Garry Starr: Classic Penguins 5*****

Garry Starr, Classic Penguins is in that rare breed of Edinburgh Fringe show where every member of the audience is having a good time, with so much fun, shrieking and guffawing with laughter, then ultimately erupting into an excited spontaneous … Read More

The Shroud Maker – 4.5****

When I gazed upon the stage with it’s traditional wall hangings and sewing table, and listened to the soundtrack of traditional music, I was ill prepared for the fruity language that came from the mouth of our 80-year-old heroine, Hajja … Read More

Lies Where It Falls – 4.5****

Ruairi Conaghan may be recognised for having appeared on Downton Abbey, but his personal life has been touched by far greater notoriety. His beloved uncle, Judge Rory Conaghan, was murdered by the IRA in 1974 and this play, written and … Read More

Chris Turner – Childish 4****

As a child, Chris Turner dreamed of being both a comedian and a rock star, and in this show, he gets to be both.

Chris engages the audience right from the start, asking, “What did you want to be when … Read More

VL 5*****

Another riotous comedy by the Fleabag team, written by the award-winning writers of Square Go and two of Scotland’s finest playwrights, Kieran Hurley and Gary McNair, about two young boys trying to cope with the hormonal atmosphere of a small-town … Read More

It’s the Economy, Stupid 4****

A new show from Fringe First winning creators of Labels and Fanboy and developed and directed by Katharina Reinthaller, It’s the Economy Stupid is an hour of ‘fringe theatre does economic lecture’ performed by Joe Sellman-Leava and Dylan Howells.

The … Read More

A Little Night Music- 4****

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) are Fringe stalwarts, with multiple musical productions throughout the years. Last year was the brilliant Big Fish, and this year they tackle head on Sondheim’s 1973 opus, A Little Light Music.

Based on Ingmar … Read More

Josh Jones – Put a Sock in It 4****

Josh Jones creates an immediate impression from the get-go. He is genial, very camp and very northern. Quipping that as a working circuit comedian, where his usual audience is gay men and drunken women, a slightly different make up to … Read More

Lorraine Hoodless – DINK (Double Income No Kids) 4****

Being tucked into a very hot room, in the back of a busy pub, with noise spillage from outside the performance area cannot be the easiest experience, but maybe it is the most affordable way for unrepresented acts to take … Read More

Ellie MacPherson: Babe Lincoln 5*****

Ellie MacPherson—writer, performer, historian, and Abraham Lincoln enthusiast—makes a memorable entrance on stage, towering on stilts and sporting a top hat secured by a beard-like strap. Given her petite stature, Ellie was determined to give us the full Abraham Lincoln … Read More