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Colin Hay – Get Rid of the Minstrel – 4****
August 18, 2016 | one4review 2
Colin Hay may herald from Saltcoats in Ayrshire but he really made his name as a singer songwriter in his adopted home, then anyway, of Australia. Probably best known for fronting Grammy award winning band Men at Work who made … Read More
Nath Valvo: Happy Idiot 4****
August 17, 2016 | one4review
Bringing his debut hour to the Edinburgh Fringe, Nath Valvo gives a sparkling performance. We are very lucky this extremely likeable Aussie got here at all, he has a fear of flying and conversations overheard on his journey did not … Read More
Macho Like Me: 4****
August 17, 2016 | one4review 1
The multi-talented, Korean born, Helie Lee has many strings to her bow, Author, Documentary Filmmaker and Speaker, however she was still a disappointment to her parents, as far as they were concerned time was running out for her to find … Read More
Wendy Wason – Tiny Me 4****
August 17, 2016 | one4review
Wendy Wason is an endangered species. She is an Edinburgh native actually on stage during the world’s largest arts festival, and once again she entertains her audience with her take on things. Ms Wason has a variety of roles, daughter, … Read More
Patrick Monahan – That 80’s Show 4****
August 17, 2016 | one4review
There was a time only a couple of years ago when a visit to a Patrick Monahan show was mostly the very likeable Teesider dancing around his space, hugging all his crowd and chatting with the audience. Of course there … Read More
Mule – Omnibus 4***
August 15, 2016 | one4review
Mule is a play by Kat Woods based on the real life arrest and imprisonment of the drug mules Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum who were recently released from their Peruvian prison. Two actresses Aoife Lennon and Edith Poor play … Read More
Hess – 4****
August 15, 2016 | one4review
An old man shambles onto the stage and reveals himself as Rudolf Hess. What follows is a mesmerising hour and 15 minutes as Hess (expertly played by Derek Crawford Munn) attempts to explain and justify his actions during World War … Read More
Ria Lina Dear Daughter 4****
August 15, 2016 | one4review
Ria Lina is a very well educated and funny performer. She always has a great line of material interspersed with her ability to sing comedy songs accompanied with her ukulele and in this performance, like the last couple of years … Read More
Mark Nelson – Smiley Face 4****
August 12, 2016 | one4review
Mark Nelson, in my experience anyway, has never been the most happy of comedians. That is not saying that he isn’t funny, because he is, but his plastic glass usually appears to be half empty, not half full of his … Read More
Zoe Lyons – Little Miss Fit 4****
August 12, 2016 | one4review
Zoe Lyons is a regular visitor to Edinburgh Fringe and as with all her other shows the 2016 offering of Little Miss Fit is full to the brim with her jokes and take on life. She makes good use of … Read More
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