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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Archives - Page 5 of 12 - One4Review

Girls with Guns

August 23, 2009 |

* * * * 4 stars

With all the controversy that has been stirred up in the media in recent weeks over various detrimental comments made about female comedians it is perhaps a stroke of luck, or maybe very good … Read More

The Magnets – Gobsmacked!

August 23, 2009 |

* * * * * 5 stars

The Magnets are taking a cappella music to a whole, new dynamic level. I would defy anybody who sees a Magnets show not to get caught up in the excitement as they perform … Read More

Mark Walker – Scorpio

August 23, 2009 |

* * * 3 stars

There is a growing tendency towards combining stand up comedy with an educational approach, allied with the use of PowerPoint to provide visual illustrations. Mark Walker’s show belongs to this movement and there is a … Read More

Nathan Caton: Can’t Tell me Nothin’

August 23, 2009 |

* * * * 4 stars

Natan Caton is yet another of the new comics gracing Edinburgh for Fringe 2009, and one that had slipped under my comedy radar up to now. Not anymore however!

Caton is another well educated … Read More

Neil Delamere: Bookmarks

August 23, 2009 |

* * * * * 5 stars

It was nearly two years ago that I first became aware of Neil Delamere when I saw him on a best of Irish at The Stand Comedy Club and although it was too … Read More

Peter Duncan’s Daft & Dangerous

August 23, 2009 |

* * * * * 5 stars

Probably best known to several generations as a Blue Peter presenter, Peter Duncan takes the opportunity of this Fringe to tell those who will listen more about his life. I saw him in … Read More

Minority Report

August 23, 2009 |

* * * 3 stars

Ava Vidal is performing two shows this Fringe, and I was the reviewer to see Minority Report.

The concept is that Ms Vidal, a very funny comedian, with the aid of pre filmed footage, … Read More

The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Impro Show

August 18, 2009 |

* * * * 4 stars

Have you ever looked at the Edinburgh Fringe programme and thought where do I start?  I know I certainly have. How do I select the good shows from the dross? Well, this could be the … Read More

The State We’re In

August 18, 2009 |

* * * * 4 stars

Not being a political animal I was not fully aware of Brian Haw nor his unrelenting campaigning. Truth be told I hadn’t really looked at the subject matter, all I saw was Guy Masterson … Read More

A Stroke of Genius

August 18, 2009 |

* * * * 4 stars

A drama having genetics and obsession as the central themes is an interesting combination. The central character is Dora Blake, an eccentric and seemingly harmless librarian, played brilliantly by Leah Milner. She is ably supported … Read More