Glesga Da F**ks Off – Stuart Mitchell and Raymond Mearns 4 1/2 ****

Stuart Mitchell and Raymond Mearns bring their very popular podcast to the Edinburgh Fringe for a final fling. Glesga Da has an opinion on every topic that they manage to get out of the audience and it’s hilarious. He tells … Read More

300 Paintings – Sam Kissajukian 4****

Sam Kissajukian’s 300 Paintings is an extraordinary blend of stand-up comedy, live art critique, and deeply personal storytelling. In just five months, Kissajukian, without any formal art training, produced over 300 paintings during what he later recognised as an undiagnosed … Read More

Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor  4****

 Henry Naylor returns to the Fringe with Monstering the Rocketman, a gripping one-man show based on the real-life 1987 libel battle between Elton John and The Sun. In a sold-out Ace Dome, Naylor plays a fictional journalist, one … Read More

86 And So On Theatre 3***

86, presented by And So On Theatre in collaboration with Oor Theatre, is a lively, ensemble-driven piece set in the Windsor Arms Bistro on a chaotic New Year’s Eve. Six weary staff members, called in unexpectedly to cover an extra … Read More

An Ode to the Casting Director – Sophie Fisher  4.5****

Sophie Fisher’s ‘An Ode to the Casting Director’ is a captivating solo performance that brilliantly captures the surreal highs and crushing lows of life as an aspiring actor. In a sold-out, intimate venue at the Gilded Balloon’s Patter House, … Read More

Rhys Darby – The Legend Returns 5*****

The Legend Returns’ seems an appropriate title for Rhys Darby’s first stand up show in 13 years, especially given the huge turnout at the Pleasance Grand on Sunday night and raucous applause as he appeared on stage. His new show … Read More

Troubled – Suzy Crothers 4.5****

You’re welcomed into Troubled, not just with a warm smile, but with a cup of tea and a Tunnock’s Tea Cake, and this immediately sets the tone for the hour ahead: intimate, generous, and deeply human. Suzy Crothers holds the room in her … Read More

Glenn Moore:- Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore? 5 *****

There is no doubt that Glenn Moore is a highly talented and exceptionally funny comedian. He has had a host of sell-out Fringe shows, a multitude of TV and radio appearances, he is a breakfast show host on absolute radio … Read More

The Lolita Apologies 4****

In the small Hill Street venue, a young woman named Alex energetically bursts onto stage, determined for retribution for a collection of cultural misunderstandings of a classic novel. ‘The Lolita Apologies’ is a one-act play in which Alex reckons … Read More

All Fired Up: an 80’s Mixtape Musical  R & R Productions 5*****

Making its international debut in the Edinburgh Fringe following a sold-out tour of Australia, this stand out show did not disappoint.

The preshow music with Howard Jones blaring out had ensured I already had one leg (warmer) in the 80’s … Read More