Beth Knight : Who Told You To Be Small *** 3 1/2

Beth Knight is a painter. The show is part stand and part Ted Talk. Beth is a very natural communicator and has a chatty friendly way about her which draws you in and is entirely captivating throughout.

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Will Davies : Much Peril, Many Intrigue – 3***

Will Davies is one of the most downbeat comedians I have ever seen.  In his show, “Much Peril, Many Intrigue” he manages to bring a dark rain cloud over proceedings with well timed self-deprecating humour.  This Essex Boy breaks the … Read More

Rubber Duck 3.5***

In a room that need a dehumidifier more than air con, Elle Bert put a room of clammy audients, a majority of whom had been hooked in off the street, immediately at ease and got us on board with the … Read More

Simon Evans : Staring At the Sun 3***

This may seem like an odd title for a show in Edinburgh and Simon explains that the title is taken from Coleridge’s epic poem Kubla Khan. Oh that explains it! The relevance is lost on me and perhaps most of … Read More

Nerine Skinner -The Exorcism of Liz Truss 4.5 ****

I suppose there won’t be too many people who will lament the shortness of Liz Truss’s tenure as Prime Minister, and the few nightmare weeks she was in charge. Maybe Nerine Skinner was one, as she made the most of … Read More

Lucy Porter – No Regrets 4 1/2 ****

Lucy Porter first performed at the Fringe in 1992, she opens with, and has been a virtual ever-present since. She has played all the big venues and gathered a regular army of fans. It was little surprise therefore when hiding … Read More

Francis Breen: White 3***

One of the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society’s permitted heckles is “we appreciated what you’re trying to do!”, and another is “encourage!”, both of which I would like to shout sincerely at Mr Breen’s firmly alternative show, which needs his audience to … Read More

Matt Price: As Seen on CCTV 4****

Matt Price achieves exactly what he sets out to in this lovely hour: tell us a story about something that’s happened to him, and make us care about it. After some housekeeping and sorting out the seating arrangements, explaining the … Read More

Madeleine Hamilton: Piping Hot 3.5***

With her laid back Texas drawl and sparkly eyeshadow, Ms Hamilton is perhaps not who you’d be expecting to march on stage playing the bagpipes, as she herself acknowledges. But she can play them, and she’s qualified to lead us … Read More

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses 4****

Alex Franklin plays to their strengths, which are: being entirely comfortable on stage, not worrying about jokes that only light up a small section of the audience (the section changes so we all get something), and a mind that doesn’t … Read More