The Improv Musical 4****

This is a musical where the audience gets to choose the settings, characters, song genres and the title. The cast must be mad but they clearly enjoy this challenge as it’s their 11th year of performing at the Fringe.

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Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret 5*****

You’re a parent with toddlers and you’re searching through all the shows at the fringe for something your 2-year-old will just SIT THROUGH. This is it. Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret makes a delightful return, shimmering with whimsy and delight … Read More

Chloe Petts – If You Can’t Say Anything Nice 4.5 ****

Chloe Petts returns to Edinburgh for her ‘difficult’ second  show this year following the critically acclaimed sell-out run last year. She was thought of in some circles as being too nice. Is this show different? Well it certainly an angrier … Read More

Josh Weller: Age Against the Machine 4****

Josh Weller delivers an excellent hour of comedy about music, also involving musical comedy. He started life aiming for a successful music career, but it didn’t work out. A decade and a half later, Josh is able to find quite … Read More

The Quality of Mercy: Concerning the Life and Crimes of Dr Harold Frederick Shipman 5*****

Edwin Flay plays Dr Harold Shipman in this harrowing play, which he also wrote. The drama is set in his prison cell, with Shipman deciding to put his side of the story of his mass murders, after being labelled … Read More

Hollywoodn’t – 3***

Lisa Verlo’s show is the tale of her attempts to break into Hollywood. As a young and naïve (but uninhibited) woman, she was desperate to be taken seriously as an actress, but discovered her only avenues to a possible … Read More

Myra Dubois: Be Well 5*****

Oh, the anticipation I felt when sitting in the front row waiting for drag royalty Myra DuBois to grace the stage with her glamorous presence. I’m a self-confessed virtual groupie, I have been following Myra on Instagram for several … Read More

Groomed – 5*****

Patrick Sandford’s play is a moving account of the trauma he experienced as a child, when he was abused by his primary school teacher. It’s a tale of a young man burying the truth to the detriment of his … Read More

2020 The Musical 5*****

We had no idea what was ahead of us when we were ringing in the bells for 2020.This is not a morbid musical about the pandemic, in fact it feels like therapy as this amazing cast brings some light-heartedness … Read More

Artiste 3***

Being someone born in the 80s means I got to witness the brilliance of Art Attack and probably lesser known ‘Zzzap!’ both featuring Neil Buchanan. ‘Zzzap!’ featured a section called ‘Smart Arty’, a character who wore a beret, donned … Read More