John Robertson’s The Dark Room – 5*****

Back to the Fringe with its ever growing cult of followers, John Robertson’s The Dark Room is once again delighting and terrorising audiences as they try to navigate through its fiendish maze of multiple choice options to, potentially, finally, … Read More

24Weeks – 4****

Set in a terrifyingly plausible dystopia where abortion is illegal, contraception is tightly restricted, and the NHS is legally obliged to report any suspicious female health activity, 24Weeks is a chilling and urgent play written by Laura Walker. Split into … Read More

Douglas Widick: Paperclip 3.5***

This warm-hearted, wonderfully silly show opens with Douglas Widick explaining why he’s travelled back in time to kill the Godfather of computing. The reason? A future ruled by evil AI. Remember Clippy? (If you were born between 1985 and 1995, … Read More

Potty the Plant – 4****

For reasons that defy explanation, I will apparently watch almost any show that involves puppets. And, indeed, I only had to see an image of Potty, the particular potted plant puppet protagonist of the comedy musical medical matinee and I … Read More

Girl Pop! 4****

A disbanded girl group reunite, after a reported scandalous fight at an awards ceremony. The all-female quartet take the audience through the highs and lows of being in a 00’s girl group. From the selection process, to the peak of … Read More

Leigh Douglas – ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States 4****

“A one-woman Doctor Strangelove, blending big laughs with even bigger ambition.” Leigh Douglas — stand-up turned solo performer — brings a bold tonal shift to the Fringe with ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States, a sharp, surreal and surprisingly heartfelt … Read More

Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This? 3***

Ms Harrison wonders, through this show, if she should still be doing this. She looks like she’s enjoying it, and the audience seemed to be too, so the answer would seem to be yes. There is a sense though that … Read More

Leo Still Dies In the End : Alice Fishbein 4****

The show is entirely dedicated to the much acclaimed and multi Oscar winning 1997 movie Titanic, directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

Now I cannot overstate the level of obsession or how profound the effect … Read More

Hannah Campbell – Me! 5*****

Hannah Campbell returns to the fringe with her new show ME! Like last year’s show, ME! is named after a Taylor Swift song. Hannah who recently appeared on ‘The One Show’, is a self-confessed Taylor Swift fan who can also … Read More

Michael Welch – All Rizz, No Filter 4****

Scottish comedian Michael Welch is having a moment. At 31, he’s trying to make sense of numbers — not just his age or bank balance, but the hidden metrics behind everything: online approval, life progress, daily supplement intake. All Rizz, … Read More