Elements – 4.5****

We enter to find five young dancers already moving, as if the elements are waking before the lights go down. Elements trace air, water, fire and earth through bodies, light and a long silk that first reads as breeze or … Read More

Danny Ward – The Holiday 5*****

Wow, just wow! I’m sure most have seen the movie, The Holiday, or at least heard of it, well Danny Ward is on the credits because he actually worked on this ever popular film.

He may have had a small … Read More

Well Behaved Women – 4****

Well Behaved Women is a brisk and buoyant new comedy that gleefully dismantles the preconceived idea of Victorian womanhood. Set in 1883, it follows three young women—Marianne, an Irish maid determined to be taken seriously as a writer; Emma, a … Read More

Sophie’s Surprise 29th 5*****

I genuinely love this show, it’s been on my review list since it debuted and each year it just gets better and better.

Think Cirque du Soleil meets Brixton!  It’s the best party you’ll ever go to, Sophie gets plucked … Read More

Pekku 4****

From the start, we are welcome to join a padded ground so we feel more like we’re on a hillside observing instead of an audience watching a play. This adds a nice element to a show that is aimed … Read More

Paul Williams: Don’t Look at Me 4****

It’s going to be Paul Williams’s year, at least according to the opening musical number of Don’t Look at Me. In fact, it has to be his year and the audience have to enjoy the show – lest they … Read More

40 Years of Fringe : Jenny Eclair 5*****

Gilded Balloon marks four decades at the festival with a series of special in-conversations featuring comedy greats. Tonight is comedian, novelist and actress Jenny Eclair.

Jenny is joined in conversation with Kaye Adams. This is a career which has spanned … Read More

Down to Chance   4****

Down to Chance is a taut, engaging two-hander set against the backdrop of the 1964 Alaskan earthquake, playing out beautifully in a compact, intimate venue that was packed to capacity for this performance.

At its heart … Read More

Ella 5*****

Some performances creep up on you. Others hit you the moment the first note leaves the singer’s mouth. Twenty-year-old Sarah Omar falls firmly into the latter. The set-up is understated: star cloth backdrop, grand piano, a single mic. Sarah walks … Read More

Seating Plan 4****

Seating Plan is a clever fast paced rom com. There is well written dialogue between the characters of Mavis and David played by Izzy Radford and George Airey. The story takes place over a period of five years and this … Read More