Bad Immigrant 4****

Jennifer Irons rolls onto stage dressed head-to-toe in pink, flashing lights sparking from her roller skates, and immediately sets the tone for a surreal, playful yet deeply political hour. A Canadian-born choreographer who has lived in the UK for 25 … Read More

Skank Sinatra – 4****

Skank Sinatra is a high-octane, razor-sharp drag cabaret that fuses witty wordplay with saucy storytelling and unapologetic dirty jokes. She whisks you into a smoky world of smooth jazz and Sinatra classics — though this diva is anything but classy. … Read More

Messy Magic Adventure – 3.5***

Messy Magic Adventure starts as we meet our cleaning duo, Spray and Wipe; they say they’re the stain-busting specialists, and what starts as a simple clean-up job turns quickly into silly but wonderful fun. The pair get the audience … Read More

A Haunted House – 4****

The spooky creation of mime and slapstick performer David Hoskin, A Haunted House is a show packed full of ghoulish good times.

A one man show in the traditional Fringe mould for one man shows– which is to say, a … Read More

The Burton Brothers: 1925– 4****

Making their debut after a series of successes in their home nation of Australia The Burton Brothers bring to the Fringe “the only sketch comedy show set entirely in the year 1925” to a roaring success.

The two (real life) … Read More

Jessie Nixon : Don’t Make Me Regret This – 5*****

In her one woman, Fringe debut, Jessie Nixon, single handedly lights up the room like Strictly GlitterBall, with her amazing show “Don’t Make Me Regret This”.  It’s a rapid-fire routine, interspersed with poetry corner, all delivered by a very … Read More

No Sugar No Milk (Prototyping) – 5*****

No Sugar No Milk (Prototyping) drops us into a bustling Hong Kong cha chaan teng, where waiters in crisp whites turn everyday service into circus, dance and martial-arts theatre. Five performers volley and stack an absurd, yet amazing-to-watch, tower … Read More

Comedy Club 4 Kids 3.5***

Comedy Club 4 Kids is exactly what it says on the tin. A fast, friendly hour of Fringe stand-ups that the whole family will enjoy; it has a different line-up every day. On this occasion we had Sikisa host, and she got … Read More

Robyn Reynolds: What Doesn’t Kill You 4****

Robyn Reynolds is debuting in the Edinburgh Fringe this year after winning Best New Comedy award Melbourne Fringe in 2024. She was visibly delighted to see a sold-out room and spent the first few minutes telling us how happy that … Read More

Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) 4****

Cirque Kalabanté: WOW (World of Words) lives up to its title in sheer scale and spectacle. It’s a celebration of physical brilliance, colour and rhythm that sweeps you along from the first drumbeat to the final bow. The performers are … Read More