Guido!

4 stars ****

A camp, satirical telling of the Guy Fawkes story, this is very funny and well put together. The whole show is very well sung and acted and the diction is great – I didn’t miss a word. … Read More

A Theory of Justice:The Musical!

3 stars ***

An interesting concept of time-travelling to meet various philosophers to come up with a theory of justice, with an aim to educate as well as entertain. However it fell down at that first hurdle because unless you … Read More

35mm

5 stars *****

Don’t be put off by the Fringe programme blurb which sounds more like an art exhibition – this is a straightforward song cycle. And as such it is outstanding.

The songs are excellent, the singing by the … Read More

Take in Interns

4 stars ****

This is what the Fringe is about, what a great show! It has well-written, catchy tunes with clever lyrics, simple yet effective staging, live band, good cast with mics and a capacity audience. A little gem of … Read More

The Road to Qatar!

4 stars ****

Well this is a bit different! As they say you couldn’t make this up – based on a true story and written by a very experienced team. And given that, I would have expected something a bit, … Read More

Pippin

2 stars **

One of Stephen Schwartz’ lesser known shows, Pippin is really sounding dated now. The very young cast give their all and are clearly enjoying themselves however the singing is very weak and hard to make out even … Read More

Freak Show

4 stars ****

Freak show is being created by the same team as Forest boy yet they are quite complementary as completely different pieces of music theatre.

Set in a Victorian sideshow we see the public performances of the so-called … Read More

Avenue Q

5 stars *****

This is an outstandingly good production of Avenue Q by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s students, easily on a par with any professional touring production. There is nothing ‘Fringe’ about this, the cast, highly functional set, band … Read More

8 Storeys Up

4 stars ****

This is a fun romantic comedy musical featuring the intermingling stories of eight characters in an apartment block.

The characters are quite engaging and it’s good to see the character development throughout the piece – it’s thankfully … Read More

Forest Boy

4 stars ****

Excellent direction and choreography make what could easily be quite an average show a beautifully done and engaging piece of musical/physical theatre.

As is the norm with RCS shows, the singing and performances are spot on and … Read More