Cat in the Hat 3***

Those of you familiar with the Dr Seuss children’s books will know they are bright, bold, and a bit, well, strange. Strange characters, strange animals and strange storylines. Cat in the Hat is no exception. First published in 1957, it tells the … Read More

Mrs McMoon’s Tea Party 5*****

Welcome all to the Pleasance Green and to Mrs McMoon’s tea party. In this one woman show, Katie Cooper delivers an amazing performance as Mrs McMoon and her three relatives. The story is simple – Mrs McMoon bakes biscuits for … Read More

Albee Vector the Sound Collector 4****

Albee Vector the Sound Collector is a children’s show unlike any other. The story is of Albee Vector and his sound collecting machine named Mustard. Albee and his assistant Andromeda travel the land collecting all sorts of sounds, such as … Read More

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Out a Cruttenden 4****

You know where you are with Hal Cruttenden if you’ve ever seen him on telly and can always be guaranteed a decent hour of comedy. Hal enters the stage to rap music pretending to be gangsta but he knows once he … Read More

Jonny Pelham: Before and After 4****

Before and After is based around Jonny Pelham’s life prior to being told by the NHS they could improve his looks. His dilemma in deciding if lengthy and painful surgery was actually necessary, given he was … Read More

Colin Cloud Kills 4****

There are two types of people Cloud explains early on in his show, those who believe and those who are sceptics and I have to admit to being one of the latter. The likes of Derren … Read More

Mirror Me 5*****

Mirror Me tells the simple story of a young girl named Ani and her reflection, Ina, who lives on the other side of her bedroom mirror. Following a row with her dad, Ani and Ina decide to switch places, which leads to Ani appreciating … Read More

BEASTS – Live DVD 5*****

BEASTS are Owen Roberts, James McNicholas and Ciarán Dowd a three man sketch comedy group who have built up a huge following over the last two Fringes. And it is oh … Read More

The Tiger Who Came to Tea 4****

Judith Kerr’s much known and loved children’s book is brought to life in this simple and delightful production. The three actors on stage in the Pleasance Grande sing and dance their way through the simple and easy to follow story. … Read More

Pierre Novellie is Anxious Peter 4****

Pierre Novellie is a commanding figure as he hits the stage, well over 6ft tall and oozes presence. And this is before he has even started his show.

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