Kate Butch: Wuthering Shites 4****

Fresh from a celebrated appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, comedy crossdresser Kate Butch brings her spectacular new show to the Fringe, a musical called Bush!, emphatically with an apostrophe, in an attempt to rival other jukebox musicals like Mamma … Read More

Nina Conti: Whose Face is it Anyway 5*****

Nina has become a household name along side her trusted, sarcastic monkey and hilarious face masks. This show was completely unscripted with audience participation key.

Monkey made several appearances throughout the show, even offering some counselling to members of … Read More

Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure – 5*****

Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure is a lovely show that takes you to a world of fantasy, friendship, and magic. Rosie, a young girl, lives with her best buddy Hugh, a hedgehog. They set off on a trip to … Read More

The Cat in the Hat 4.5****

We saw this show last year, and although we liked it, we didn’t love it; however, there was enough to bring us back to this 2024 version, and we are glad we did!

The Cat in the Hat has … Read More

Kafka’s Metamorphosis: The Musical! With Puppets! – 5*****

I’m not massively familiar with the work of Franz Kafka, other than its reputation for the grim, oppressive and often paranoid tone which gave rise to the term “Kafkaesque”. I had, however, read his novelette The Metamorphosis, famous for its … Read More

Arthur Smith and Phil Nice in Oof! 4.5****

On entering the venue and being seated the audience find Fringe comedy legend Arthur Smith is sitting on a bench reading his newspaper, when a similarly aged Phil Nice shuffles on stage and sits beside him. Initially there is no … Read More

Matt Forde – The End of an Era Tour 5*****

Matt Forde has for years now always been a top-rated political comedian, who wickedly observes, mimics and definitely satirises every colour of the political spectrum both home and abroad. Of course recently there has been a surfeit of potential victims … Read More

Kemah Bob – Miss Fortunate 4.5 ****

Kemah Bob is an import from Texas and now London based has already been seen on TV and read on Radio for a while, so it is probably surprising that this is her first time doing a Fringe hour. Along … Read More

Frankenstein (On a Budget) – 4****

How wonderful when the pitch of a show is completely encapsulated by its title. Following on from last year’s War of the Worlds (On a Budget) Lamphouse Theatre return with another show that’s high on the laughs and low on … Read More

Rose Matafeo – On and On and On 5*****

On taking my seat in the Pleasance Forth, I was advised by the staff to move a little, so I wasn’t in Rose’s eyeline. So, me and my notebook moved slightly to be less so. I wondered why, but it … Read More