Simon Evans and His Big Ideas 5*****

I actually met Simon Evans many years ago when we were both contestants on TV’s toughest quiz! He was very funny then and he still is today. Now in middle age “His Big Ideas” meander through ill health, Covid of … Read More

BriTANick 5*****

I’ve never really spent much time in a freight container, however during the performance of BriTANick, in The Box, George Square, I found it surprisingly comfortable! A packed audience sat back and prepared to soak up an early evening show, … Read More

Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret – 4****

The first Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret since 2019! Monski takes the stage with Tom on guitar who likes to buzz like a bee, Michelle who loves a fire engine sound (with accompanying firemen), and Dusty who adores a call and … Read More

Police Cops: The Musical 4****

Police Cops: The Musical is VERY, VERY funny. This pastiche on police cop buddy movies and high school musicals starts out strong with some inspired, ‘interpretive dance’ sex, and it only gets sillier from there.

Police Cops are known … Read More

Donuts 3***

The stage is set with a sofa and 2 lamps (looking pretty much like the start of the series Friends). The show starts with three cast members fidgeting about on the sofa, soon breaking out into synchronised dance movements. They … Read More

Michelle Brasier: Average Bear 5*****

This vibrant and emotional show got the standing ovation it certainly deserved. Almost the whole audience waited around at the end to tell Ms Brasier how much they liked the show. It’s getting five stars in this review, and if … Read More

Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall – 5 Stars

I will begin by saying that this is not my first time at a baby disco and I am not worried about dishing out a 1-star as I know all too well what it’s like to be that parent … Read More

Anuvab Pal: Democracy and Disco Dancing – 4****

Anuvab Pal covers topics from Empire to Brexit, skin colour and assumptions, to politically over-correct audience members getting angry on his behalf.

He then turns to the Bollywood Film “Disco Dancer” – a famous / infamous film in India. Somehow … Read More

Nish Kumar: It’s in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves 5*****

Nish Kumar first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe 14 years ago as part of the Durham Revue, then as part of comedy duo, the Gentlemen of Leisure with Tom Neenan and since 2012 as a solo performer. The last few … Read More

Shaving The Dead – 5*****

With a champagne combination of the writing of Owen O’Neill and the direction of Guy Masterson, Shaving the Dead already looked incredibly promising. If you add in the sublime casting of Simon Nehan as Eurig and Alan McKee as Connor, … Read More