khorsandi : Scatterbrain 4****

Right at the start of the show we are told that this is a show about ADHD. Shappi was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of forty seven. The diagnosis made her re-think and re-visit many defining … Read More

Joe Sib – California Calling 4****

There are challenges at every Fringe show — late arrivals, thunderous aircon, someone coughing like they’re trying to leave their body — but Californian punk rock alumnus Joe Sib is facing a big one: the screens are down. With minutes … Read More

Alice Tovey- Glass Houses 4****

Alice Tovey is a stand-up Australian comedian, Glass houses is a personal story told in a such a way that not only do you get a sense of sadness and frustration, you also get a funny spin on what would … Read More

Alana Jackson: Last Orders 5*****

The lovely Alana Jackson is a Glasgow born comedian who now lives in London, she used to work in a bar but her talent definitely belongs on stage. She begins the show and discusses the meaning of ‘Sober Curious’, as … Read More

Shannon Brooke – A Horseless Rodeo 4****

In a space that can only be described as a COVID cupboard — tight, boiling, and vaguely post-apocalyptic — Shannon Brooke turns up the heat for all the right reasons. An Aussie with German heritage now living in Edinburgh, Brooke … Read More

Zoe Coombs Marr- The Splash Zone 4****

Zoe is an Australian stand-up comedian with ADHD which she uses to her advantage in this untethered and at times zany performance. In front of a sell out crowd she bursts on to the stage literally firing on all cylinders … Read More

Grace Jarvis – Just Because I’m Crying Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Having a Nice Time 4****

Wonderfully upbeat for the angst generation. Australian comic Grace Jarvis seems, at first glance, like the sort of person your mum would call “nice” over a cup of tea — right up until she casually mentions she works in a … Read More

Nathan Cassidy – Piracy 4****

One of the best at what he does. Fringe stalwart Nathan Cassidy returns with a shift in tone — less swagger, more substance — but still armed with that razor-sharp wit and glint-in-the-eye mischief we’ve come to expect. David Bowie … Read More