Get Got

5 stars *****

The title of this show isn’t inspiring (or helpful) and I wasn’t too sure at the start as it seemed to be heading towards cheese but this quickly became a well-observed, promising and interesting show.

A Ted … Read More

Last Embrace

4 stars ****

An Irish folk take on Romeo and Juliet/Aida is how I would describe this.

It’s a very nicely presented story of love between opposing sides during the ‘Troubles’ with the inevitable consequences that intolerance and hate bring. … Read More

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4 stars ****

This was an outstanding production of a show which actually wasn’t as good material as I’d hoped it would be.

First of all the cast are first class and give their all. They are obviously enjoying it, … Read More

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2 stars **

‘Elegies’ is a very American song and monologue cycle about the effects Aids had when it first surfaced in America and is often done for fundraisers etc. Why then was this set in a posh area of … Read More

A Body to Diet For

Unrated

Mix the worst diction I’ve heard this year with percussion which was far, far too loud and the drunken cast of 8 Storeys Up whooping and yelling in the front row at god-knows-what and you get a production which … Read More

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

4 stars ****

The Spelling Bee makes a welcome return to the Fringe and this is an excellent production of it. A Bee is a very American peculiarity – to spelling competitions what Glee is to singing competitions.

We have … Read More

Gobsmell: The Musical

2 stars **

An unlikely story of the last remaining NHS dental surgery in Yorkshire having to be saved by a random American dentist fails to hit the mark in what was quite an uncomfortable show to sit through. It … Read More

Adam and Eve: The Musical

5 stars *****

This was a very funny take on the Adam and Eve story by a highly talented cast. The writing by Ben Hales was excellent with some very witty ideas and themes running throughout the show. Who knew … Read More

Damaged! – The Musical

1 star *

This was one of the most uncomfortable shows I have sat through and you could feel the rest of the small audience feeling equally uneasy. It started off with an audience-participation clapping number which simply didn’t happen, … Read More

Blood Ties

5 stars *****

This was an excellent new production from a Canadian writing team. Simply set in a single room the story unfolds of a surprise suicide on the eve of a wedding and how a group of friends cope … Read More