Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy 4.5****

So everyone has a Covid or lockdown story and many of the acts at this years Fringe make reference or indeed a whole show about the damn pandemic. Sam Morrison’s show, Sugar Daddy takes a very different slant as his … Read More

A Ladder to the Stars – 4****

Seemingly two of the nicest people greet you as you take your seats and prepare for this wonderful gem of a story. The stage is full of presents and a circular table before we meet the little girl we … Read More

Lost Voice Guy: Cerebral LOLsy 4****

Lee Ridley is The Lost Voice Guy and you will know him from winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2018. His disability doesn’t stop him from being incredibly funny and via the use of a communication aid and an I-pad he … Read More

The Song of Fergus and Kate – 4****

This is probably one of the sweetest shows at the fringe and takes us on a lovely journey of animation, interactive play, songs, and bubbles.

Jay introduces herself as the narrator of today’s story and she wants us to have … Read More

Jojo Sutherland – Growing Old Disgracefully 4.5 ****

For ages now Jojo Sutherland has been known as a safe pair of hands in the comedy world, always to be relied on to deliver a quality performance and this year’s offering is no exception to the rule. Jojo now … Read More

Elf Lyons – Raven 3.5***

I first saw Elf Lyons doing stand-up 11 years ago when she was barely out of her teens and it was obvious that there was real potential, some of which was when her Fringe offering from 2017 was nominated for … Read More

Billy Boy – 4****

The stage in the Billiard Room is adorned with wooden pallets, beer bottles and crisp packets and a stirring soundtrack is played as we wait for the action to start. Actor, John Travers, struts onto the stage invoking King William … Read More

The Transfiguration of Mrs Lamen 3***

The action, based on an original script from playwright Alex J Yates, takes place backstage on the night of an annual London pantomime. When we first see Mrs Lamen, the ageing dame is gazing into her dressing room mirror, before … Read More

Eglantyne – 4****

This play is a portrayal of the ground-breaking, but criminally unsung, co-founder of the Save The Children charity. Anne Chamberlain plays Eglantyne Jebb, a woman so driven by the plight of the starving children in Europe that she tirelessly campaigned … Read More

The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns – 3***

It’s Burns Night and heartbroken Emily has retreated to her Aunt’s cottage in Ayrshire to lick her wounds and to embark on a novel. A thunderstorm and the clattering of hooves herald the arrival of the ghost of Robert Burns. … Read More