Dream Space – 4****

“Dream Space” from Creative Group SSAK is a 50-minute, wordless voyage where nimble puppetry, live percussion and movement turn the stage into shifting worlds. It opens with a comic, hand-led wizard with a long beard and traditional robes, struggling … Read More

Mary O’Connell: Dilly Dally 3.5***.

n Dilly Dally, Mary O’Connell delivers a relatable and entertaining hour about figuring out adulthood in your twenties, especially when you feel like you’re not hitting the expected milestones.

She starts this hour by telling us about her … Read More

Signor Baffo – 5*****

There’s a beautifully cheerful chaos in this kitchen as a second Signor Baffo (Josh Burton) rides his bike onto the stage and rings his little bell. We get a call and hear that Signor Figaro (the head chef of this kitchen) … Read More

The Mequetrefo – 3***

We entered not really knowing what to expect but hopeful; however, The Mequetrefo landed as a mixed bag. Parlapatões offer this fast-paced, minimal spoken-word show in the day-to-day life of four compadres. They start in a makeshift bed, and … Read More

Out of the Box – 5*****

What’s great about this show is how it’s a great cycle of mini-acts: trick shots, expert circus skills, and playful set pieces that bring utter joy. All of this is driven, somehow, by a brilliantly unassuming and sweet non-verbal … Read More

Dancehall Blues 3.5***

Dancehall Blues, directed and choreographed by David Bolger, transports audiences into a surreal dancehall where dreams and nightmares blur. Two performers, through powerful and precise movement, create an atmosphere that is by turns unsettling, hopeful, and deeply human.

The opening … Read More

Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts 4****

An entertaining hour in the company of vibrant and charasmatic Ayoade Bamgboye proves that a comedy show can be both fast-talking and warmly reflective, a blend of interesting anecdotes and playful invention that paints a picture while keeping the audience … Read More

Alex Stringer: Happy Hour 3.5***

Alex Stringer: Happy Hour is proof that stand-up can be tender, mischievous, and deeply entertaining all at once. From the start she’s chatty, comfortable and quick-witted, with smirks and laughter rippling around the room, as she paints vivid pictures of … Read More

Spy Movie: The Play!   4****

Spy Movie: The Play! brings its riotous mix of parody and farce to a packed Pleasance Above, delivering an hour of high-energy laughs and affectionate skewering of classic spy tropes.

The show starts with … Read More

Carl Donnelly – Another Round 4 ½ ****

Carl Donnelly certainly knows how to entertain an audience. He has a vast array of experiences in doing so and boy is that evident.

He has everyone at ease from the get-go, he is achingly funny, full of jokes and … Read More