The Box Show – 5*****

The Box Show is a punchy, family-friendly percussion adventure where four colour-coded misfits coax music from whatever the scrapyard (and a giant, blinking recycling machine) spits out. Red swaggers with a “jacket of power”; Blue thinks things through; Green … Read More

Treeeeee – 3***

Treeeeee compresses a tree’s 500-year life into a brisk 50 minutes, performed solo (sort of) by Christiaan Hendriksen in the small Daisy room at Underbelly, Bristo Square. Framed by the folkloric Green Man, the piece plants a pine cone, … Read More

Phil Cooper : And Such – 3.5* (WIP)

I enjoy seeing a “Work in Progress” show, seeing what jokes land and what miss the target.  I have to say in Phil Cooper’s show “And Such (WIP)”, there are way more hits than misses.  Which leads nicely on … Read More

Comedy Club 4 Kids 3.5***

Comedy Club 4 Kids is exactly what it says on the tin. A fast, friendly hour of Fringe stand-ups that the whole family will enjoy; it has a different line-up every day. On this occasion we had Sikisa host, and she got … Read More

Karen Dunbar 4.5****

This is Karen Dunbar’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe for the time in almost 2 decades.

Best known as a star of the brilliant Chewin the Fat and the Karen Dunbar show she seemed absolutely thrilled to be back on … Read More

Robyn Reynolds: What Doesn’t Kill You 4****

Robyn Reynolds is debuting in the Edinburgh Fringe this year after winning Best New Comedy award Melbourne Fringe in 2024. She was visibly delighted to see a sold-out room and spent the first few minutes telling us how happy that … Read More

Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) 4****

Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) lives up to its title in sheer scale and spectacle. It’s a celebration of physical brilliance, colour and rhythm that sweeps you along from the first drumbeat to the final bow. The performers are … Read More

Shake It Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show 4****

Shake It Up: The Improvised Shakespeare Show is a joyful feat of wit, imagination and theatrical daring. The premise sounds almost impossible: each afternoon the audience decides whether the company will deliver a comedy, tragedy, or history, and then the … Read More

The Big Naked Comedy Show 4.5****

Compered by Paul Savage, “The Big Naked Comedy Show” is very bold.  How confident will our group of comedians be, exposed completely and performing material from their shows?  It’s a different line up every night, so be prepared for … Read More

Aaron Wood : More to Life – 4****

Living in a rough part of Stockport has been a bit of a life-changing experience for Aaron Wood, and his show “More to Life”, gives us a very funny snapshot of his current living situation.  Have you ever been … Read More