Africa Power: The Colour of Water 3.5***

Africa Power: The Colour of Water is a vibrant and thought-provoking performance that blends storytelling, music, and movement to explore identity, heritage, and resilience. At its heart is the tale of Bantu and the origin of water in Africa — … Read More

Parker Callahan : Soda Pop – 3.5***

Imagine the most over the top, high-energy, camp as hell Fringe show, then multiply it by 100.  What you get is Soda Pop, performed most vigorously by Parker Callahan.  This is a work-out for the senses, thumping soundtracks play … Read More

Dream Space – 4****

“Dream Space” from Creative Group SSAK is a 50-minute, wordless voyage where nimble puppetry, live percussion and movement turn the stage into shifting worlds. It opens with a comic, hand-led wizard with a long beard and traditional robes, struggling … Read More

Signor Baffo – 5*****

There’s a beautifully cheerful chaos in this kitchen as a second Signor Baffo (Josh Burton) rides his bike onto the stage and rings his little bell. We get a call and hear that Signor Figaro (the head chef of this kitchen) … Read More

Dancehall Blues 3.5***

Dancehall Blues, directed and choreographed by David Bolger, transports audiences into a surreal dancehall where dreams and nightmares blur. Two performers, through powerful and precise movement, create an atmosphere that is by turns unsettling, hopeful, and deeply human.

The opening … Read More

Baby Wants Candy 5*****

Baby Wants Candy has become an Edinburgh Fringe institution, selling out for the past six years.

Until recently, I wasn’t a fan of improvised shows, I usually avoided them and in truth possibly labelled Improv as a bit cringey. That … Read More

Mat Ricardo – The Extraordinary Gentleman 4****

There’s no doubt about it, juggler and funny-man, Mat Ricardo, is indeed an “Extraordinary Gentleman”.  For a full hour he keeps us on the edge of our seats with his effortless charm and wit and some outstanding acts of … Read More

Kate Dolan: The Critic 4.5****

We meet Kate Dolan in a room rather like a portakabin, wearing a large plant pot on her head crowned with what is probably a plastic box bush. And from that moment, we know exactly where we are – in … Read More

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick – 5*****

It’s always a gift when the title of a show manages to summarise the entire thing for you. And, indeed, Woody Fu’s One Man John Wick does exactly what it says on the tin in this (figuratively and literally) … Read More

MADONNA ON THE ROCKS – 3.5***

Marie Hamilton delivers a solo show that is emotionally charged and deeply resonant.

She begins the performance dressed as the Virgin Mary—a role she first played at six years old in her school nativity. The crown she wore was resplendent … Read More