Scatter: A Horror Play 4.5****

I don’t like horror — but Scatter blew my socks off.

A compelling, horrific story told with elegant pacing, confidence, and clarity. It begins simply: a young man, a chair, and a backlight. Calm, earnest, and completely relatable, he sits … Read More

John Robertson’s The Dark Room – 5*****

Back to the Fringe with its ever growing cult of followers, John Robertson’s The Dark Room is once again delighting and terrorising audiences as they try to navigate through its fiendish maze of multiple choice options to, potentially, finally, … Read More

Stamptown – 4****

It was at the point when a group of people in morph suits with baseball caps and gold chains were rave dancing while a man did some impeccable spins on his roller-skates as the crowd sang along to a … Read More

Sophie Banister- Let Me Be the Cool Aunt 4****

This show is set in one of the most comfortable Fringe venues I have ever been in so sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

Sophie starts the show with guitar in hand and a singalong which cleverly gets the … Read More

Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty 5*****

It’s Tuesday lunchtime*, yet the room is full and the crowd eager.  Ian Smith is clearly happy that his regulars are back and that his fame is spreading, but especially that the quality of his flyers have been remarked upon … Read More

An Evening with Dame Granny Smith 5*****

David Salter gets right to the core of comedy in An Evening with Dame Granny Smith, a wildly original and laugh-out-loud interview with the world’s most celebrated apple. Yes, it’s literally just an apple—eyes cut out, a moving mouth—but Salter’s … Read More

Sugar 4****

The award-winning Sugar, written by Ro Bright and performed by Tomas Kantor, is a bold, outrageous, and irresistibly fun theatrical ride. This high-energy cabaret blends cheeky humour, impressive vocals, and a queer twist on a classic rom-com tale to brilliant … Read More

Dan Tiernan : All In 4.5****

To say that Dan Tiernan is a comedian who stands out from the crowd would be something of an understatement! So much has been achieved in such a short space of time; 2022 British Comedian of the year and BBC … Read More

Adele Cliff : Adele, Adele, Adele…Cliff It Isn’t the Consequences of My Own Actions 4****

Adele Cliff made her Fringe debut back in 2016 and returns with a brand new show. The show covers quite a random array of topics. Adele launches into her performance with much assured confidence of a stand up who is … Read More

24Weeks – 4****

Set in a terrifyingly plausible dystopia where abortion is illegal, contraception is tightly restricted, and the NHS is legally obliged to report any suspicious female health activity, 24Weeks is a chilling and urgent play written by Laura Walker. Split into … Read More