Brazil! Brazil!

4 Stars ****

The company of dancers, singers and musicians have created a dazzling spectacle. They tell the story of the creation of Brazilian popular culture which has carnival, samba and football as the unifying factors that transcend poverty and … Read More

Moment4Sheila / Laff4Sheila

Time Today · 08:30 – 19:30 Location The Stand Comedy Club, York Place, Edinburgh Created by: Susan Morrison, Jen Lavery More info Moment4Sheila.

Join us at The Stand Comedy Club celebrate the life of a truly warm and wonderful woman.

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Tall Storrie and Wee Godley

4 stars ****

I’ve seen a number of children’s shows in my time reviewing for the site.  Most of them know how to cater to their audience through a mixture of storytelling, song and general silliness.  All of which are … Read More

Cabaret Chordelia: Making a Song and Dance

3 Stars ***

The show centres round Damian Thantrey who has a fine, clear baritone voice. The songs selected reflect composers who penned romantic, often sad, lyrics with a strong story line such as Noel Coward, Rogers and Hart, Jerome … Read More

Be-Dom

4 stars ****

If you want to start your afternoon with a bang, a boom or even a rat-a-tat-tat, then I thoroughly recommend attending Be-Dom at E4’s Udderbelly.  There you’ll spend an hour clapping and clicking along to the delights … Read More

P In the Bay

4 Stars

****

The summer is here in spite of what the weather here in Scotland is trying to do to us, and summer means festival season. Glastonbury and T in the Park have both been and gone, on Saturday … Read More

Andy and Mike’s … Big Box of Bananas

* * * * 4 stars

CBBC shows brought live to your local fringe venue courtesy of CBBC TV presenter Andy Day and his comedy partner Mike James.  Andy and Mike welcome us to their house where we help solve … Read More

Patrick Monahan’s Stories and Fables for Kids That Like To Sit At Tables

**** 4 stars

Patrick Monahan is well known as a likeable, charming comedian, and while this is his first show aimed at children “aged five to 105,” the fun factor shows his stage presence isn’t wasted here either.

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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

**** 4 stars

WendyBird Productions present their version of C. S. Lewis’  ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and with a fairly large cast there is a lot going on at any one time.  It is difficult to represent … Read More

Treasure Island

**** 4 stars

There is so much to ‘Treasure Island that you would wonder if it is possible to do it justice in 40 minutes, but Hartshorn-Hook Production do this with a cast of only six. The adaptation is cleverly … Read More