Joshua Bethania: Coming Home 3***

Joshua Bethania is a comedian in search of an audience to fully appreciate his material. There is good, thoughtful, subversive stuff in here, just slightly camouflaged by a dry humour and a restrained delivery. In some places this gives the … Read More

Vox Stars Presents Star Inspirations 2.5**

Lainey Vox, the proud owner of Vox Stars, an Edinburgh-based singing and performance coaching studio, brings a wealth of experience in live performance and band settings. Her passion for helping singers from various backgrounds master their voice and performance craft … Read More

NoVa – 4****

Les Foutoukours’ NoVa is a show that perfectly captures the whimsy and magic of innocence and imagination. Set in a beautiful attic full of stacks of books and flickering candles, our two clowns transport us to a world where anything … Read More

Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure – 5*****

Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure is a lovely show that takes you to a world of fantasy, friendship, and magic. Rosie, a young girl, lives with her best buddy Hugh, a hedgehog. They set off on a trip to … Read More

The Thinking Drinkers – The Booz-ical 5*****

The Thinking Drinkers have done it again! A brand new show, a musical no less, and this time Ben and Tom are joined by 3 very talented ladies, Katy, Issy and Charlotte (Flat and the curves) The old pub quiz … Read More

The Cat in the Hat 4.5****

We saw this show last year, and although we liked it, we didn’t love it; however, there was enough to bring us back to this 2024 version, and we are glad we did!

The Cat in the Hat has … Read More

Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets! – 5*****

I’m not massively familiar with the work of Franz Kafka, other than its reputation for the grim, oppressive and often paranoid tone which gave rise to the term “Kafkaesque”. I had, however, read his novelette The Metamorphosis, famous for its … Read More

Biscuit Barrel: Not Another 69-Sketch Show – 2**

On the face of it, the pitch for this show is both incredibly simple and very appealing. It contains 69 sketches pushed into the normal fringe running time of 60 minutes. This is the fourth time the sketch group Biscuit … Read More

Colin Cloud: Consequences 5*****

I must be living under a rock because I hadn’t heard of magician and mentalist Colin Cloud prior to this show. This 70 minute show is set in the gorgeous McEwan Hall. During the show Colin wows us with his … Read More

Jonny and the Baptists: The Happiness Index 3***

How to describe this show… In 2010 David Cameron was Prime Minister and he was interested in quantifying the happiness of the nation. Our two on stage performers have picked up this idea and used it as the loose basis … Read More