Dracula Adapted by Liz Lochhead Sell A Door Theatre Company

Take one of the most often told tales in modern times, adapted by one of the best Scottish playwrights and staged by one of the better up-and-coming young theatre companies and you’d be in line for a cracking night out … Read More

The Oxford Imps

***

3 Stars

Take a troupe of six impro actors,  one MC and one keyboard player add an enthusiastic audience and some unlikely suggestions and the scene is set for this lunchtime production.

The Imps have been around on the … Read More

Sammy J – Skinny Man, Modern World

*** 3 Stars

Australian Sammy J bounds on to the stage full of energy at the beginning of his show, all 58 kilos of him. After introducing himself to several members of the audience, Sammy launched into a story of … Read More

Des Bishop – My Dad Was Nearly James Bond

*****

5 Stars

Irish-American comedian Des Bishop was born in London to an English father and Irish mother. He was raised in Queens, New York until the age of 14 when he was kicked out of school and sent to … Read More

The Wau Wau Sisters Last Supper

*****

5Stars

This is not the first time I have seen The Wau Wau Sisters perform in Edinburgh. Hell no!! So I was a little prepared for the maniacal mayhem that was surely going to be on the menu for … Read More

Oh, My Green Soap Box

*** 3 stars

Lucy Foster’s performance using a variety of theatrical techniques is intriguing. Her starting point is her concern for global warming and the consequent melting of the ice caps. The drama of this disaster is seen through the … Read More

OUA UMPLUTE

***** 5 stars

We are invited to Grandfather’s funeral. This small band of Spanish Gypsy musicians are celebrating grandfather by playing the music he loved during his life. These three men and one woman play drums, violins, guitars and saxophones. … Read More

Jade the folk singer in The Happy Show

Jade is back. She is Happy now, at least she would like us to think she is. She is still a Folk singer, still likes poetry, still has her dolphin soft toys and posters and is still tying to convince … Read More